by David | Nov 29, 2012 | design, economics, technology
Those who were not set to sawing wood will remember that earlier this year I acquired my maguffin of wood-encased clock radio ipod dock goodness, the Vers 1.5R. I had some reservations and some revelations, and I’ve come to an accommodation with the device. For...
by David | Nov 16, 2012 | eating
Boston is a a city that lives in its past and gives directions with landmarks that used to be. So with as little irony as possible, I ventured out for lunch with gourmand B to a shop trading on the name of an 18th Century English noble, newly installed in a former...
by David | Nov 13, 2012 | economics, technology, transportation, urbanism
Thanks to the alert folks at Universahub, I found out yesterday that you can buy Mass Bay Commuter Rail tickets with a mobile app on your iPhone or Android thingus, at least for the North side lines for now. Naturally, I had to try it. After all, I’ve got...
by David | Nov 12, 2012 | reading & writing
You may think that domestic cats are nocturnal, but you’d not really be right. In fact, you’d be wrong, they are crepuscular, which means they are most active whenever you are trying to work or sleep during the twilight hours around sunset and sunrise. The...
by David | Nov 8, 2012 | eating, urbanism
Earlier this Autumn, my local source for artisanal home-made house-made tofu near Powerhouse Circle, East Asia, was replaced by a strange newcomer called Doowee (Doo Wee?) and Rice. I mourned the loss of East Asia’s homey no frills atmo and amazing layered tofu...