This will be a busy weekend. Little Italy festival, Ray at Night, and One Nation at the Whistle Stop. Too bad I have so much work to do :( There are few travel shows out there, and even fewer that I like. Recently I have added Michael Palin’s shows to my very limited play-list (which …
Yearly Archives: 2004
smartcar
Wired covers the 70mpg Smart Fortwo car and their future plans in the US. Gizmo also covers some of their other designs. I want a smart fortwo cabrio, that thing looks fun. The articles are disappointing though. The only model they are bringing to the US is a Smart SUV. Uhg. As if the market …
Transmaterial
I found this really interesting to look through: Transmaterial is a catalog of materials, products and processes that are redefining our physical environment.
Peru prep
I just received confirmation for Anna and I to hike the Inca Trail on Dec 17th. We are going with Andean Life for our trek (you have to go with a certified guide and service). I’m giddy.
Disposables
My links of the day: Stealing a nation – A new documentary by John Pilger, to be screened next Wednesday, reveals how in the 1960s Britain secretly and brutally expelled the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean – so that the US could build a military base there. Good times. He is …