Sat Nov 9 19:03:36 EST 2019

I spend time on Facebook. More time than I like. I don't »like« anything, because that feeds FB's algorithms. I seldom reply to anything because I don't want to be that public (and because it feeds FB's algorithms).

I sometimes see things on FB that I would share here, but they're often pictures of text, not text, so ( Read more... )

Fri Mar 9 18:21 EST 2018 ( Read more... )

Fri Dec 15 03:40:52 EST 2017

Forces in opposition are not always in conflict.

• the flying buttress
  
• tensegrity
  
• the bicycle wheel
  
• dancing

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Sun Oct 16 14:09:40 EDT 2016

Nothing like wandering Google Maps and seeing that a building you used to work in no longer exists. ☹

40°24'03.2"N 74°39'09.1"W
40.400904, -74.652540

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Sun Feb 14 01:39:51 EST 2016

Welcome to the Society for Commercial Archeology!
What is commercial archeology?
Drew University defines Commercial Archeology as: "The study of structures and artifacts created in connection with popular commercial activity, such as diners, motels, gasoline stations, and signs." Kris Hirst at About.com offers this ( Read more... )