by David | Sep 25, 2007 | culture, transportation
Americans seem to like to define themselves by their cars. I like to resist that, but I do appreciate good design, and I do recognize that an item as large and visible as a car can’t help but contribute to your personal brand. For what it’s worth, this...
by David | Sep 23, 2007 | culture, media
Mere minutes after I posted the roundup of globe stuff, I began to receive synchronicitous map-related items. Here are two that are interesting in juxtaposition. First up: Microsoft makes their point with maps. I was reading the deadly boring tech journals at work, as...
by David | Sep 19, 2007 | culture, media, technology, travel
A roundup of globe-related items. Obviously, I’ve got a thing for maps, as does my buddy Bruce in a different kind of way; and a globe is a very special kind of map indeed. I. GPS Visualizer Back in June, I posted about the Great Circle Mapper, a cool tool for...
by David | Sep 19, 2007 | culture, eating, technology, travel
I’m on record for several disparaging remarks about the effectiveness of advertising in in-flight magazines and in-flight radio programs, so I was as surprised as anybody when I actually ripped out and saved this bit from JAL’s Skyward magazine: If the...
by David | Aug 29, 2007 | culture, economics
There is much to report and I’m already way behind, but I’ll catch up soon. We’ve heard that before, haven’t we? In any case, an overly agressive baggage handler at the Mumbai airport reminded me of two currency-related topics I’ve been...
by David | Aug 19, 2007 | culture, eating, travel
Those last couple of posts seemed kinda eggheaded, so here’s Pizzeria al Puffo in Muggia. “Pizza a taglio” is “pizza by the slice” but I have no explanation for ether the smurf or the wheelbarrow. Right here in Cambridge, there’s a...
