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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Math
Here’s an “On The Same Day” that must be hitting the math world hard: George B. Dantzig Dies at 90; Devised Math Solution to Broad Problems While making calculations for the Air Force in 1947, Dr. Dantzig developed the simplex algorithm, which enabled mathematicians, economists and others to consider large numbers of variables in broad-reaching…
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Lincoln Park Zoo Lion House
Here’s a look at the ceiling of the Lion House at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The Chicago Commission on Landmarks recently granted it preliminary landmark status. Here’s some text about it from the Inside Newspaper: Now known as the Kovler Lion House, the Beaux-Arts and Prairie-style building exemplifies an important period in Chicago…
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Police Tow
Police Tow Originally uploaded by juggernautco. For a large part of my early years I lived on the North Side of Pittsburgh. The North Side is the traditional "bad" part of town. I was born in the late 1960s, and the race riots of that time period had a huge impact on our…
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Inefficiency in the Economy
Inefficiency in the Economy Originally uploaded by juggernautco. The world economy has made crazy strides in increasing productivity. The rise of computers, software, the internet, and global competition all have contributed to this. It seems to me that one area of the economy that has stayed basically the same: delivery. Sure– logisitics systems,…
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The Wanding of Larry King
Here’s an oddly religious image of Larry King being wanded by a sherriff. More on Mr. King, included his mugshot, can be found here: Here’s some odd text from over there: Arrested in Miami on December 20, 1971 on charges of grand larceny, Larry King was in debt to sustain an extravagant lifestyle among other…