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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

For lack of a better post theme, here are some pics of the city. You can click on them to get the full size photos.

And finally, a picture taken using an iPhone:

Good news and bad news.

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Today was an inauspicious day for two reasons and an auspicious one for two other reasons. First, the bad news.
Bad News #1: The Bears lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 34-10. I was watching this game with various loved ones, and I hate to admit that I said the “F” word in front […]

Mark and the giant “peach”

Monday, March 19th, 2007

On the way back to DC from a wedding in Atlanta, I passed through Gaffney, South Carolina. There, I saw this:

Gaffney Peach Tower
I don’t think I need to explain any further. What I want to know is WHY the council approved this design. Why? Why?
(picture from Neubrainerinc.com)

Chicago and the 2016 Olympics

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

Chicago just approved a $500 million backstop to its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics. That is not an automatic $500 million outlay; it is more like half a billion dollars of collateral in case the private development funding comes up short. That’s still a lot of money, but the City Council […]