by David | Nov 23, 2007 | transportation, travel
So I was walking along West 72nd street, very possibly the one street I know better than any other in the world, when I came upon this sign, which stopped me in my tracks. The sign is at the corner of Broadway, on the Eastbound side of 72nd, near the 1-2-3 train stop,...
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 | Aug 6, 2007 | culture, transportation, travel
I bought Rick Steve’s French, Italian & German phrasebook largely because it included that phrase, which means, “if you don’t slow down, I’ll throw up.” Driving on the Autostrade (that’s Italian for “Autobahn” which...
by David | Jul 21, 2007 | culture, transportation, working
I’ve been saying it for a while, but I think it’s time to blog it before somebody writes a book on it. I believe that there are at least three things that nearly every American adult belives that he or she is good at, and that in reality, only a small...
by David | Jul 13, 2007 | culture, eating, economics, technology, transportation
We are prempting our regularly-scheduled feature, “This Week in Cheese” to bring you news of powerful successful seemingly intelligent people being just plain stupid with the internet. Cheese will have to wait because apparently stupid will not. Exhibit A:...
by David | Jul 12, 2007 | culture, economics, transportation
Here in the Peoples’ Republic of Cambridge, they clean the streets once a month. At least they do during the non-winter months. At least I think they do because there are signs up warning you not to park on certain special days. I’ve never seen them do it,...
