January 2012
1 post
“If you think you understand the problem, then it hasn’t been properly...”
– NY Times columnist Jim Dwyer, himself quoting a mentor of his
December 2011
1 post
Drug of Choice: Wood Shop
Hand planes are amazing.
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
3 posts
On the Road: Cooperstown, NY
““Unix is very simple, it just needs a genius to understand its...”
– Wall Street Journal Obit 10-14-11
On the Road: Amtrak, NJT Strange Bedfellows
Once again, the Amtrak-owned infrastructure fails and thousands are delayed during rush hour. An Acela, stopped in its tracks, as seen from my likewise halted NJT bi-level.
September 2011
4 posts
Front Line: The Gas Station
We’ve all seen them, passenger cars loaded with the trash that accumulates over miles of highway commuter travel, long road trips or just the daily stop for coffee on the way to the train station. Makes you wonder whether slobs are good drivers or bad; or whether there’s any correlation at all. Experience tells you that most car interiors are kept on the neater side of the line....
August 2011
5 posts
Drug of Choice = Wood Shop
The Alex Table
July 2011
7 posts
June 2011
6 posts
WHERE THE ROAD ENDS -Reblogging Tony Bourdain
anthonybourdain:
Reportedly, there are about 4 million requests for reservations per year at EL BULLI, inarguably, the world’s most innovative and exciting restaurant. Only a few thousand are accommodated. There have been about as many words written on the subject, most of them focusing, understandably, on Ferran Adria, the chef, and on the wildly creative and forward thinking techniques...
Travel: The Jersey Shore
Cynthia samples the Shark Attack sammy at the Surf Shack: fried egg, Taylor ham, sausage, bacon, French Fries, mozz stick with hot sauce and maple syrup on a hero.
May 2011
2 posts
Drug of Choice = Wood Shop
Eucalyptus side chair — glueing up the back on Mem Day
Travel: Belmar
Just another small reason to love the Shore.
April 2011
4 posts
Drug of Choice = Wood Shop
Milled parts with mortises for side chair, eucalyptus
“All intelligence we know of is collective, distributed intelligence. An advanced...”
March 2011
2 posts
“Who owns the patent on this vaccine?
Well, the people, I would say. There is...”
– Jonas Salk, answering Edward R. Murrow’s question on the television show See It Now, April 12, 1955
February 2011
3 posts
January 2011
1 post
“I can’t take another day of this. All I wanted was a drink and a kiss....”
December 2010
1 post
November 2010
4 posts
Drug of Choice = Wood Shop
Milled curly maple. Exquisite wood for the curved leg hall table project.
October 2010
1 post
Street Meat
Friday, 2pm — Ave. of Americas and W. 53rd St., SW corner. This is the “real” Famous Halal cart, as opposed to the “imposter” cart across the street. This cart is open until late at night, and on the right hand side of the image you can see their courier loading up his bicycle basket with empty tins to be replenished with fresh food supplies. There is always a...
September 2010
4 posts
On the Road: East 116th Street & Lex., "El...
Worth a trip on the 6 train — 24/7, too.
