The Charmed Life

Maybe this is a weak post, 'cause I'm just linking to someone else's found photo.

...but man, seldom has a picture ever captured the aspirations of the American male (viz. your humble narrator) better than this one. Plus, obviously, the style embodied in this photograph is just overwhelming. I must coin a term to describe this category of photograph - "bro-tivation" perhaps?

Also, this picture calls to mind, for me, Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party, although there are clear distinctions between the content of each. I'm sure one could make interesting comparisons and contrasts among the social contexts of the two pictures and our own. I'll forgo that, in the interest of limiting my pretensions.

(The not-so-fine print: Thanks to Jess, for sharing this. Linked from Vintage Photographs, http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc156/lotus_feet/lotus-feet2/JacquelineandJohnFKennedy1962.jpg. New post at the request of Adam.)

Phish in 3D

So excited.

PHISH 3D - IN THEATERS APRIL 30TH from Phish on Vimeo.

Fritz

I've got a new nephew, named Fritz Oliver Sabari - apparently, my sister expects him to assume the throne of Prussia, or something. Love you, Sue.

Foursquare

I've added a gadget that lets me send mobile updates from my phone and lets you know the places I've been haunting. The updates appear at the top right of this page. Don't worry, I won't bore you too much with updates from my two most common locales - bed and work.

Rabbit

Jaime made rabbit (with some kind of coarse mustard sauce) and mashed sweet potatoes and parsnips with Brussels sprouts. It was exceptionally good, even by Jaime standards.

A Land-Use Defeat I'm Happy About

Usually, when a city denies a permit application I'm involved in, it means I just lost a case. Not so today, dear readers.

The 14-story Martin Selig project that was proposed for the lot that sits between my windows and Elliot Bay got rejected by the City of Seattle for the second time on Tuesday. The project appears to be dead, which means the view above will be preserved for the foreseeable future. Yay for NIMBYs!