One of the pleasures of holiday breaks is the opportunity to read an entire book in a short period of time. Many books I have read were consumed in fits and starts, at night or on the subway. Over the winter 2008-09 break I had the pleasure to read The World Without Us, which came [...]
New NYC Parking Signs
Nov 22, ’08
10:01 AM
For the last few weeks I’ve admired these new parking signs in the Chelsea, New York neighborhood that my office is in. I’m surprised the city used what appear to be high-quality materials and a clean design for both the form and the typography. It looks like something out of Northern Europe. I checked around [...]
Fearing Fear
Apr 8, ’08
9:56 AM
Some wonderful friends just departed our home after spending part of a week with us here in Brooklyn, and a few days in Washington, DC. It seems they had a nice time (besides the cool weather), and were pleasantly surprised how livable (dare I say, European) New York is. But one complaint they had really [...]
Ebbets Field of Dreams
Feb 21, ’08
1:47 PM
During what was probably my last visit to Edwardsville, IL, home of my grandfather and father, I happened by this: It may be hard to tell from the photo, but this is the entrance to a development named “Ebbets Field“ rising in a former corn field. There may be less appropriate locations for a tract detached housing development named [...]