Derivative Works

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.

  • 12 / 13

    13 families happy now.12 by sunup. 12 Miners Are Found Alive, Family Members Say – New York Times. SAGO, W.Va., Jan. 3 – Forty-one hours after an explosion trapped 13 men in a West Virginia coal mine here, family members and a state official said that 12 of the miners had been found alive Tuesday…

  • Derivative Works 2005 In Review

    So, um, I have a pretty unpopular weblog. 10 hits per day. Not the stuff of legend. One of my major goals in 2006 is to change all that. That means I have to link to other blogs, comment on interesting posts, and actively attempt to get people interested in my  ideas. I’ve done none…

  • Weblog Plagiarism Hysteria

    There’s been a lot of noise lately (and in a dull fashion, for a while) about “plagiarism” of weblog content on the internet. The latest rush was started here by Om Malik. Here’s my take:

  • Highwood Public Library

    Yesterday was a bright & sunny day in Chicago. Temperature in the 40s/ low 30s. Crisp and fresh. So it was a great day to get out and take some photos for a friend of mine who runs a

  • CTA Alerts & The Redeye

    So Kyra Kyles of the Chicago Tribune recounts the Year that Was for the CTA and saw fit to mention CTA Alerts. Wireless updates available … but not from CTA Rider Daniel X. O’Neil steps up to the plate to offer peer-to-peer wireless updates for the "L" and bus. Riders can sign up on www.ctatattler.com…