by David | Mar 18, 2008 | reading & writing
Strunk & White are quite clear on the matter. 5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma. If two or more clauses, grammatically complete and not joined by a conjunction, are to form a single compound sentence, the proper mark of punctuation is a semicolon....
by David | Mar 17, 2008 | media, technology
It was the last night of illustrator class. There was a quiz. I skipped to the last question, which is reproduced verbatim here: 8. Draw an pear and high light it using the gradient mesh tool. I guess I still had Demuth on the brain from that show at the Whitney I saw...
by David | Mar 16, 2008 | eating, technology
A day late but not in any way short, the Pie Off at J’s place (If you’re trying to keep track, this is a totally different J than previous J’s mentioned here, so give up.) was an orgy of pie-hole-stuffing. The invite was aptly titled, “screw...
by David | Mar 15, 2008 | culture, economics
Last week, I wrote about my experience with DonorsChoose and their thank-you packages. I got a very nice comment from Mike Everett-Lane explaining some of the inner workings at DC. Yesterday I got two more emails of thanks which included links to six more worthy...
by David | Mar 15, 2008 | economics, urbanism
There it is, proof that my crackpot calculations work. If you are irritated by particulars of the new MetroCard pricing scheme, you can still buy a card with an integral number of rides. But make sure you use plastic or have exact change, lest you end up with a...
by David | Mar 14, 2008 | culture, eating
It’s not just eruv Ides of March, it’s Pi (π) Day. Some go so far as to mark Pi minute at a minute before two, as in 3/14 1:59. Yeah, I know. Not for everybody. But for some, it’s a big deal. I for one, plan to eat something that alters the...
by David | Mar 13, 2008 | economics
As you may know, the MTA in New York recently restructured fares. They raised the price of monthly and weekly passes and altered the discount structure for buying stored-value cards, but kept the base fare the same at $2.00. It used to be that if you put at least $10...
by David | Mar 13, 2008 | culture, eating
Spending a few days in NYC, I’ve been thinking more than usual about bagels and bialys. Serendipitously comes this item via Book of Joe: some guy pops up and claims to have invented the everything bagel. And then Seth Godin pops up and says he didn’t. ...
by David | Mar 9, 2008 | eating, reading & writing
It’s been quite a literary and culinary weekend. Friday night was Book Club, featuring Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, backed up by poached salmon with couscous and red and gold beets, spinach salad, garlic bean soup and a purchased dessert assortment of...
by David | Mar 9, 2008 | economics
It turns out that Daylight Saving (not Savings) Time is a bust. I had always suspected that it was more trouble than it was worth, but now, via the biggest Indian in Indiana, comes hard-hitting research that proves that DST costs us three bucks a year in extra heating...
by David | Mar 8, 2008 | eating
I had a pleasant brunch with J today at the new Bloc 11 cafe in Union Square. Bloc 11 is run by the fine folks who own Diesel cafe in Davis Square, and is housed in a former bank building. You can even dine in the vault. Besides enjoying egg and cheese sandwiches, we...
by David | Mar 7, 2008 | culture, economics
Back in December, I received an odd corporate gift – a 2GB flash memory card, and a $100 DonorsChoose gift card – from Google. I suppose it isn’t that odd to get a gift of some sort when you (your employer if you want to get technical) spend over...
