by David | Jun 2, 2009 | economics, media, technology
I’m not sure what’s more narcissistic: binging oneself, checking your follower status, or reading your own blog’s back catalog. That’s a topic for another post, but while committing a minor sin of onnetism I discovered a post from last...
by David | May 30, 2009 | eating, economics
The Davis Square Farmers Market opened up again this past Wednesday, making humpday even better. It’s in the parking lot behind the plaza between Starbucks and Chipotle. As it was early in the season, there wasn’t a lot of ready-to-eat fruits and veggies,...
by David | May 27, 2009 | design, eating, economics
Recently, I lamented the waste of a non-refillable salt mill I had bought. I was pretty close to shelling out for a nice reusable mill, when I happened on this little number in, of all places, the frozen dessert aisle of Trader Joe’s. It didn’t say it was...
by David | May 15, 2009 | economics, technology, working
I was mucking out my spam folder (where lots of not-quite-garbage bulk or automated email ends up) and accidentally opened this message which I ordinarily would have deleted on the basis of the subject line alone: Interesting. Some outfit that thinks I’m a...
by David | May 7, 2009 | culture, economics, working
Entrepreneurs rightly see turbulent times as opportunities. I’ve noticed a lot of attention lately being paid to co-working (not cow-orking) space, a form of low-key office rental for individuals, entrepreneurs, and increasingly, job seekers and small-time...
by David | Apr 27, 2009 | culture, design, economics
As I often do as laundry day approaches, I dropped into the Gap to buy some black t-shirts the other day. While there, I also picked up some socks and underwear. The smallest purchase, the underwear, came with a disturbing array of packaging waste: a cardboard band, a...
