by David | Sep 3, 2008 | economics, transportation, urbanism
It happened again, some punk stole $2 from me in the subway. Well, not exactly. What happened was, somebody squeezed through the fare gate behind me without paying. I hate it when that happens because it makes me feel somehow complicit in the fare-beating, or even...
by David | Aug 30, 2008 | eating, economics
Right on the heels of the terrible cheese/chocolate choice, I find that somebody has made an important cheese choice for me. I went to Diesel Cafe for lunch as I often do and ordered the Branch Trio as I often do – in fact, it was the winner of the Davis Square...
by David | Aug 14, 2008 | eating, economics, photo, travel, urbanism, working
Coit Tower in the fog Saba sashimi at Ozuma Ti Couz Creperie Lemon cake with blueberries at the Slanted Door (brought in apology for a misplaced entree) The Contemporary Jewish Museum The Bay Bridge at dusk
by David | Jul 24, 2008 | culture, design, economics, media, technology
One time, at podcamp, somebody stood up and talked about how her business – an art gallery – had invited local art bloggers over one night for a gallery tour and general chat, and about how this had been a wildly successful PR and community-building...
by David | Jun 26, 2008 | culture, economics, media, reading & writing, transportation
Until the phone carriers and MBTA collude to spoil it, my daily subway commute is the only time that I’m completely unavailable to the outside world. No phone calls, no email, no social networks. At only three stops, the journey is too brief to really get into a...
by David | May 25, 2008 | culture, economics
I’m interested in charity from several perspectives – personally, I think it’s a moral duty; professionally, it’s baked into the business model where I work; and academically, I like to geek out on the behavioral economics. So, when this item...
