by David | May 13, 2009 | design, eating
I think everyone has a distinct memory of that “ah-ha” moment when you realized that the deli meat called “tongue” is in fact, exactly that. It’s a little odd that so many of us live so disconnected from the source of our food, but, like...
by David | May 10, 2009 | design, eating
I noticed that I was running low on sea salt, so I picked up a bag of semi-fancy sea salt at the store. When I tried to refill my salt grinder, I realized that it was not designed for that. It’s a deliberately non-refillable, single-use, disposable grinder. ...
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 | May 5, 2009 | culture, media, technology
I’ve done it over 2,000 times., and I don’t think that’s immoderate for a man of my age. I’ve done it on a boat but I’ve never done it with a goat. Sure, when you’ve done it as many times as I have, it may seem almost routine, but...
by David | May 4, 2009 | culture, design, eating, media, photo, transportation, travel, urbanism
Saturday I ventured out to soak up some local art at Somerville Open Studios’ 11th annual extravaganza. Wending my way through Ball Square, I happened upon an unassuming house with a globe out front in addition the usual SOS balloons. Travel photography! And a...
by David | May 2, 2009 | culture, design, eating, media, photo, urbanism
but it’s awfully nice nonetheless. I’m sitting in True Grounds coffeehouse after an excellent breakfast at Sound Bites with Prof. M, passing time and blogging while waiting for Somerville Open Studios to open their doors. Sound Bites offered up a satisfying classic...
by David | May 1, 2009 | science!
A while ago I noted the appearance of a bacon chocolate bar, and I ate it. Today I am recognizing the existence of gummy bacon – a gift from J – but I’m not actually going to try it. Not because it’s gummy or because it contains titanium dioxide,...
by David | Apr 29, 2009 | photo, technology
If you’ve been following my microdrivel lately, you know that I’ve been actively fundraising for the Photographic Resource Center at BU. On Monday, we (by which I mean all my donors and I) hit the $2,000 goal. This is a big step, achieved ahead of...
by David | Apr 28, 2009 | culture, design, eating, media, reading & writing, urbanism, working
It’s not every day you go to a social media event in a cargo container sponsored by a shoe company and hear somebody invoke Thoreau when talking about Twitter. Today was just such a day. But first, I’ll back up to last night, when J (have I mentioned...
by David | Apr 28, 2009 | eating, urbanism
This weekend I blunched with fashion blogger A at the eccentrically capitalized LiNEaGe restaurant in Coolidge Corner. We were both a little shell-shocked at the sudden heat and immediately ordered up pomegranate Bellinis. While discussing the next Crisis in Denim...
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...
by David | Apr 26, 2009 | eating, reading & writing, urbanism
Last week, I dined with professor M at Mu Lan, an unassuming looking Taiwanese restaurant not far from Kendall square in Cambridge. We ordered #54, sauteed shrimp with asparagus and #133, soft bean curd with green mustard and some brown rice. The shrimp and...
