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And now, a Japanese word- "gomiburoggu"

I was reading this article- Technorati: Big business with bogus data; when I came across this Japanese word: “gomiburoggu” gomi (trash*) + buroggu (blogs**) Now you know how to refer to fake blogs in Japanese. I bet you didn’t think … Continue reading

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Favorite American Architecture as voted on by the­ The American Institute of Architects

My choices on the vote thing: The Chrysler Building The Flatiron building The Boston Public Library The Robie House Fenway Park Some notes on my choices: I was crazy biased on two of my choices. The Library is honestly emblematic … Continue reading

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All kinds of awesome.

“Over a thousand race fans showed up today for the 7th annual Bring Your Own Big Wheel race down San Francisco’s Lombard Street, you know, the really crooked one. There were total of four runs down the hill with what … Continue reading

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Very cool list to just browse through…

I find myself stopping a lot and saying “this has to be on the list” and then seeing something else I feel just as strongly about on the next click… Nominees for New Seven Wonders washingtonpost.com

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Some old school 1980s Boston skateboarding photos

With a little bit of graffiti thrown in for good measure. These are from the Skateboarding issue of Graphic Violence, a magazine a few of us put together way back when. The title went on to be used by Target … Continue reading

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