Archive: April 2006

• Liz Christy garden / cradle of urban gardening in ecology, new york, urban · Apr 25, 14:07

  The roots of (modern) urban gardening can be traced to the Liz Christy Garden on New York’s Lower East Side. (Some good 70’s photos of urban hippies getting their hands dirty). When I visited, the cherry blossoms were going off.

• Architecture / 560 Mission in architecture, visual · Apr 24, 23:50

  I ride down Mission Street everyday, and I always admire the JP Morgan Chase building at 560 Mission between First and Second Street. Most buildings in downtown SF are earth-toned, and riding among them can feel like flashing back to the Gap in the early 90’s — putty, mauve, beige, taupe, moss. In [...]

• Architecture / CIGNA HQ in architecture, visual · Apr 22, 20:32

  Located among in suburban Hartford, CT’s office parks, strip malls and golf courses, the corporate headquarters of CIGNA are unexpectedly cool. Reason 1: A ROBOT delivers mail to each department. Reason 2: The building itself is low-lying and sleek, with green-tinted windows that, on sunny days, disappear into the sky. It was designed by [...]

• Art / CIA HQ in inside art, law & order, visual · Apr 22, 19:38

  Outside CIA headquarters, there’s an installation called “Kryptos,” a large metal sheet containing a series of characters that has perplexed puzzlers since it was unveiled 10 years ago. Today, the NYT reports that the artist mistakenly omitted a character.

• Kansas basketball / Another early exit in kansas basketball · Apr 11, 21:04

  FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHEN WILL THEY STOP TORTURING ME?
  Once again, the Jayhawks exited the NCAA tournament in the first round; this time, it was a 77-73 loss to Bradley, marking the second year in a row in which the heavily-favored Hawks were up-ended by a lower seed.
  What the hell went wrong? Bradley [...]

• Free WiFi to roll into SF in san francisco, tech, tip · Apr 6, 20:17

  So apparently Google and Earthlink are teaming up to provide free WiFi service to all of SF (via Gizmodo). While we’re still a ways from knowing what this will actually mean — mainly, will be accessible at 14th and Valencia, third floor apartment? — it is intriguing to me that Google is involved. Unlike Earthlink, [...]

• Kirby Puckett, 1960-2006 in baseball · Apr 5, 01:36

  In the fall of 1990, I went to see a Twins-Royals game in the Homer Dome. Do I need to mention that the Royals were not contending for a playoff spot? They weren’t, and neither were the Twins. There were approximately 1000 people there, but the rare assortment of players on the field has made [...]

• Books / Game of Shadows in baseball, lit, reviews · Apr 3, 19:40

  I was just watching ESPN’s Opening Day coverage of the Braves-Dodgers game, and the conversation between commentator Erik Karros (wasn’t he Rookie of the Year like 5 years ago?) and Rick Sutcliffe turned to steroids. Karros couldn’t contain himself. He blustered and rambled for a while, criticizing those who demanded an investigation, and basically rehashed [...]