Personal posts
Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.
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Thoughts on Portland, Upon Visiting In Early Autumn
Shawn-Laree and I went to Portland recently for a wedding. I had never been there, even though I helped create the Portland version of EveryBlock. So I took pictures and looked at things. Following is a random set of observations and thoughts. There are a few things about Portland I did not know: They like…
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Needed in the Civic Apps World: Less Data, More Love
Last week I helped announce the finalists for the Community Round of the Apps For Metro Chicago contest. Before reading the list of the 10 worthy apps that have moved on to the finals, I shared some thoughts (video here) about the current state of the movement around civic apps. Here they are, written down:…
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The Best 4 Jim Warren Paragraphs I’ve Ever Read in My Life
This is solid, unfettered gold. Barbara Moore, the wife of an independent-minded Chicago alderman and backed by Michael Madigan, the omnipotent House speaker, seemed impressive. But, as she began, Joe Berrios, the county assessor and committee chairman, rose and headed to the back, where two boxes of Frisbee-sized concoctions had just arrived, emblazoned with a…
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Let’s Feed The Occupiers
Tonight, around 12:30 AM on my way home from Winfield, I drove past the northeast corner of LaSalle and Jackson, which is the center of the Occupy Chicago movement. There were about 25 people there, and I’m glad they were. Tomorrow I’m going to go over there and see what their food situation is. I…
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Flickr Set: Late 70s Mall Public Relations, Pittsburgh, PA
Here’s a set of some pretty interesting photos. They were part of a roll of film that my father left me before he died in 2005. It was part of a PR job he was doing for the opening of a mall. Some of the better ones: Nonplussed Man With Large Lithograph of Castle Behind…