Posts from December, 2003

  • 29
    Dec    2

    Ten on Christmas Day
    1o. 4-Wheelin’ in Eastern Kentucky 9. Code Orange 8. “The Da Vinci Code” 7. Elf 6. Cinnamon Chip scones at the Greentree Tea Room 5. The Dame 4. Locking keys in rental car 10 minutes after renting 3. New iPod 2. Dial-up modems 1. Full stomach, full glass, and lively conversations with family and friends
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  • 19
    Dec    0

    Impulse
    I thought I would drop in to say that I will be probably be offline for several days as Sarah and I will be in Kentucky for the holidays. Maybe I will have a moment or two to fire up my dad’s machine with the rockin’ 28.8 dial-up and post a few entries. We’re all [...]
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  • 16
    Dec    0

    Level the Playing Field
    The following is an abstract of a recent Brookings Institution study about federal policy on transportation funding that was posted the New Urbanism listserv today. The short of it is that highway projects have a totally unfair advantage over transit-related projects. From General Motors buying streetcar lines in the ’20s and ’30s, FEMA assistance policies, [...]
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  • 8
    Dec    4

    Cincinnati: the future of rock (and riots)
    An Yngwie Malmsteen guitar lick rips through my computer’s speakers. Then the voice-over: “It’s a Guitar Center (fading into the background– “CENTER…Center…center”) clearance blowout!” The obnoxious commerical continues to screech about effects pedals, Yamahas, and other hot rock items. Mercifully, the commercial is short and the DJ is back on the air. He sounds like [...]
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  • 5
    Dec    0

    Claim to Fame
    The idea of a wild stampede of early-bird Wal-Mart shoppers mowing down someone in its quest for a $29.87 DVD player makes hating the store even easier. Newspapers around the world were said to have published the AP wire version of the story. Columnists, such as George Will, found the story irresistable. Could there be [...]
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