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Think it can’t happen to your town?
It ain’t easy bein’ green, especially in Marburg, Germany where a new building ordinance now requires any homeowner that does roof or heating system repairs to install solar panels. From his deck, Mr. Schönherr can see the town’s famous hilltop Gothic castle as well as two of its three power-generating windmills. On his roof, a…
Kids
I’ve been taking plenty of photos lately, especially since finally acquiring a Canon 10-22mm which I’ve been saving for I don’t know how long anymore. The problem is that I never have time to post-process. Partially that’s because my computer is slow and I’m still working of a 17″ CRT monitor, which is just not…
Tonight: Chef Stew
You had to expect that we hadn’t heard the end of the Issac Hayes incident. Tonight, Trey Parker and Matt Stone strike back: Hayes, also a Scientologist, is the subject of The Return of Chef!, a hastily assembled 10th-season premiere airing tonight (Comedy Central, 10 ET/PT) and written in response to the actor’s exit. Details…
Fallingwater
Hat tip to fix buffalo today for running across this excellent video clip on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. This building has always been at the top of my list of places to go see, and even without seeing it in person I know that it’s my dream house.
Canadian Muscle
Announced today… the 2009 Dodge Challenger will be built in… Brampton, Ontario. Personally, I don’t care where the car is built. It’s damn sexy, and that’s all that matters. It is, however, another one of those brain-benders for the UAW folk who have to come to terms that it’s a classic American muscle car from…
Bring on the Wal-Mart!
No matter where Wal-Mart attempts to go, NIMBY’s are sure to be found. Hamburg is no different. According to The Sun a group of 18 whopping people showed up at the Hamburg Planning Board meeting to protest Wal-Mart’s move to the ghost town known as Brierwood Plaza. The group cited several thinly veiled NIMBYistic concerns,…