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riding along the wall
This apartment building stands across from the ice cream shop on a tree-lined street that points toward the heart of the city.
I frequently ride by this building on my bicycle en route to the center for a few hours of working in a cafe or for drinks in the evening. There is a diminutive garden [...]
My Fontbook Font Viewer
During these last few months I created and published an online font viewer that lets you browse through your catalog of installed fonts using only your web browser. The tool is called My Fontbook, and though it is primarily of use to designers, it is probably pretty handy for anyone trying to find an alternative [...]
Castle Quest
After some weeks of being sequestered indoors in front of my laptop, and Marcela at the UN, we rented a Škoda Fabia and drove along the highways of western Bohemia toward Plzen.
It was very cold and snowed all weekend.
The roads that connect sleepy Czech villages were empty.
Except for this red car.
But that was it.
Be very [...]
Bacon and Cheese Pizza Burger
I just threw up a little bit in my mouth right now…ask me why.
It turns out that the internet contains many treasures, and a few disasters: Goatse, two girls one cup, and the bacon cheese pizza burger.
I found the following horror while looking at some pixelicious Space Invader cookies. (I know I spend too [...]
na-na-na-na na na BATMAN!
Headline: Ca-RAZY Mofos defy death for kicks.
wingsuit base jumping from doubleA on Vimeo.
Recipe – How to Make Tortillas
I have been living here in Central Europe for over a year now, and after a broad search, I can say with confidence that Mexican Food is an undiscovered commodity. When considering the handful of restaurants that offer anything with a tortilla, consider this: two of them also serve pizza, and the third charges ten [...]
Dan Rather on Corporate Press
“The Heartland”
A Night on the Town
The streets of Vienna were awash with footsteps and cosmopolitan echos. We entered a wine store – make that a wine bar. Hoighty-Toighty. Blazers and ascots. Connoisseurs in their realm.
Blair handed me a bottle of red for five euro off the shelf. I approached the counter.
“Can you open this?” I handed the bottle to [...]
The Demagogue
Three days ago, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin made the following remarks in reference to her attacks on Obama’s charity work with William Ayers.
“We just want to make sure that in this campaign, that we uphold the standards of tolerance and truth-telling,” Sarah Palin said. “There have been things said, of course, that have allowed [...]
