Monthly Archives: March 2009

Of Oysters and Gin

Today was rough. From the moment I sat down at my desk, feet still aching from the 10k, I was busy. Request after request seemed to pile up with seemingly little time to dig myself from the fast-growing pile of … Continue reading

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With a Bullet

The engine may be a little anemic, but the Bullet 500 Military from Royal Enfield is a purely beautiful motorcycle. (via uncrate)

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Sigur Rós Take Away Show

One of my favorite bands, Sigur Rós, performing “Við spilum endalaust” off of their latest studio album, Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (put together by the always excellent La Blogotheque): Sigur Ros – Við spilum endalaust – A … Continue reading

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Ten Kilometers

Today Valerie and I participated in the Monument Avenue 10k Run/Walk. Those familiar with my portly physique can probably guess that I walked. Val walked with me and that made all the difference, I believe. I managed to finish the … Continue reading

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In the Trenches

I’m already a huge fan of Amazon.com but Silicon Alley Insider’s short piece on Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos, spending a week working in a warehouse with hourly employees made me even more comfortable with the business I give the online … Continue reading

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Boxed Water?

Okay – so there’s this new company, Boxed Water Is Better LLC, and their product is…Boxed Water. Coming in a pleasantly designed milk-carton-style container, it sounds nice enough on the surface: Flat packed empty packaging is easier to transport, made … Continue reading

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Going Nuclear…Twice.

BBC News is carrying a flabbergasting story about Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a 93-year-old Japanese man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs at the end of World War II.

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Visualization

Photographer Marc Silber got a hold of some rare footage of Ansel Adams describing what he meant by the “visualization” of photographs. This clip was a real thrill for me, seeing and hearing the great Adams speak about one of … Continue reading

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Clip your phrases with a sharpened hockey stick.

Rosecrans Baldwin made me crack up with his survey of accents around the English-speaking world and how to impersonate them in a jam. I think this was my clear favorite: Accent: Irish Scenario: After a short Dublin breakfast, it’s time … Continue reading

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Richmond Neighborhoods Photo Project

I decided today that I’m going to embark on a photo project moderately larger than previously attempted. This project will be a bit academic in nature as well, uniting photography with historical and cultural research to provide more than just … Continue reading

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