by David | Apr 28, 2010 | culture, eating, urbanism
You know how some locations just seem cursed? Those odd retail or restaurant locations that just can’t seem to support a business no matter what? Sometimes it becomes a sport to guess how long the next one will last and sometimes you just stop bothering to...
by David | Apr 19, 2010 | culture, eating, urbanism
I recently posted about an amazing vegetarian meal I had in Chicago at Green Zebra, and pondered why such a high-end vegetarian restaurant somehow exists in Chicago but not Boston. I stick by my assessment that there’s nothing quite like Green Zebra around...
by David | Apr 16, 2010 | culture, reading & writing, working
I was editing a blog post at work the other day – it may surprise you to learn that writing this blog is not my job – and I amended “the data says” to “the data say” because as everybody pedant knows, “data” is the...
by David | Apr 6, 2010 | culture, reading & writing
I couldn’t help but notice the estimable Jason Scott’s profane and precise review of the new(ish) US passport design, not least for his use of the word “glurge.” I completely agree, and the RFID chip makes me sad, too. The Mac’s...
by David | Apr 4, 2010 | culture, media, technology
I started the passover season with the first five plagues of social media, and despite a considerable transportation delay incurred by of all things a flood, I’m back with a few more plagues this Sunny Easter morning. To refresh your memory: Spam Corporate...
by David | Apr 4, 2010 | culture
Just when I was finally coming to terms with the mystery of the Easter Bunny, I learn that there’s also an Easter Duck. What the duck? At least according to the stickers in this egg decorating kit, there’s also an Easter Frog. Clearly I’m not doing...
