Well, that was more of a break between posts than I was hoping for. I can blame Buffalo’s preposterous Christmas Blizzard, but the big storm actually gave me plenty of…
George Monbiot on traffic calming and control, in The Guardian Summary: Direct, physical changes to neighborhood streets that reduce the volume and speed of traffic increase personal safety and community…
This is a watercolor my mother, Nancy Hayes, painted around 1949. View is to the south/southeast, from a ninth floor window at 23 High Street, Buffalo. Edited for clarification: I’m…
. . . it should be: Jesse Ventura, in the course of his successful run for Minnesota governor, was asked by a reporter if wrestling is “fake,” to which he…
Paco, what do you think of the image that all the artists have of you? You’re practically a god in flamenco. Well, it’s something I got used to. Because it’s…
Four photos from the day-after brunch:

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Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility. James Thurber
. . . to show off materials. The “windows” allow us to use various clear and translucent glasses, the rest of the table could be chestnut, oak or hemlock. Put…