by David | Aug 31, 2008 | media, reading & writing
Eagerly awaited: The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz – A little disappointing after all the buildup, but a wild ride and great airplane read. Wish I had a dictionary of Dominican Spanish slang. My personal takeaway quote: “Every snake...
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 | Jun 9, 2008 | eating, photo, reading & writing
Into the category of “why didn’t I think if that” falls Food 2.0: Nom Nom Nom, a London event last month wherein food bloggers, food photographers, food journalists & authors, everyday regular cooks, influential bloggers & senior members of...
by David | Jun 8, 2008 | reading & writing
Thanks to LKB’s comment on yesterday’s post, where I wrote about “chimerical chemical randomness,” I realized that I haven’t had a word of the day in many moons. So here it is. I’ll go with definitions 2 and 3. Chimera: a thing...
by David | May 15, 2008 | photo, reading & writing
I learned via Boston Photography Focus that Miriam Goodman passed away this week. There’s also an obituary in the Globe with information about memorial services and where to contribute in her honor. I took a class from Miriam years ago, a class about writing and...
by David | May 15, 2008 | media, reading & writing
Book Club: Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris Love the blog, now bought the book: Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds Don’t know why: A Tranquil Star by Primo Levi For work: BrandSimple by Allen Adamson Trying to drink the cool-aid: Conscious Business by...
