by David | Nov 19, 2008 | culture, eating, photo, urbanism
I recently helped a friend set up a blog. It’s a bit like turning somebody on to a drug – you know it’s bad for them and it’s going to eat up their life, but it’s already eaten yours, so why not share? Over time, I’ve been...
by David | Nov 15, 2008 | culture, design, media, photo, urbanism
It was a photographic version of the colorful phrase, drinking from the firehose. Thursday night I attended a lecture by Magnum photographer Paul Fusco and then Friday, an opening of a show by National Geographic photographer Cary Wolinsky, both events presented by...
by David | Nov 13, 2008 | culture, design, media
Some time last year, I first learned about Pecha Kucha from the estimable Presentation Zen blog, but it wasn’t until last night that I experienced it. Pecha Kucha, in a nutshell, is when people get together and share 20-slide presentations in which the slides...
by David | Nov 9, 2008 | culture, design, economics, media, transportation, urbanism
Sometimes I get excited about small things. Some would say that’s the point of this blog. Others would say, “that’s what she said.” Today’s little fixation is the Random Redirect WordPress Plugin by Matt Mullenweg. I have implemented...
by David | Nov 4, 2008 | culture, eating
I doubt anybody will be paying attention to non-political blogs today, so I’m going to write about gin. One way or another, I guess about half the country will really need a drink tonight, and the other half will really want one. Over the summer I had many a...
by David | Oct 30, 2008 | culture, eating, travel
It’s amazing – and unfortunate – that it doesn’t happen more often that when traveling on business I have the opportunity to meet up with friends and colleagues beyond those directly related to the business at hand. This week in London to...
