Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At Bill Clinton’s Global Initiative Conference today, Al Gore basically encouraged civil disobedience over “clean coal”. Which made me remember this awesome ad (about coal, not civil disobedience). Too subtle? Watch it again. Then again and again and again – there are many layers in this satirical onion.
From the Village Voice [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
See that giant building? That’s the former Germania Bank at 190 Bowery in New York, built in 1898. But since 1966, it’s been a single-family home. Jay Maisel, a professional photographer, bought it for just over $100,000 – this New York Magazine story includes current-value estimates from realtors from $30-70 million. But will he sell? [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was entrusted with keys to an office this week (after an extensive vetting process, I assume), so now I have a back-up place to look empty and sad. No, I don’t have two computers. I have a laptop with extra monitor, hooked up so that I can use them together as one giiiiiiant double-wide [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Quick update – Grandpa just e-mailed me some pictures of the clock, which is finished and chiming away in his dining room (and check out the built-in buffet and exposed ceiling beams – neato!)
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