by David | Jun 12, 2012 | science!, travel
I’m back from a trip almost halfway around the world in terms of longitude, but a pretty short hop in latitude. A weather diversion on the way over brought me to Oklahoma City airport, what would have been my second time ever setting foot on Oklahoma soil, but...
by David | May 17, 2012 | photo, travel, urbanism
I’m having an Aaron Siskind moment looking at the peeling paint on the side of an MBTA car. Or maybe it’s an Adam Marcinek moment, who knows. But the point is, some of these MBTA cars are looking pretty cruddy, and sometimes that crud is pretty pretty. So...
by David | Jan 10, 2011 | economics, travel
In another blast from the limepast, I am compelled to revisit my February 2008 post, “kiss my nozzle” in which I complained about the nozzle on the pump of my shaving cream. One thing I suggested was selling larger or smaller tubes of the stuff. And while...
by David | Dec 2, 2010 | photo, travel
The sky above the Ionian sea off Sicily, that is. Click to enlarge, feel free to grab as desktop wallpaper.
by David | Jun 14, 2010 | culture, eating, travel
I’ve spent some time analyzing the comparison of the Mass Bay area with the SF Bay Area, and occasionally even commented on the Red Sox – Yankees rivalry, but a recent trip to Europe has brought to the fore another instructive comparison. You may not...
by David | Apr 23, 2010 | eating, science!, travel
I try not to be too much of a food snob but there are a few things that just sort of make me nervous for no good reason, and having sushi far from the open sea is one of them. This is bogus for any number of reasons, most notably that a great deal of all restaurant...
