Feb
20
2022
“Architecture is like a marvelous three-dimensional chess game. Every move or decision affects every other move or decision.”- Eero Saarinen - quoted in An Architecture of Multiplicity by Antonio Roman
Photo via the Library of Congress in the Balthazar Korab...
Feb
13
2022
“We have traditionally struggled with awe. Over centuries, our civilization has invented means, from myths to the scientific method, to make sense of things that inspire awe in us. And with the passage of time, many such things moved...
Feb
06
2022
"Luck is statistics taken personally" - Penn Jillette
Quote found in the book Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe by Niall Ferguson
Feb
04
2022
Quick update on a recent post. The hammer and sickle has been removed. Painted over and now tagged with something more prosaic and less proletarian.
Feb
02
2022
Underneath NE Pacific Street is a creepy liminal tunnel. It connects the University of Washington Montlake Medical Center to the underground parking garage, and it is somewhat creepy. Go check it out see if you agree. A threshold from...
Jan
31
2022
As an amateur historian I like to collect bad ass sayings from history. Lines like the Spartan's admonition to the hosts of Persia that they would fight in the shade when covered in arrow fire. Or if their foes...
Jan
30
2022
In honor of the great philosopher and rabble rouser's birthday this week (January 29, 1737-June 8, 1809) here's a great quote to inspire all of us. Especially in times such as these.
He who dares not offend cannot be honest....
Jan
29
2022
Saw this fun light at the University of Washington Hospital the other day. Love how this art decoish light looks like a spaceman to me. Or some sort of hero robot. Love these little details that are all around...
Jan
28
2022
I've mentioned the cool Puetz Golf sign before and if you're heading there going north bound, on the way, you'll see right the driving range the, rundown, yet highly atmospheric, in a noir sort of way is the Nites...
Jan
27
2022
Happy Birthday to the National Geographic Society! Founded on this date, January 27, in 1888, for “the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.” I'd particularly like to draw attention to Gilbert H. Grosvenor, the 2nd editor for the societies'...
Jan
26
2022
Last summer we had a quite the visitors. We had a pair of barred owls raise some owlets from egg to leaving the nest. There were three but one died, but the other two made it, that was great!...
Jan
25
2022
If you are into mid-century modern, road side Americana, or consumer design than I have the book for you. Check out Populuxe by Thomas Hine because this is the book for you. It is an amazing look at the...
