Posted in WM_archive on November 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Seeing the top photo in Google’s new archive of LIFE magazine images prompted me to go searching Flickr for a recent shot of the Pittsburgh skyline. While surfing, I found an image from 1964 as well.
So this is the Pittsburgh of my parents’ youth, the Pittsburgh of my youth, and Pittsburgh today.
Click on the middle image for comments that talk about the various bridges that served the area now encompassed by Point State Park.
1936:
1964:
2006:
Posted in WM_archive on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If I was still in school for info design, these two videos would make for a great study/paper. Both feature design with type as their primary communication method, but the results are 180 degrees apart. The first video is getting great reception, the second, not so much.
Girl effect:
Motrin ad:
Posted in WM_archive on November 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This house has been under for construction for it seems like forever. It’s on one of the busier corners in Arlington (with retail on one side), and it’s been very clear from the beginning that its footprint is a very, very odd size — something like 40 x 11.
I thought this might wind up to be a business listing, but as I drove by today, I finally saw the for sale sign and so looked the property up. According to Realtor.com, this 11-foot wide house is listing — in this economy — for the price of $1,125,000!
I guess it is over 2K square feet, but when that’s four studio apts stacked on top of each other, I just never imagined they’d ask that much.
Wow.
Posted in WM_archive on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What Rachel says:
It’s funny what people care about. Not that the White House dog or the girls’ school isn’t important, but I figure that the girls didn’t run for President, so they shouldn’t need to be poster children for every progressive policy we might care about.
But then there’s Lieberman. Like Rachel Maddow (who is so much more articulate than I), I get the whole “but we might get to 60 votes” thing. But as she points out, his vote is not necessarily a guarantee for preventing filibuster anyways.
Really, Joe must go. But I’d settle for every Senator in the democratic caucus watching Rachel’s argument before they vote. Maybe they figure that they’ll strip him of his chairmanship if and when he strays from the party line.
But the question I hope they ask is: which important piece of legislation will he scuttle before he gets his (long overdue) reprimand from his colleagues?
IMO, just let Joe decide whether he wants a chance to be re-elected … cause I’m not sure how this isn’t his last term as a Senator from Connecticut.
Update. How timely. Daily Kos is reporting that Joe is approaching Bush levels in terms of approval rating among CT voters:
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Joe Lieberman is doing as U.S. senator?
Approve 36 (45)
Disapprove 61 (43)If the 2012 election for U.S. Senate were held today would you to reelect Joe Lieberman would you consider voting for another candidate or would you vote to replace Lieberman?
Reelect 35
Consider Someone Else 18
Replace 48
Posted in WM_archive on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Made me laugh … but then, I’m a geek with a major in math and minor in physics!
Posted in WM_archive on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I want to write a post that talks about the election and the Internet one of these days, but in the meantime, am settling for some fluff!
Posted in Made me laugh on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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