PA/NJ/NY Tripoint - Port Jervis, NY

There are a multitude of places in the US where the borders of 3 states intersect. There is only one where 4 states intersect, the Four Corners which aligns the edges of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. However, since I live in the northeastern United States, I am stuck near the more boring three state intersections. My favorite state being Pennsylvania and my residence currently being central/northern New Jersey I found myself traveling on a sunny Sunday morning to the one of the less unique three border intersections, this one connecting PA, NY, and NJ.

The funny thing about the PA/NY/NJ Tripoint is its location which is in the middle of the Delaware River. There are actually 2 monuments demarcating the borders intersections in Port Jervis, NY and neither of them is any closer than a few hundred feet from the actual spot. Unfortunately, I was neither prepared nor practiced as a kayaker or a swimmer and so I could not attempt to find the exact spot. I did take pictures of both incorrectly located land-based monuments. Below is actually the first one you come across when visiting the tripoint via land.
This monument must also be a local hang out for whatever has replaced the Goth kids that used to walk around the same mall I bought Magic: The Gathering playing cards. How do I know this? The melted wax at the base of the monument. Apparently, monuments depicting the incorrect location of the borders of 3 states has mystical powers. The wax may also be related to the cemetery you have travel through to get to the monuments. Maybe it was the bridge for I-84 under which the monument was located. Maybe its just the fact that Goth kids (or whatever they are these days) enjoyed going to the same weird places I do but they also enjoyed burning candles.

Regardless of who was there before me, I can now add the PA/NY/NJ Tripoint to locations I have visited. I continually find myself searching for my next conquest, the next victim to serve as background for my narcisstic need to have my photograph taken. The world is littered with random crap. However, I have kept myself vigilant because I never know where more random crap may turn up.

Mount Mitchill - Atlantic Highlands, NJ

When you think of picsofmeinfrontofstuff.blogspot.com, you think of thoughtful, introspective journalism covering relevant topics that affect your daily life. That is probably because you have had too much to drink yet again and could not figure out how to type picsofnakedgirls.blogspot.com after a long night of boozing. That's fine by me, Reader. I honestly expect no less and would be confused if I found someone bright-eyed and bushy-tailed reading this blog. However, recently I visited a place that touches a subject which does require a careful and thoughtful discussion. Looking at the title, you may wander what is special regarding Mount Mitchill. Aside from being the highest (or second highest, depending on your definition) point on the Eastern Seaboard, Mount Mitchill also overlooks various landmarks including Sandy Hook National Recreation Area and New York City. As you can imagine, dear Reader (drunk or sober), there was a terrible sight to witness from Mount Mitchill's peak on September 11, 2001. To comemorate the lives lost within eyeshot of the peak, a memorial was created featuring an eagle gripping a bent steel beam recovered from Ground Zero. The names of local residents that lost their lives were etched into the sides of the memorial.


As someone who has visited numerous graves of historic figures and memorials, I tried to respectfully appear in a picture with the memorial. Unfortunately, these days when you find me, you usually find me chewing sugarless gum and picsofmeinfrontstuff.blogspot.com's Chief Photographer found me mid-chew.

I end up making such an awkward face in front of such an important memorial all for the sake of oral hygiene.

Brooklyn Brewery - Brooklyn, NY

Homer Simpson called beer the cause of and solution to all of life's problems. Was he right? Does x always equal beer? Probably not, however life might be more enjoyable and strangely blurry. It is not unusual to find beer and I in the same place. There is beer at home and beer most places I go save work and my car. On Friday night, I found myself visiting one of the homes of beer - Brooklyn Brewery. Many foodstuffs, like fruit, vegetables, and baked goods, taste better when they are obtained fresh from the source After two separate trips to individual breweries, I learned this is not the case for beer. So long as it is cold or even when it isn't, beer is good just about anywhere, any distance from the brewery. Fortunately, at Brooklyn Brewery it is quite delicious.

Superbowl XLIII - Old Bridge, NJ

Due to foreseen and unforeseen circumstances, picsofneinfrontofstuff.blogspot.com will not be bringing pics of me in front of stuff from recently visited odd, unique, or exciting locations. The Official Chief Photographer was in a car accident Friday night from which she luckily escaped with minor cuts and bruises. Unfortunately, her car was totaled. That was the unforeseen. The foreseen included visiting relatives who had come from the West Coast as well as Superbowl XLIII. Coupled with retrieving a car for the Chief Photographer to drive. Combine all that with sleeping later than intended on Sunday morning and there are no pictures of me standing next to, in front of, on top of, or near stuff. Fortunately, there was a seperate opportunity for me to look foolish this weekend thanks to the Superbowl Commercials.
Here's the commercial

Although Ray Lewis appeared in the commercial, no lizards were stabbed by Ray and/or his posse during the filming of this commercial.
Here's me watching the commercial. I guess that counts as me in front of my couch.