The Cloisters
November 3rd, 2008 | 0 Comments | Art, Travelogues |
The “Orton Effect”
October 25th, 2008 | 4 Comments | Art, Tech Stuff |
Some-time commenter Andy did some of this on the Literary Cafe blog, and I thought it looked way cool. Before-and-after after the jump.
A Few More Photos From Storm King
September 9th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Art, Travelogues |
We took hundreds of shots during our trip up to Storm King last month, and I only posted a few. Here are a few more highlights.
Walking Around Philadelphia
August 31st, 2008 | 0 Comments | Art, Travelogues |
The nice thing about Philadelphia is it’s of a very manageable size for walking. A “full featured” town that has all the amenities and attractions, yet you can get to all the good stuff just on foot. Last week we spent a couple of days there, and here are some of the sights.
Buckminster Fuller at the Whitney
August 27th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Art |
Saturday we travelled in to Manhattan to see the Whitney’s current exhibit, “Buckminster Fuller: Starting With The Universe.”
Philadelphia Story
August 23rd, 2008 | 1 Comment | Art, Travelogues |
Following up on a suggestion to see a remarkable mural that a friend-of-a-friend had done, we hiked west down Walnut Street Thursday afternoon to check it out.
Storm King
August 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment | Art, Travelogues |
We spent the day up at the Storm King Art Center in upstate New York. Here are a few quick shots of what we saw.
C. took this one of one of the Calders:
Whatever Else You May Think
July 25th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Art, Politics |
You have to love that German graphic design sense. It reminds me of those great posters from the 1920s.
Robert Rauschenberg
May 13th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Art |
Died Monday night at age 82. He’d been very ill for a long time after (I think) a series of strokes made it very difficult for him to work. I always enjoyed the light, playful and transparent feeling of his work.
Three More Images For The Site Redesign
May 10th, 2008 | 13 Comments | Art, Tech Stuff |
I don’t have many sunrise shots — because I don’t want to get up that early! The sun itself isn’t something you take a picture of. But I’ve got some sunset shots. What do you make of these?
That, by the way, is the way the cloud really looked — like a big paint stroke. Here’s [...]
Working On A New Look (with poll)
May 9th, 2008 | 3 Comments | Art, Strange Site Of The Week, Tech Stuff |
This site’s design is a little over two years old, and it’s time for a change. I’m working on something that looks roughly like this, though with the spacing and font colors adjusted so it’s legible:
Click through to see the five candidates, and vote for your favorite.
Chilean Volcano Eruption
May 9th, 2008 | 0 Comments | Art, Science |
Here’s an amazing gallery of photos of the volcano during a thunderstorm. 
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