Eläintarhantie 14 – Part I

You may recall a little something I wrote last year after receiving a surprise e-mail from South Africa. It’s here if you’d like to look back.
Today I received a package in the mail that allows this story to continue. Before I get to what was in that package, I think it’s important [...]

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Envelope

While I didn’t necessarily know what to expect of the Warhol exhibit, I didn’t expect to encounter so much electronic media.  I hadn’t thought of Warhol in those terms.
One of my first jobs was that of a janitor for a slumlord who owned a handful of really shitty commercial properties in downtown Minneapolis.  I also [...]

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Reconstructing a Deconstrutivist Conversation

The initial plans were to take in a visit to the Toledo Glass Pavilion on Christmas Eve, but my arrival time meant we’d have to pass. The drive by was thrilling none the less, and I asked my host to “go around the block again”.
Across the street, attached to the main building of the [...]

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Twelve Years in the Making

It’s interesting how connecting life’s dots creates sketches of things one may not have ever imagined.  Not only are there the dots we create, but there are those that form in the background only to reveal themselves later.
Allow me to explain.
It was October of 1996 when I met Maria at a party in Helsinki.  She [...]

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ODOT to Plan for a More Complete Solution

It might take years for Ohioans to notice the difference, but state transportation planners are getting ready to use greener, less highway-centric criteria to evaluate which projects should get funding.
Ohio Department of Transportation officials said the new factors will help the state build a more modern transportation system, one that includes more rail and water [...]

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Celebrating the COTA Challenge

The official numbers will be ready shortly after the end of December, but with just four weeks left of the year, I can safely say that the savings have been tremendous.
It started last January with the simple idea of using public transportation to get to and from work, but only when it was convenient.  I [...]

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