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Edison Wax Cylinder Phonograph
This weekend we took a little road trip, and happened upon a beautiful Edison wax cylinder phonograph in an antique shop. (It was the earliest sound recording medium.)
Antidesign
Antidesign is an inquiry into 'that which is not designed'—recognizing that design can sometimes obstruct or detract from function and beauty. It examines human constructions (and sometimes natural occurrences) that have zero focus on aesthetics.
Depth of Place
Just before, or just after, something happens, the echo of the event is there, sensed but not seen. Staring at a wall, or object, our mind begins to break down the surface and reveal the inside. Looking into a space, we project what has happened there, creating a story, forgotten when we walk away.
Max's World at Age 7
This is my boy, of whom I am so proud, reading Harry Potter 4 on the couch last night. He's a Lego builder, a log-walker, a piano player, a fledgling fencer, a super-math-kid, and just a little too good at video games.
Esmé Spelling
Esmé (now 4) is doing a great job spelling phonetically...look at all the words she sounded out and typed all by herself! My favorite is 'cupcake'...
Mentos & Coke
Just one of about 15 things we did to try to occupy the six 7-year olds at Max's birthday sleepover:
First time trying this, I'm glad it worked as well as it did. Of course, the novelty wore off quickly and we resorted to movies & video games to sedate the horde.
First time trying this, I'm glad it worked as well as it did. Of course, the novelty wore off quickly and we resorted to movies & video games to sedate the horde.
Passport Update
Kids are required to update their passports every 5 years (rather than every 10 for adults)...for obvious reasons:
That whole growing-up thing happens pretty quickly.
That whole growing-up thing happens pretty quickly.
Tenth Anniversary
On February 18, Rose and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. I love her today more than ever. When we were first married, we got a lot of advice on having a successful relationship--some useful, some not so useful. Couples are as different as people, so it's tough to find blanket advice that applies to everyone. One important thing we have learned: To be happy as a couple, you must be happy as individuals. Being strong as a stand-alone person makes being together as a couple, in love, all that more meaningful.Another secret to a good marriage: I roll the toothpaste tube neatly from the end, and she grabs and squeezes the hell out of it right from the middle.*
*That is, we have vastly different, but complementary, approaches to a shared outlook on life.
Biologically Inspired Design
This is the kind of thing that really excites me: fundamental connections among biology, design, and human behavior. A group of Japanese scientists has shown that "the slime mold Physarum polycephalum forms networks with comparable efficiency, fault tolerance, and cost to those of real-world infrastructure networks--in this case, the Tokyo rail system."Comparing an organism's behavior to a designed human system, then learning from that organism's 'reinterpretation' of the system in order to develop better models of design...amazing.
Link to summary article and full report ("Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design").
The Winning Project
It's a sustainable, transit-oriented development with lots of green space, integrated bicycle access to campus, high-end residential & retail, and a 23.4% return on equity. Good job students, I am proud.
(This project was my jury's choice for 'best concept, best feasibility, best fit' for my 2009 Real Estate Development class at Kent Architecture.)
(This project was my jury's choice for 'best concept, best feasibility, best fit' for my 2009 Real Estate Development class at Kent Architecture.)
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