by David | Apr 26, 2008 | transportation
I’m not sure that I’ve geeked out on this train thing quite fully enough. I’m no train otaku, but I did look up the details of the Acela’s speeds. It’s actually much faster than I thought, but only operates at its fullest potential in...
by David | Apr 25, 2008 | culture, eating
Chickens and many other birds have an organ called a gizzard. They use it to help grind up food since they don’t have teeth. This is why some birds swallow sand or small rocks. It’s a fact. Here’s another fact: sometimes you can get gizzards at...
by David | Apr 22, 2008 | photo, transportation
Greg pointed out in the comments for American Shinkansen part 1 that Amtrak is aiming their service levels too low by trying to be like the airlines. That might be, but unlike the airlines, Amtrak has managed to get me pay extra for their premium service. I pretty...
by David | Apr 22, 2008 | culture, design, media, urbanism
Usually, I don’t write about stuff until after it happens. That’s the main way that I know what to write, but I still haven’t written up last Thursday or Friday’s art outings. So, when this item crossed my inbox, I figured I would post it in...
by David | Apr 20, 2008 | photo, travel
I’ve been wanting to write a post or do something with that title for a while. I just like the sound of it. Almost any comparison of the high speed trains in Asia, Europe and the USA leaves the Americans looking like amateurs, but the Acela Express has cut the...
