Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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Wesley Willis Obituary Printing Plate for Sale on Ebay
Here’s a eBay item that hits a trifecta of my obsessions (obituaries, Wesley Willis, and newspapers): Chicago Tribune printing plate from Wesley Willis’ obituary. Some new I didn’t know: Wesley died on the same day as artist Johna Coplans.
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Cheney Bombing Took Place Near Disney Drive
Cheney Bombing Took Place Near Disney Drive, originally uploaded by juggernautco. This morning I was reading the story about the Bombing of Cheney in Afghanistan in the New York Times. Looking at the associated map, you can see that the Bagram Air Base is adjacent to a "recreation and shopping area" centered on "Disney Drive".…
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Testing Google News Search Bar
I am trying out the Google News Search Bar above. The idea is that you can set any search parameters you want. Mine currently does "Chicago" only, but you can set any terms. Let’s see how it works out.
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I Support the Chicago 2016 Bid
The USOC‘s choice for the United States city for consideration as the host for 2016 is due in April. Just wanted to officially indicate my support for Chicago.
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Basecamp Video In The Can
So a few weeks ago I saw this call for Basecamp customers to be interviewed for short on-site video vignettes demonstrating how people use Basecamp. I’ve been a Basecamp customer since it started, and I live in Chicago, so I replied. Today the 37 Signals peeps came over to the Bullet Group offices (the place…