The Characters in my Life

I'm generally a mild-mannered guy, but like all of us, I can snap. Especially in the morning, I am at my worst, so my self-portrait depicts me in Hulk-mode.

I like to unwind. Maybe a little too much sometimes. I love to mix things up with my friends and that is what is happening here with my friends Matt (center) and Brandon at my buddy Jared's hot tub last weekend.

Billiards has become a Friday happy hour tradition. My roommate Justin Bossinger prepares for a clutch shot at the Draught Horse this past Friday.

Beligerance, Bill. Following an embarassing loss in pool, my buddy Bill Dunn drowns his sorrows in a beer.

My father, Jim Glenn hangs out at the dinner table last weekend. He lights a fire under my ass when I am slacking off, but always trusts that I will make the right decision in the long run. He's one of the reasons I went into Journalism and is a constant inspiration.

My mother, Denise Glenn rolls her eyes at my father (as always) after dinner. She is one of the most creative people I know, always hard at work and getting me outdoors. If she's not making mosaics, she's playing the flute or geo-caching- always on the move.

Temple Living Editor Steve Wood peers over his cubicle wall in search of an escape. Wood is possibly the hardest working man in journalism, often sleeping in the break room of The Temple News office.

The Big Bossman a.k.a Chris Vito, The Temple News Managing Editor explains the etiquette of early dating door-holding during production night in TTN office. I put in close to 20 hours a week at the news as well as traveling with him to basketball games, so Vito is a pretty big part of my life.

Philly A to Z

A sign for 'a'ccumpuncture hangs in Chinatown on Vine Street between 4th and 5th streets.

B&Bs Restaurant and Pub is on Lombard between 21st and 22nd streets.

Charlie's Bar sign on Race St. between 19th and 20th streets.

A rusty Dodge van sits on Broad Street near Olney Avenue in North Philadelphia.

Engraved 'E' on Lombard somewhere between 22nd and 24th streets

Ernie's Break'f'ast truck sits in front of the SAC on 13th Street between Cecil B. Moore and Montgomery avenues.

A Coors Li'g'ht neon hangs in the window of Food Way bodega on Cecil B. Moore Avenue between Broad and 15th streets.

A sign advertising a town'h'ouse for rent hangs on Lombard Street between 8th and 9th streets.

A Schw'i'nn mountain bike is locked up in front of the SAC on 13th Street between Cecil B. Moore and Montgomery avenues.

A sign for a construction company J. Brigeport hangs on Lombard St. between 21st and 22nd streets.

An advertisement for aspiring filmma'k'ers hangs in front of the Campus Police headquarters on Berks Mall

L. Dricoll contractors sign on the perimeter fencing of the construction site of the new Alter Hall.

Some graffitti on the side of a dumpster on Lombard and 5th streets

Mmmmm. Newports. An advertisement for Newport cigarettes hangs in the window of Food Way on Cecil B. Moore Avenue between Broad and 15th streets.

'Class of 1963' plackard on Berks Mall.

'P'NC bank sign hangs on the corner of 2nd and Lombard streets.

'Q'doba sign on the corner of Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Broad Street.

Graffitti written on a dumpster on Lombard between 25th and 24th streets.

A 'Vote Saidel for Mayor' sticker hangs on a parking meter on Lombard between 8th and 9th streets.

Poor guy. A SUV with a Tow sticker on it is parked on Lombard between 5th and 6th streets.

A boy with a Chicago Bulls hoodie on 41st and Forrester streets.

A Savana van parked in front of the SAC on 13th St. between Cecil B. Moore and Montgomery avenues.

'W'ashington Cemetery sign on 7th and Lombard streets.

Address label (Austin, Tx) on Brinks Security Truck parked on Broad and Montgomery streets.

Trashcan stenciled with "Payroll" on 13th Street between Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Montgomery Street.

Twizzler box at Ernie's lunch truck in front of the SAC on 13th Street between Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Montgomery Street.

Details of Lombard Street from the Delaware to the Schuykill

1:22 p.m. Frozen water from a gutter on the corner of Front and Lombard streets is an indicator of the bitter cold weather that swept into Philly this week.

1:24 p.m Put the hog away. You'd have to be crazy to roll out on this bike sitting at 1st and 2nd with single-digit wind chills.

1:31 p.m. An unknown statue stands outside north of the Presbyterian Historical Society Building between 3rd and 4th on Lombard Street.

1:35 p.m. The original cobblestones can be found in this alley connecting South and Lombard streets between 4th and 5th.

1:37 p.m. Wow. This Verizon maintenence truck with a picture of a wild-looking character was parked between 5th and 6th streets on Lombard.

1:42 p.m. Due to the frigid temperatures, the basketball hoops in this park on Lombard Street between 6th and 7th remain lonely.

1:44 p.m. Go DJ! Somewone was either disgruntled with how their scratching skills were coming, or just gave up on the whole vinyl scene all together, because for this Sony record player sitting out for the trash between 7th and 8th streets on Lombard has seen better days.

1:50 p.m On the corner of 8th and Lombard, this seamstress labors away on an article of clothing inside his dry-cleaners.

1:55 p.m. A diamond in the rough. A gorgeous entrance to a courtyard between 9th and 10th streets on Lombard.

1:58 p.m. A rainbow-painted entrance for a community center between 10th and 11th on Lombard.

2:03 p.m. I hope this is a physical therapy center or type of hospital and not a haven for mascicists on the corner of 11th and Lombard streets.

2:31 p.m. The entrance to this basement apartment between 12th and 13th streets on Lombard has long been taken over by litter.

2:36 p.m. An abandoned, sun-washed warehouse near Broad and Lombard streets.

2:42 p.m. A plackard signifying the home that Billie Holiday would frequent when in town stands between Broad and 15th streets on Lombard.

3:00 p.m. A stained glass window of a Zion church on Lombard near the corner of 15th St.

3:06 p.m. A woman runs east down Lombard Street between 16th and 17th.

3:10 p.m. Waiting for the bus on the corner of 17th and Lombard streets in single-digit wind chil.