by David | May 5, 2012 | culture, eating
Nothing hits the spot on a chilly spring morning like a warm mug of some beverage and a pastry. It’s even better if the pastry is warm too. Visiting the Netherlands back in the day, I got to know the stroopwafel, a cookie/pastry/waffle that sits atop your hot...
by David | May 3, 2012 | culture, eating, economics, urbanism
I went to check out the newish Dwelltime Coffeebar and Bakeshop in the newly-hopping Broadway zone of mid-Cambridge. Whilst enjoying an americano, smooth and served with a glass of water like they do in civilized nations, and a whole wheat bacon scallion scone, not...
by David | Apr 30, 2012 | eating, urbanism
I began April with a simple mission: eat at every food truck at Government Center. I figured it would take about two and a half weeks, but now, 30 days into April, it appears that I will fall short of the mark, mainly because two of the scheduled trucks never showed...
by David | Apr 30, 2012 | culture, design, eating
Sometimes, a package is wrapped so beautifully, you don’t want to open it. When the package contains food, I can get over that feeling pretty fast. Here’s something you may not know: everybody’s favorite West End French-themed Korean deli with a...
by David | Apr 26, 2012 | design
Being a blogger customer, I was invited to an exclusive preview opening a new FLOR retail outlet on Clarendon street tonight. Being a customer blogger, I could not resist the free food and drink. Also, I was hoping that I would cross paths with the estimable...
by David | Apr 23, 2012 | culture, science!
Despite my grouchiness, Donorschoose keeps sending me thank-you notes. Despite my grouchiness, I keep finding them wonderful. Today I received a batch of cards from the classroom of Mrs. Horton, where I had contributed to the purchase of a globe, and apparently some...
by David | Apr 21, 2012 | eating, urbanism
What is the alternative to the alternative? Is it the same old thing? Well, after making such a fuss last week about a breakfast sandwich from the crepe truck, my bluff was called on Friday by the presence of the Grilled Cheese Nation truck. If they can’t...
by David | Apr 19, 2012 | eating
You know that guy who orders the fish at a steak place, or the burger at a pizza place? I am not that guy. I like the odd things on the menu just fine, but I like to go for the core competencies most of the time. Checking out the falafel truck? I get the falafel....
by David | Apr 17, 2012 | culture, design, photo, technology
Has everybody finally finished discussing Instagram’s billion buck Zuck-quisition? Probably not, but I can’t wait for all the chatter to settle down to ponder what it means when a generation puts such a value on nostalgia for something they probably...
by David | Apr 16, 2012 | eating, urbanism
Marathon Monday, Patriot’s Day? Feh, the food truck crawl takes no holidays. Apparently Anthony’s Gourmet does, but we already tried them, so no matter. Today it was on to Go Fish, brought to us by the business called brothertrucker.biz. The...
by David | Apr 15, 2012 | design, reading & writing, technology
Kindle or Nook? Nook or Kindle? I was pondering a gift for an aunt, looking at ebook readers and tablets and reading apps and I noticed something odd. The Kindle, unlike the Nook and Google reader, doesn’t let you change the text justification of your ebook....
by David | Apr 13, 2012 | media, science!, working
So we were hiring an intern. Hiring might be a strong word since we’re not planning to pay this intern, but I digress. So I’m reviewing resumes and sometimes if somebody looks promising, I check out his or her Twitter account. It is at least in part a...
