From the monthly archives:

February 2008

10 great buildings to see in New York

Feb. 26, 2008

The Associated Press reported yesterday that according to Rick Bell, the head of the Center for Architecture, the Empire State Building is not on his list of “10 great buildings to see in New York.”
However, the list “does include the Conde Nast Building in Times Square, which is considered the first green skyscraper; the Apple [...]

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Online restaurants

Feb. 25, 2008

Considering it costs $10 to purchase a domain, $50-100 for a decent annual hosting plan, and minimal effort to create some HTML and upload pictures or scan PDF files, why isn’t every restaurant and bakery online?
Take a look at the blogroll to the right; There’s a simple explanation why the Thirsty Whale, Stella’s, Park Lunch, [...]

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Paparazzi night of the year

Feb. 24, 2008

I can’t accurately say my TV is on in the background as it sits some 10 feet in front of me. If anything, it’s in the foreground.
In either case, I have the E! Network on, half-watching the red carpet affair as actors and musicians make their way into the Academy Award show.
Granted, I watched less [...]

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Buy local

Feb. 24, 2008

No offense to whoever owns this Salisbury farm, but when I drove by it recently, I couldn’t help but snap a picture. Any guesses what is, err, sold here?

Delicious enough for Universal Hub to appreciate.

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Old News at Daily News

Feb. 23, 2008

Dr. Mitchell Bamberger joined the staff of Anna Jaques Hospital in November 2007, yet his smiling face continues to bless the advertising space of The Daily News’ website.

Moreover, clicking the ad returns an invalid link.

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My essay on bookstore employment

Feb. 19, 2008

Note: I wrote an essay in 2004 about a past employment experience working at a bookstore, and submitted it to the Boston Globe’s “View from the Cube” business section editor. The editor was unimpressed but I felt it was a worthwhile subject so revised it in 2007 and re-pitched the essay. No response this time. [...]

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On flying

Feb. 18, 2008

I know some folks who paid $200+ last year and went skydiving in Connecticut. I’d like to do that. I have no desire to go bungee jumping, though. Even though I would skydive in tandem with a certified instructor, I’d be in more control of my body than a rope yanking me around like a [...]

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