“Saving money” by cutting street sweeping without realizing that it’s actually costing more money to do so, because of lost parking ticket revenue? San Francisco always forgets about how its primary revenue source is the Department of Parking and Traffic.
Month: April 2009
It’s Now Official…
As of 11:30 next Thursday, we own a new 105-year-old house in Pittsburgh.
Springtime
Have I mentioned how much I fucking hate this time of year?
Aside from the pollen covering every surface, which makes using my nose or my eyes damned near impossible, there’s also the developing heat that reminds me that summer is on the way. I don’t like summer. Never have. Summer depresses me. I’d be happy as a clam if the temperature never got far above 65F, and if the sun only came out on days when I specifically planned to be out taking pictures. That’s why I always liked the weather in SF when I lived there, but this week has been one of those weeks where you couldn’t even count on that.
It seemed we had an extra long and extra cold winter this year around these parts. In fact, I was using the space heaters off and on well into April. I liked it. Maybe we’ll have a nice, short, cooler than average summer, too. That would be nice. But I’m not holding my breath.
Videolog: Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Frank Black (1992)
Naked Airports
A great thing about having lots of credit at the local used book emporium is that you sometimes take a chance on a book you might not have grabbed if you’d had to pay cash for it. This one is a good example that I picked up last night. Apparently, it even comes with its own website (one that really annoyingly tries to resize your browser window when you launch it).
Interestingly enough, I was reading coverage last year about the reopening of Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal at Idlewild Kennedy and have really been itching to see it, even if the renovation was less than desirable, and also involved the demolition of an important part of the structure.