jmkarc

2008-04-10T06:38:00.000-07:00

GRO design and Tim modelmakers have joined forces to update table football with 11 - the beautiful game, named after the number of players on each side and the common expression 'the beautiful game' used to describe football or soccer depending on which continent you come from.

The model of the football table incorporates a number of lighting effects. This required not only finding the best lighting solution, but also writing software to enhance the experience of playing the game - showing the winning goal or restarting the game.

You're invited to road test '11' and test your skillz at the debut in Milan next week.

11 - the beautiful game
Via Forcella 8, Milan
April 16-21, 2008

AMS v1.0

2008-04-10T06:24:00.000-07:00

I forgot to post this one here.

Delft

2008-04-03T05:22:00.000-07:00

Hard Hat Tour of Rijksmuseum

2008-04-01T09:44:00.000-07:00

The main building of the Rijksmuseum has been closed since December 2003 to the public. Much of what has been built in the past 50 years, is now extracted. Now the original layout of the building has been restored, bringing Pierre Cuypers's architectonic concept back to life. Light and air are back in the museum after the removal of the gallery spaces that once filled the atriums. We saw arches, windows, and original decorations that were once covered by walls and ceilings.

Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photographs inside the building. Here are some links for you to see and read more:
Interior Panoramas of the Construction
Final Design
History of the Rijksmuseum

Rotterdam

2008-03-27T06:28:00.000-07:00

You will see in the pictures the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi), museum of architecture. The building is situated at the edge of the Museumpark in the center of Rotterdam and was designed by Jo Coenen. The NAI stores important architecture archives and collections, and makes them accessible to the public.

Take a look at the Sonneveld House which stands adjacent to the NAi on the corner of Jongkindstraat and Rochussenstraat. Built in the early nineteen thirties, it is one of the best-preserved houses in the Nieuwe Bouwen style, the Dutch branch of the International School of Modernism. It was designed by the architecture firm of Brinkman & Van der Vlugt. We were able to see what it was like to live in a hypermodern home in 1933.

The Erasmusbrug is a cable stayed bridge across the Nieuwe Maas river, linking the northern and southern halves of the city of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was designed by Ben van Berkel and completed in 1996. The 808 metre long bridge has a 139 metre-high asymmetrical pylon, earning the bridge its nickname of "The Swan".

Designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the KPN Telecom building stands at the end of the Erasmusbrug. The section that faces the city and the Erasmus Bridge is the most interesting portion of the building. The façade is tilted and has a slanted pillar from the ground going into the center of the façade. It is clad with a green curtain wall system that is complemented by green lights distributed evenly over the glass façade. The lights work as a giant billboard and the patterns they create are easiest to see at night time or on an overcast day. These patterns change and move throughout the day.

Would you like to live in the Kubuswoning (Cubic Houses)? Designed by Piet Blom in 1984 they sit on top of a pedestrian bridge over a busy street. The cubes are tilted and sit on hexagon-shaped pole structures. The interior living space is split into three levels. The triangle-shaped lower level contains the living room and kitchen. The middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, while the top level, also in a triangular shape, is used as either an extra bedroom or a living space.

Amsterdam v1.1

2008-03-13T09:38:00.000-07:00

Click for some information on the Post CS Building, 11|Restaurant, and the Stedelijk Museum at expatica.com

11|restaurant_bar_club

Fried Green Apples...

2006-10-02T13:33:00.000-07:00

From iPush, "We love Apple. Apple knows more about "clean" design than anybody, right? So why do Macs, iPods, iBooks and the rest of their product range contain hazardous substances that other companies have abandoned? A cutting edge company shouldn't be cutting lives short by exposing children in China and India to dangerous chemicals. That's why we Apple fans need to demand a new, cool product: a greener Apple."

ASCII-O-Matic

2006-08-09T13:51:00.000-07:00

Typorganism presents the ASCII-O-Matic, allowing you to quickly create your own ASCII art.

via Core77

Beertable

2006-08-09T13:36:00.000-07:00

beer + table = beertable
by: MICHAEL KRITZER

Zidane Header - As seen by the Germans:

2006-07-27T12:37:00.000-07:00

Zidane Header - As seen by the French:

2006-07-27T12:35:00.000-07:00

Zidane Header - As seen by the Italians:

2006-07-27T12:34:00.000-07:00

Zidane Header - As seen by the Americans:

2006-07-27T12:33:00.000-07:00

Zidane Header - As seen in Hong Kong:

2006-07-27T12:12:00.000-07:00

Zidane Header Flash Game

2006-07-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

Check out this little flash game, you can take out Materazzi yourself. (click image above)

Carnage at the World Cup...

2006-07-10T17:57:00.000-07:00

Zinedine Zidane takes out Marco Materazzi....mafia style...now he is wondering where he parked his Cadillac.
Ironic?

2006-05-22T13:39:00.000-07:00

VIA: Inhabitat:

FLOW: Antidotes for Overconsumption at ICFF

"Danish designer, Mads Hagstrom, director of The FLOWInstitute at Dansk Design Centre, brought a show-stopping installation to ICFF. FlowMarket sits in the middle of the exhibit floor, enclosed in a sheer white curtain. The booth is set up as a store, but the products on the shelves are empty containers with generic labels addressing the plagues of consumer culture.

Plastic drink bottles read “Clean Tap Water”; Spam-like tins say “100% GMO”; a cold case contains aluminum soda cans labeled “Renewable Energy”; rows of pill bottles say “Valuebased Consumption.” It’s a powerful space - clean and white - with a hanging poster in the middle quoting our friend, Anna Lappe: “Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you want.”

What’s a little disconcerting is that this booth isn’t just set up as a store, it is one. You can buy everything you see."
+ The FLOWInstitute

“Traditionally, sustainability is conceived as an environmental issue, but theFLOWinstitute has developed theFLOWmodel, which concretizes sustainable growth on three levels: Man’s relationship with himself (the individual), man’s relationship with others (the collective) and man’s relationship with nature (the environmental).”

The Package

2006-03-31T17:26:00.000-08:00

So...No I did not order male energy tea...
My parents came to Glendale and visited Cynthia and I a couple weekends ago. It came up that I have not been getting very restful sleep as of late. My brother has been using one of these memory foam pillows lately, and he convinced my Mom to try it also and they both swear by them. (Core Products) My Mom thinks that I may not be getting good rest because of my pillow. She tells me that she will buy me one and have it shipped to me. I tell her to have it shipped to my office as only Sophie is home during the day, and we have not trained her to accept packages.
Today the package with the pillow arrives at my office. It is a standard cardboard box about 10" wide X 13" long X 17" high. And, of course printed in 1" tall letters right on the side is what you see above. Consequently would you assume there is a "memory plus pillow" contained there in...NO!
Thanks Mom, for the pillow, not the male energy tea box.

Do you like orange balls?

2006-03-30T09:23:00.000-08:00

ConocoPhillips is removing the iconic 76 Balls and replacing them with boring rectangular signs that aren't even orange! Our petition and boycott asks that they STOP THIS and leave the remaining 76 Balls on their poles, where they belong. If you would like to help, here's what to do:

1) sign the PETITION; after adding your name to the list, you can also call or email ConocoPhillips DIRECTLY.

2) Join the digg online community and click that you "digg" THIS POST. If we can get enough diggs, the topic will rise to the front page and get many thousands of visitors.

3) if your local 76 gas station still has its ball, tell them "if that ball goes, so does this customer!" And if your local 76 station has already switched to the liver-colored tombstone sign, don't buy gas there and be sure to tell the owner why. (DOWNLOAD and print these cards to make it simple.)

4) SPREAD THE WORD: through blogs, email chains, conversation, calls to your favorite talk radio show and letters to the editor.

5) visit our FORUM to report existing or missing 76 Balls in your community. Take photos and host them for free right on the Forum.

Consumers have the power to change corporate mistakes. ConocoPhillips will listen if you just speak up!

2006-02-21T07:50:00.000-08:00

Great snow weekend!

2006-02-11T22:16:00.000-08:00

Truffles, as far as the eye can see.

2006-02-02T22:29:00.000-08:00

Come to Cynthia's and Gina's brithday bash!!! It is at McMurphy's Tavern in Pasadena.
Sat. Feb. 4, 8:00pm.!!! Be there.

Jeep

2006-01-24T12:50:00.000-08:00

A video: Jeep, Bouncy and Fun...
*thanks Prakash

2006-01-24T11:22:00.000-08:00

This artist is making these 'animal' machines that walk under power from the wind. There are videos on his site, it is astounding. Click 'Film' under the StrandBeest to see some cool videos.

2006-01-05T12:49:00.000-08:00

"Imagine combining your love for bouncing balls and your obsession for taking pictures into one, now it has a name Satugo."

2006-01-04T13:22:00.000-08:00

Some great photography, overshadowed.com.

Ducati Hypermotard

2005-12-02T18:56:00.000-08:00

Can you say bitchin, I know you can.

iPod Boom Box

2005-12-02T16:05:00.000-08:00

Finally someone design a iPod boombox that truely compliments the iPod.
Article in Metropolis Mag.
amplipod.com

Architects...bad drivers?

2005-11-23T12:54:00.000-08:00

Who gets in the most accidents

Top 5 occupations	Accident rate*	Bottom 5 occupations	Accident rate
1. Student	152	36. Homemaker	76
2. Medical doctor	109	37. Politician	76
3. Attorney	106	38. Pilot	75
4. Architect	105	39. Firefighter	67
5. Real estate agent	102	40. Farmer	43

*Average for all occupations was 89.
Source: Quality Planning Corp.

Occupations that get the speeding tickets -- and those that don’t

Top 5 occupations	Ticket rate*	Bottom 5 occupations	Ticket rate
1. Student	88	36. Teacher/professor	30
2. Enlisted military	78	37. Secretary/clerical	27
3. Manual laborer	78	38. Law enforcement	39
4. Politician	76	39. Librarian	24
5. Architect	72	40. Homemaker	21

*Average for all occupations was 45.
Note: Speeding tickets is a subset of moving violations.
Source: Quality Planning Corp.

Occupations that get the most moving-violation citations

Top 5 occupations	Citation rate*	Bottom 5 occupations	Citation rate
1. Student	121	36. Firefighter	39
2. Manual laborer	112	37. Secretary/clerical	38
3. Architect	106	38. Librarian	33
4. Enlisted military	99	39. Law enforcement	32
5. Politician	97	40. Homemaker	31

*Average for all occupations was 63.
Source: Quality Planning Corp.
Full Article at MSN

2005-11-17T13:06:00.000-08:00

"It's the one and only. Known for its full flavor and remarkable smoothness, Newcastle is a light brown nut ale, imported from England. Newcastle is a refreshing ale, with a nice creamy mouth-feel, an all around refreshing ale to enjoy anytime. The Newcastle basket comes with one 20oz. bottle, four 12oz. bottles, two glass Newcastle steins, a Newcastle bar towel, a Newcastle T-shirt, and Newcastle coasters."
Yummy Newcastle...

2005-11-08T12:57:00.000-08:00

A silicon garden. Dead flowers emersed in 25 tons of liquid silicon kept at a temp. of 80 degrees Celsius. Via BLDGBLOG. Amazing.

2005-11-04T13:41:00.000-08:00

yum....MEAT!!!

everlab's One-Hour Circle

2005-11-03T12:57:00.000-08:00

"A circle is the locus of all points equidistant from a central point. There is a theory that if you can draw a circle, you can draw anything. everlab, in its quest to merge art and science, now brings to you the one-hour circle. Portable, adhesive, and battery-powered, the one-hour circle creates a perfect pencil orbit in sixty minutes. Available in a range of aesthetically appealing colours, the everlab one-hour circle can bring a little bit of mathematical perfection to every room in the house."
Buy Here, More everlab here.

2005-11-01T09:31:00.000-08:00

Well the word is out...male architects are sexy...

2005-10-31T13:48:00.000-08:00

Sweet robot illustrations...here.

2005-10-31T09:48:00.000-08:00

Bathroom with perpetual stage fright...

2005-10-22T22:03:00.000-07:00

Intelligent Design...
"Day No. 1:
And the Lord God said, “Let there be light,” and lo, there was light. But then the Lord God said, “Wait, what if I make it a sort of rosy, sunset-at-the-beach, filtered half-light, so that everything else I design will look younger?”
“I’m loving that,” said Buddha. “It’s new.”
“You should design a restaurant,” added Allah...."
Read the rest of the week, click the link above, or here.

Go Ogle

2005-10-17T13:16:00.000-07:00

The series Go Ogle by photographer Meggan Gould takes the first 100 responses to a Google image search, then overlays those 100 images into a single photographic "average."

2005-10-07T19:33:00.000-07:00

33 Things answers everything you were ever curious about - even if you don't know it yet.

Disneyland Pics

2005-08-28T19:27:00.000-07:00

2005-08-12T23:23:00.000-07:00

Need to hold your cords...use the p man...

2005-08-12T23:15:00.000-07:00

Women in under wear falling...

2005-07-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

Pool party...BBQ...Saturday (7/16)...be there...
Call me for details if you need them.

2005-07-05T21:18:00.000-07:00

A well designed cable holder, check it out.

2005-06-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

Top 100 things not to say during your design review. Courtesy of: Wired News Blog.

2005-06-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

Google pays homage to Frank Lloyd Wright. Nice job Google.

2005-06-07T10:48:00.000-07:00

Are you an UberGeek? Well put your money where your mouth is. Clicka

2005-06-06T16:58:00.000-07:00

The coolest powerstrip EVER!

2005-05-23T20:26:00.000-07:00

2005-05-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

Jules from Pulp Fiction coaching hockey!

2005-05-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

MMMMM...Newcastle

2005-05-13T18:29:00.000-07:00

You don't know Jack Schitt, do you?

2005-05-11T20:29:00.000-07:00

My cousin Alyssa at 1 year old.

2005-05-03T15:14:00.000-07:00

"It's Not a Tumor" Watch it, it is great.

2005-04-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

Me and my Vazingha, I miss her too.

2005-04-16T01:04:00.000-07:00

"I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them." -- Pablo Picasso

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as necessary to resolve it." -- Rene Descartes

"Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind." -- Leonardo da Vinci

"You can surmount the obstacles in your path if you are determined, courageous and hard-working. Never be faint-hearted. Be resolute, but never bitter." -- Ralph J. Bunche

"You can have big plans, but it's the small choices that have the greatest power. They draw us toward the future we want to create." -- Robert Cooper

"Optimism is an intellectual choice." -- Diana Schneider

2005-04-05T23:11:00.000-07:00

guess who?

2005-03-28T19:12:00.000-08:00

my jeep

2005-03-28T19:07:00.001-08:00

The Jeep on Pismo Beach

2005-03-28T19:07:00.000-08:00

Cynthia & I in Avila Beach

2005-03-16T14:59:00.000-08:00

1. Jeep
The most kickass vehicle on the face of the planet. Will go anywhere when properly equpped. Will crush little rice-boys no problem.
That Jeep ZJ just ramped that Honda!!

2. Jeep

A Jeep, not a car, not a truck, but a Jeep

You call my Jeep a car one more time, I'll kick your ass, *%@#stick!

3. Jeep

etymology: The word jeep does originate as a shortening of the abbreviation "G.P." to the single syllable "Jeep". However, "G.P." is not an abbreviation for "General Purpose" as is commonly believed. The original vehicle designation used by the manufacturer (Ford) for the military "Jeep" was GPW, where G denotes that it was a government vehicle, P denotes that it has an 80" wheelbase (Ford used letters to denote increasing wheelbase; "A" being the narrowest) and W denoting that it was the Willys design.

Ford Motor Company produced Jeeps for the U.S. Government between 1942 and 1945.

4. Jeep

acronym; Just Empty Every Pocket, used by offroaders driving vehicles of make similar to word originally manufactured by AMC or more recently by Daimler-Chrysler.

My paycheck goes directly to my Jeep.

5. Jeep

A 4-wheel drive vehicle that says "Jeep" on it because the manufacturer had the right to put the word "Jeep" on it.
Bumper stickers that say "My other car is..." don't count.

If it says Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Suzuki, or (snigger) Subaru on it, it is not a Jeep! Stop calling it what it isn't.

www.urbandictionary.com

2005-03-14T22:18:00.000-08:00

Me and my cute baby cousin Alyssa.

2005-03-06T00:20:00.000-08:00

You Are 25 Years Old

25

Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

Damn, I was right on.

2005-03-06T00:15:00.000-08:00

You Have A Type B Personality

B

You're as laid back as they come...
Your baseline mood is calm and level headed
Creativity and philosophy tend to be your forte

Like a natural sedative, you have a soothing effect on people
Friends and family often turn to you first with their problems
You have the personality to be a spiritual or psychological guru

Do You Have a Type A Personality?

2005-03-02T16:40:00.000-08:00

Recycled building materials...

2005-02-17T11:52:00.000-08:00

For the difficult people in your life...

2005-02-14T18:11:00.000-08:00

I thought this shirt was real funny.

Proof That Architects Are Smarter Than Engineers

2005-01-31T13:18:00.000-08:00

Three engineers and three architects are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three architects buy only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?", asked one of the three engineers.

"Watch and you will see", answers one of the architects.

They all board the train. The engineers take their respective seats, but all three architects cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please". The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The engineers saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.

So after the conference, the engineers decide to copy the architects on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the architects don't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?", asks one perplexed engineer.

"Watch and you will see", says one of the architects.

When they board the train the three engineers cram into a restroom and the three architects cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the architects leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the engineers are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."

2005-01-29T13:14:00.000-08:00

Great song, great animation, check it out.
(click the banner)

2005-01-28T09:43:00.000-08:00

true?

2005-01-18T21:21:00.000-08:00

2005-01-15T11:02:00.000-08:00

Cal Trans District 7 Headquarters by Morphosis

2004-12-23T10:55:00.000-08:00

Memo from Santa
===============
I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer serve the States of Georgia, Florida, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, and Arkansas on Christmas Eve.
Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. As part of the new and better contract, I also get longer breaks for milk and cookies so keep that in mind.
However, I'm certain that your children will be in good hands with your local replacement, who happens to be my third cousin, Bubba Claus.His side of the family is from the South Pole. He shares my goal of delivering toys to all the good boys and girls; however, there are a few differences between us.
Differences such as:
1. There is no danger of the Grinch stealing your presents from Bubba Claus. He has a gun rack on his sleigh and a bumper sticker that reads: "These toys insured by Smith and Wesson."
2. Instead of milk and cookies, Bubba Claus prefers that children leave an RC cola and pork rinds (or a moon pie) on the fireplace. And Bubba doesn't smoke a pipe. He dips a little snuff, so please have an empty spit can handy.
3. Bubba Claus' sleigh is pulled by floppy-eared, flyin' coon dogs instead of reindeer. I made the mistake of loaning him a couple of my reindeer one time, and Blitzen's head now overlooks Bubba's fireplace.
4. You won't hear "On Comet, on Cupid, on Donner, and Blitzen..." when Bubba Claus arrives. Instead, you'll hear, "On Earnhardt, on Andretti, on Elliott and Petty."
5. "Ho, Ho, Ho" has been replaced by "Yee Haw" And you also are likely to hear Bubba's elves respond, "I her'd dat"
6. As required by Southern highway laws, Bubba Claus' sleigh does have a Yosemite Sam safety triangle on the back with the words "Back Off."
7. The usual Christmas movie classics such as "Miracle on 34th Street" and "It's a Wonderful
Life" will not be shown in your negotiated viewing area. Instead, you'll see "Boss Hogg Saves Christmas" and "Smokey and the Bandit IV" featuring Burt Reynolds as Bubba Claus and dozens of state patrol cars crashing into each other.
And Finally,
8. Bubba Claus doesn't wear a belt. If I were you, I'd make sure you, the wife, and the kids turn the other way when he bends over to put presents under the tree.
Sincerely Yours,
Santa Claus

2004-12-23T10:49:00.000-08:00

The Christmas Bike

A cop was on his horse waiting to cross the street when a little girl on her new shiny bike stopped beside him.
"Nice bike," the cop said. "Did Santa bring it to you?"
"Yep," the little girl said, "he sure did!"
The cop looked the bike over and handed the girl a $5 ticket for a safety violation.
The cop said, "Next year tell Santa to put a reflector light on the back of it."

The young girl looked up at the cop and said, "Nice horse you've got there sir. Did Santa bring it to you?"
"Yes, he sure did," chuckled the cop.
The little girl said, "Next year tell Santa the dick goes underneath the horse, not on top."

2004-12-12T12:35:00.000-08:00

temp

2004-12-09T23:00:00.000-08:00

Bobbie DAWG!!!

2004-12-09T22:55:00.000-08:00

Zeus and some friends.

2004-12-09T21:25:00.000-08:00

ahh Zeus..."Go Anywhere, Do Anything"

2004-12-09T13:08:00.000-08:00

It has been a while. Maybe I will do some posting tonight. Busy "holidays", busy at work with a deadline coming head on ready to pounce. So look for some posts this weekend, but I am not promising anything...

"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."

-Douglas Adams

2004-11-23T09:14:00.000-08:00

You have to check out this sequence of pictures . It is really quite humorous.

Zeus

2004-11-19T21:51:00.000-08:00

And then there were two: The original Zeus has passed on. He is official no longer my Zeus, his legacy continues on with another mortal. I think in all our hearts and our minds and especially in the new black version of the Zeus, his spirit will live on. Please, sit and observe a moment of silence for the original Zeus.
(Throughout the next few weeks, I will post various pictures of Zeus to help ease all our transition.)

2004-11-19T18:23:00.000-08:00

...

2004-11-18T21:55:00.000-08:00

Words to live by.

2004-11-10T09:46:00.000-08:00

rent-a-midget.com: Your one stop shop for all your midget needs!!!

"Crisis of the Election"

2004-10-28T22:57:00.000-07:00

"The essay that follows was first published almost 170 years ago and wasn't even by an American. Alexis de Tocqueville was a 26-year old Frenchman who described to Europe our young country's experiment with something called representative democracy. Though his book is long, his chapters are short. This one is titled, "Crisis of the Election.""

The influence which the President exercises on public business is no doubt feeble and indirect; but the choice of the President, though of small importance to each individual citizen, concerns the citizens collectively; and however trifling an interest may be, it assumes a great degree of importance as soon as it becomes general. In comparison with the kings of Europe, the President possesses but few means of creating partisans; but the places that are at his disposal are sufficiently numerous to interest, directly or indirectly, several thousand electors in his success. Moreover, political parties in the United States are led to rally round an individual in order to acquire a more tangible shape in the eyes of the crowd, and the name of the candidate for the Presidency is put forward as the symbol and personification of their theories. For these reasons, parties are strongly interested in winning the election, not so much with a view to the triumph of their principles und er the auspices of the President elect as to show by his election that the supporters of those principles now form the majority.

For a long while before the appointed time has come, the election becomes the important and, so to speak, the all-engrossing topic of discussion. Factional ardor is redoubled, and all the artificial passions which the imagination can create in a happy and peaceful land are agitated and brought to light. The President, moreover, is absorbed by the cares of self-defense. He no longer governs for the interest of the state, but for that of his re-election; he does homage to the majority, and instead of checking its passions, as his duty commands, he frequently courts its worst caprices. As the election draws near, the activity of intrigue and the agitation of the populace increase; the citizens are divided into hostile camps, each of which assumes the name of its favorite candidate; the whole nation glows with feverish excitement; the election is the daily theme of the press, the subject of private conversation, the end of every thought and every action, the sole interest of the present. It is true that as soon as the choice is determined, this ardor is dispelled, calm returns, and the river, which had nearly broken its banks, sinks to its usual level; but who can refrain from astonishment that such a storm should have risen?

--"Democracy in America, Volume I," Vintage Books (1990 ed.), originally published in 1835.

WTC Findings Uphold Structural Design

2004-10-28T17:17:00.000-07:00

No surprises in the results of federal probe into collapse of the twin 110-story towers.

2004-10-28T11:42:00.000-07:00

Hmmm...food for thought...

2004-10-27T20:10:00.000-07:00

Buying a Jeep is more than just a mere financial transaction. It's more akin to being inducted into a secret society.

2004-10-27T09:59:00.000-07:00

Here is Cynthia's new car...

The Rejection Hotline

2004-10-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

For all of those people out there, (like me, right?), who get countless requests for their phone number and don't want to give it to certian people. (click the pic above) By the way, my new phone number is 310-217-7638

2004-10-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

Cynthia sent me this, great huh?

World Trade Center Investigation "Exonerates" Twin Towers' Design

2004-10-21T16:11:00.000-07:00

World Trade Center Investigation "Exonerates" Twin Towers' Design in Sept. 11, 2001 Collapse

2004-10-18T21:08:00.000-07:00

"Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them." -- Albert Einstein

2004-10-18T21:07:00.000-07:00

"Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea that they subsequently express with their hands." -- Leonardo da Vinci

2004-10-11T00:16:00.000-07:00

My name in Chinese characters.

AHHHH BABY!!!!

2004-10-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

What is sexier then a freshly washed and waxed Ducati?

2004-10-09T15:46:00.002-07:00

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2004-10-09T15:45:00.000-07:00