tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63524970713358754092024-03-07T23:48:22.192-07:00THIS IS A PLACETommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-71725158993015127882008-09-17T20:42:00.001-06:002008-09-17T20:43:43.989-06:00A StormWell that was a long storm.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-50221966696219215562007-09-17T15:26:00.000-06:002007-09-17T15:44:36.936-06:00A Storm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Ru70_4PXi6I/AAAAAAAAAOI/WWw8YbxG0qM/s1600-h/Weather.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Ru70_4PXi6I/AAAAAAAAAOI/WWw8YbxG0qM/s320/Weather.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111292005377870754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Ru71AIPXi7I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/enHlw1mieFw/s1600-h/IMG_3185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Ru71AIPXi7I/AAAAAAAAAOQ/enHlw1mieFw/s320/IMG_3185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111292009672838066" border="0" /></a><br />Two nights ago this strange storm blew across the city. It was small and gentle and silent with thunderless lightning strikes.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-65202940290379796432007-09-17T12:20:00.000-06:002007-09-17T12:22:15.443-06:00TENORI-ON<object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_SGwDhKTrwU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_SGwDhKTrwU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Visual control of sound. Very cool.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-46655088419265431662007-09-14T16:51:00.000-06:002007-09-17T18:21:18.598-06:00Slow HomeIn response to a comment on my <a href="http://thisisaplace.blogspot.com/2007/06/slow-home.html">Slow Home</a> post I am answering here.<br /><br />How does one afford it?<br /><br />That is the problem isn’t it? A simple appeal to the consumer will yield little result. The current structure of development prevents affordable alternatives to the status quo. Consumers can’t wait for big developers to change and big developers have no motivation to change. A young family needing a house will purchase the house, out of those available, that best fits their needs. However, just because a consumer buys the best product they can doesn’t mean that it’s the best product for them or the one they really want. If all the cars you can afford are Fords and Chevys and you buy a Ford it doesn’t mean that Ford makes the best car for you. We need a Honda or Toyota in house production.<br /><br />Look at <a href="http://www.daybreakutah.com/">Daybreak</a> where just a few of the principles of <a href="http://www.cnu.org/">New Urbanism</a> are used – small lots, walkable tree lined streets, detached garages placed back from the street – and you see higher property values and extraordinary demand. All of these things would have been negatives to developers just ten years ago. People buying houses ten years ago might have been happy with a Daybreak style neighborhood but developers were telling them they wanted something different and no one was offering real alternatives. Daybreak is a weak example of what is possible. But zoning codes are still stuck in the 60’s, developers are notoriously conservative and contractors are frightened of change. If it worked in the past why change?<br /><br />Worse yet if you want a modern house using unique materials in a walkable dynamic neighborhood you run into contractors that are scared to vary from long established routines without charging extra and developers who don't think people want modern homes (they also have no idea how to do them right).<br /><br />To answer the question of how does one afford something like the Slow Home ethic is a complicated endeavor. Right now I am still figuring it all out. One thing however is sure - it involves a lot more than just the consumer.<br /><br />I hope to revisit this topic again soon.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-35284405812909583892007-09-14T10:37:00.000-06:002007-09-14T10:39:57.467-06:00Once<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Ruq5H4PXi4I/AAAAAAAAAN4/D2nKbmbzw9I/s1600-h/406px-Onceposter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Ruq5H4PXi4I/AAAAAAAAAN4/D2nKbmbzw9I/s320/406px-Onceposter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110100272212315010" /></a><br />This is one of the sweetest most refreshing films I've seen in years.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-31648349939786498882007-09-06T18:10:00.001-06:002007-09-07T09:36:29.665-06:00WindriversWell I just wanted to post a few more photos of the trip.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCY9EvOL1I/AAAAAAAAANg/N5AO3MHRPHg/s1600-h/Group.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCY9EvOL1I/AAAAAAAAANg/N5AO3MHRPHg/s320/Group.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107250152449388370" border="0" /></a>Here is a part of the group (from left to right) Kit (Glyn), Cory, Jason, Sheralyn, Allen, Lorin<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCY9kvOL2I/AAAAAAAAANo/eo4KguRfgfc/s1600-h/EvanCraig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCY9kvOL2I/AAAAAAAAANo/eo4KguRfgfc/s320/EvanCraig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107250161039322978" border="0" /></a>Evan and Craig<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCY-EvOL3I/AAAAAAAAANw/-pCM4jCIeGs/s1600-h/Brian.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCY-EvOL3I/AAAAAAAAANw/-pCM4jCIeGs/s320/Brian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107250169629257586" border="0" /></a>Brian</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYGkvOLxI/AAAAAAAAANA/IVWP1mR3ixk/s1600-h/BacktoCamp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYGkvOLxI/AAAAAAAAANA/IVWP1mR3ixk/s320/BacktoCamp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107249216146517778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYHUvOLyI/AAAAAAAAANI/N14BqeH6hrI/s1600-h/Rocks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYHUvOLyI/AAAAAAAAANI/N14BqeH6hrI/s320/Rocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107249229031419682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYIEvOLzI/AAAAAAAAANQ/R1UyTZmnAEA/s1600-h/SunsetMountain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYIEvOLzI/AAAAAAAAANQ/R1UyTZmnAEA/s320/SunsetMountain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107249241916321586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCXbkvOLwI/AAAAAAAAAM4/w6DWX6PAIMs/s1600-h/Darren.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCXbkvOLwI/AAAAAAAAAM4/w6DWX6PAIMs/s320/Darren.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107248477412142850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYIkvOL0I/AAAAAAAAANY/UTGWp6pIPL4/s1600-h/Cloud.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RuCYIkvOL0I/AAAAAAAAANY/UTGWp6pIPL4/s320/Cloud.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107249250506256194" border="0" /></a>Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-50189852294145952442007-09-04T16:08:00.000-06:002007-09-04T16:21:42.760-06:00Windrivers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3YrkvOLpI/AAAAAAAAAMA/EP2Z-ojt9NE/s1600-h/IMG_3008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3YrkvOLpI/AAAAAAAAAMA/EP2Z-ojt9NE/s320/IMG_3008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106475795615723154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3YsUvOLqI/AAAAAAAAAMI/ozkS_XdKsKk/s1600-h/IMG_3142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3YsUvOLqI/AAAAAAAAAMI/ozkS_XdKsKk/s320/IMG_3142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106475808500625058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3Ys0vOLrI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/ttKTgwB04jA/s1600-h/IMG_3114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3Ys0vOLrI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/ttKTgwB04jA/s320/IMG_3114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106475817090559666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZVEvOLsI/AAAAAAAAAMY/gpvkNuxt9Fw/s1600-h/IMG_3048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZVEvOLsI/AAAAAAAAAMY/gpvkNuxt9Fw/s320/IMG_3048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106476508580294338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZWkvOLtI/AAAAAAAAAMg/kLW5ZlFV6S8/s1600-h/IMG_3045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZWkvOLtI/AAAAAAAAAMg/kLW5ZlFV6S8/s320/IMG_3045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106476534350098130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZXEvOLuI/AAAAAAAAAMo/REZGKAuHfAE/s1600-h/IMG_3062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZXEvOLuI/AAAAAAAAAMo/REZGKAuHfAE/s320/IMG_3062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106476542940032738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZYUvOLvI/AAAAAAAAAMw/MSiTumUb9TQ/s1600-h/IMG_3148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rt3ZYUvOLvI/AAAAAAAAAMw/MSiTumUb9TQ/s320/IMG_3148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106476564414869234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here are just a few pictures from my trip to the Windrivers. The highest point I got to was 11790 ft. peak on the continental divide.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-23773013825846066072007-08-28T17:51:00.000-06:002007-08-28T17:57:28.315-06:00Miss TeenOK, I have to comment on this one. If you haven't seen Miss South Carolina answer a question in the Miss Teen USA pageant than check it out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww">here</a> first. This is the response I loved.<br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vUE1Cu04Jzo"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vUE1Cu04Jzo" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object>Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-76803002996523227962007-08-23T21:45:00.000-06:002007-08-23T21:56:09.813-06:00A Response to AdamI just responded to <a href="http://beingissomethingness.blogspot.com/2007/08/chicken-is-dog-is-cow-is-cat.html">this</a> post on Being is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Somethingness</span>. I thought I would share my <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">response</span> here as well because I feel the experience was significant enough to remember it.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I don't have a good answer. I believe we tend to anthropomorphize the animals we commonly view as pets so it seems much more like murder to kill them.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I was backpacking and fishing last weekend and I caught several fish (which I haven’t done in many years). When I was removing the hook from the mouth of one of the fish I noticed it’s eye looking back and forth from my hand, which was struggling to remove the hook, to my face. For a moment I felt real sorrow for killing the fish. I even felt compelled to audibly apologize to it – though I am sure it didn’t understand what I said. I'm not sure that the fish was at all aware of what was happening but seeing its eye looking at me gave me pause.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I love meat and seafood and that won’t stop but I believe it is very healthy to periodically “look into the eyes” of the animals we kill to eat. It wouldn’t hurt to actually take those lives with our own hands if it was feasible. Then we might more fully understand that meat doesn’t grow pre-packaged on a meat tree and that real animals (some with might even pass for a personality) die to give us sustenance. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">As for caged veal – I believe it should be illegal. And so should foie gras.</span>Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-29969746571154727362007-08-21T13:39:00.001-06:002007-08-21T17:39:21.956-06:00Grandaddy BasinJust a few pictures from a weekend in the high <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Uintah</span> wilderness. This is a special place for me. It is where my first backpacking trip into the high country happened and where I realized that I loved being alone in the wild.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB20vOLdI/AAAAAAAAAKg/oMaZvDFRw1c/s1600-h/TheBasin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB20vOLdI/AAAAAAAAAKg/oMaZvDFRw1c/s320/TheBasin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101243413052665298" border="0" /></a>This is a view of Grandaddy Basin from Hades Pass a saddle you climb over to get into the basin from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Grandview</span> trail.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB4kvOLeI/AAAAAAAAAKo/b34HQ1BcFH0/s1600-h/Steep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB4kvOLeI/AAAAAAAAAKo/b34HQ1BcFH0/s320/Steep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101243443117436386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstEkEvOLjI/AAAAAAAAALQ/tkA7tGTvhOY/s1600-h/NateFishing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstEkEvOLjI/AAAAAAAAALQ/tkA7tGTvhOY/s320/NateFishing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101246389465001522" border="0" /></a>Nate trying out Betsy Lake.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstyjkvOLoI/AAAAAAAAAL4/wWv4PANudU8/s1600-h/OffTrail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstyjkvOLoI/AAAAAAAAAL4/wWv4PANudU8/s320/OffTrail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101296958409944706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstyfkvOLmI/AAAAAAAAALo/_L-prXH9d9s/s1600-h/Park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstyfkvOLmI/AAAAAAAAALo/_L-prXH9d9s/s320/Park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101296889690467938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstEikvOLiI/AAAAAAAAALI/O7nG9A_Czjo/s1600-h/Fire.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstEikvOLiI/AAAAAAAAALI/O7nG9A_Czjo/s320/Fire.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101246363695197730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB5kvOLfI/AAAAAAAAAKw/FxALjsXl3Fg/s1600-h/SonnyLake.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB5kvOLfI/AAAAAAAAAKw/FxALjsXl3Fg/s320/SonnyLake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101243460297305586" border="0" /></a>After spending our first night next to a group of inconsiderate, noisy idiots we decided to go cross country and try out our orienteering skills. We did spend an hour wandering around semi lost for an hour after we shot past one of the lakes we were heading to but we eventually found our way to Sonny Lake. That night was cool, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">breezy</span>, peaceful and quiet.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB60vOLgI/AAAAAAAAAK4/zv0AhgkOH0M/s1600-h/PondAfterRain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstB60vOLgI/AAAAAAAAAK4/zv0AhgkOH0M/s320/PondAfterRain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101243481772142082" border="0" /></a>An unnamed lake north of Mohawk Lake - just after the rain.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstEmUvOLlI/AAAAAAAAALg/dIhzNRaus7g/s1600-h/Fish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstEmUvOLlI/AAAAAAAAALg/dIhzNRaus7g/s320/Fish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101246428119707218" border="0" /></a>A fish?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstyhEvOLnI/AAAAAAAAALw/5z6dkqZnxGw/s1600-h/TheDrive.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RstyhEvOLnI/AAAAAAAAALw/5z6dkqZnxGw/s320/TheDrive.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101296915460271730" border="0" /></a>A view of the canyon on the drive out.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-57331586513182336732007-08-14T15:09:00.000-06:002007-08-15T17:35:01.868-06:00Bocce and BBQ<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RsIi34HcrOI/AAAAAAAAAKY/4gqTCmtbcKY/s1600-h/IMG_2618-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RsIi34HcrOI/AAAAAAAAAKY/4gqTCmtbcKY/s320/IMG_2618-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098676071488597218" border="0" /></a><br />We have decided to take back the park. So Parktivities was born. It's a grassroots effort to begin using the park and creating an informed, aware and invested community that loves the park. We have bocce and BBQ on Sunday night and today we did Yoga with Dallas at 7:00-8:00 AM - ending at the tolling of the bells of the Greek Orthodox church.<br /><br />It's a fun way to send a message to the city that we want the park clean and safe. With Salt Lake Mayoral race in full swing I believe will be heard.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-50788070158695004092007-08-13T23:01:00.000-06:002007-08-13T23:08:49.872-06:00SportsI have never read a statement about youth sports that I so fully agreed with. I liked sports and had a lot of fun playing with friends in the town park growing up - but as soon as it got too serious and stopped being fun I was over it. Card says it well <a href="http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/everything/2007-07-29.shtml">here</a>.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-33207693895357778742007-08-09T10:51:00.000-06:002007-08-09T11:53:12.653-06:00Straws and Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RrtT6IHcrNI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/ssD345lva8g/s1600-h/47851803f5021d83f1e10a30016eb021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RrtT6IHcrNI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/ssD345lva8g/s320/47851803f5021d83f1e10a30016eb021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096759661376089298" border="0" /></a><br />I saw this exhibit mentioned on a on a website and later in the back of Dwell. <a href="http://www.moroso.it/">Moroso</a> teamed up with <a href="http://www.tokujin.com/">Tokujin Yoshioka</a> for their exhibit in Milan, he used 3,000,000 plastic straws to create an ethereal and cloud-like room. I like <a href="http://one.revver.com/watch/259452/flv">this</a> little video of the event.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-87235161338109354512007-08-01T23:02:00.000-06:002007-08-10T22:45:36.477-06:00The Spirituality of Harry PotterI think <a href="http://blog.beliefnet.com/blogalogue/harry_potter/">this</a> debate on beliefnet was very interesting. If you have time check it out. Especially the post by Orson Scott Card titled - What Civilization Does Harry Potter Create?Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-59393431391168697752007-07-25T15:52:00.000-06:002007-09-08T21:48:51.312-06:00Washington DC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RqfPWoHcrLI/AAAAAAAAAKA/SBUVBSMfkB8/s1600-h/MikeMeJul07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RqfPWoHcrLI/AAAAAAAAAKA/SBUVBSMfkB8/s320/MikeMeJul07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091265891398364338" border="0" /></a><br />Here are two pictures from our recent trip to Virginia and Washington that I liked. The first is of Michael and Me at Monticello although you would never know that by the background but I did wear my patriotic tee.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RqfPW4HcrMI/AAAAAAAAAKI/MmADqq3nA2k/s1600-h/MotherMeJul07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RqfPW4HcrMI/AAAAAAAAAKI/MmADqq3nA2k/s320/MotherMeJul07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091265895693331650" border="0" /></a><br />This next picture is of Motherwell and Me. He is one of my most influential Abstract Expressionist painters. I didn't take down the name of this piece but from the looks of it it is from his <span style="font-style: italic;">Elegy to the Spanish Republic</span> series though it doesn't display quite the quintessential forms as some of this series, it's just a little loose. Judging from the scale probably dates from the 1950's. These were painted as a reflection on the brutal and savagely bloody civil war and Franco's subsequent destruction of the Spanish Republic. Personally standing in front of a painting of this scale is impressive. The deep black forms surround your field of vision and seem to envelop you. Unlike Rothco whose canvases were like doorways to a bright and meditative spiritual realm, Motherwell opens you to the overwhelming destruction and pain that far too often falls upon our lives.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-15914249568265847212007-07-23T18:42:00.001-06:002007-07-25T15:51:53.461-06:00Harry Potter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RqVLZYHcrKI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/rFRpGHzHFuo/s1600-h/IMG_2532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RqVLZYHcrKI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/rFRpGHzHFuo/s320/IMG_2532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090557853154716834" border="0" /></a>Here I am in all my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">geekiness</span>. I went to the party and taught lots of little (and big) wizards and witches how to draw characters from Harry Potter. Nate and I traded off 15 min. shifts teaching <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">essentially</span> the same thing over and over. I had tons of fun. As volunteers we got to be in an accelerated line to buy the book. I got mine around 12:25 thinking I had waited for along time. When I walked out and saw the line still waiting to buy the book I was blown away. There were hundreds of people in a huge line stretching 1/5 of a mile or more.<br /><br />I felt a tinge of sadness roll over me when I got home. That was the last Harry event of its kind. The end of a era.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-55806467589681336432007-07-13T11:35:00.001-06:002007-07-13T11:51:00.251-06:00Line<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rpe7eqzu59I/AAAAAAAAAJo/-EjTjqF6s6Y/s1600-h/salz3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rpe7eqzu59I/AAAAAAAAAJo/-EjTjqF6s6Y/s320/salz3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086740439700006866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rpe7e6zu5-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/gJ9JWAat2TE/s1600-h/flow2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rpe7e6zu5-I/AAAAAAAAAJw/gJ9JWAat2TE/s320/flow2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086740443994974178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I love seeing someone who really understands how to use line. Matthias Pliessnig's work is dynamic and active in both drawing and sculpture (which is also functional). Check out his <a href="http://www.matthias-studio.com/">site</a>.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-7452471304897868802007-06-25T21:53:00.000-06:002007-06-25T21:55:24.373-06:00Lucky<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />Wow you never know how animals will act. (It doesn't end as bad as it looks)Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-79028701042416749652007-06-25T20:56:00.000-06:002007-06-25T21:11:10.157-06:00Slow Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoCDEn6ZsTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/3ccKBQolEQY/s1600-h/onio_017_m_h.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoCDEn6ZsTI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/3ccKBQolEQY/s320/onio_017_m_h.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080204495130571058" border="0" /></a><br />"There is a crisis of housing. It is a crisis borne not from scarcity but from plenty - too much, too big, and too many.<br />Large corporations create the majority of our domestic environments.<br />Our most intimate and important places are built for profit rather than people. The result is a seemingly endless sprawl of cookie cutter houses, strip malls and highway interchanges that are bad for us, our families, our cities, and the environment."<br />I couldn't agree more. If we are ever going to create neighborhoods and communities that matter I believe this is the way. Go to the site and see the details if you don't believe me.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theslowhome.com/">Slow Home</a><br /></div><br />Here are ten steps to create better homes and better neighborhoods.<br /><br />1. GO INDEPENDENT<br /><br />Avoid homes by big developers and large production builders. They are designed for profit not people. Work with independent designers and building contractors instead.<br /><br />2. GO LOCAL<br /><br />Avoid home finishing products from big box retailers. The standardized solutions they provide cannot fit the unique conditions of your home. Use local retailers, craftspeople, and manufacturers to get a locally appropriate response and support your community.<br /><br />3. GO GREEN<br /><br />Stop the conversion of nature into sprawl. Don’t buy in a new suburb. The environmental cost can no longer be justified. Re-invest in existing communities and use sustainable materials and technologies to reduce your environmental footprint.<br /><br />4. GO NEAR<br /><br />Reduce your commute. Driving is a waste of time and the new roads and services required to support low density development is a big contributor to climate change. Live close to where you work and play.<br /><br />5. GO SMALL<br /><br />Avoid the real estate game of bigger is always better. A properly designed smaller home can feel larger AND work better than a poorly designed big one. Spend your money on quality instead of quantity.<br /><br />6. GO OPEN<br /><br />Stop living in houses filled with little rooms. They are dark, inefficient, and don’t fit the complexity of our daily lives. Live in a flexible and adaptive open plan living space with great light and a connection to outdoors.<br /><br />7. GO SIMPLE<br /><br />Don’t buy a home that has space you won’t use and things you don’t need. Good design can reduce the clutter and confusion in your life. Create a home that fits the way you really want to live.<br /><br />8. GO MODERN<br /><br />Avoid fake materials and the re-creation of false historical styles. They are like advertising images and have little real depth. Create a home in which character comes from the quality of space, natural light and the careful use of good, sustainable materials.<br /><br />9. GO HEALTHY<br /><br />Avoid living in a public health concern. Houses built with cheap materials off gas noxious chemicals. Suburbs promote obesity because driving is the only option. Use natural, healthy home materials and building techniques. Live where you can walk to shop, school and work.<br /><br />10. GO FOR IT<br /><br />Stop procrastinating. The most important, and difficult, step in the slow home process is the first one that you take. Get informed and then get involved with your home. Every change, no matter how small, is important.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-30520194076450371932007-06-25T19:28:00.000-06:002007-06-25T19:50:03.743-06:00Green Walls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBuiX6ZsOI/AAAAAAAAAIo/BvPavsZOAW4/s1600-h/greenwall1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBuiX6ZsOI/AAAAAAAAAIo/BvPavsZOAW4/s320/greenwall1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080181916487495906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBuiX6ZsPI/AAAAAAAAAIw/fIKTKv1_4xc/s1600-h/greenwall2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBuiX6ZsPI/AAAAAAAAAIw/fIKTKv1_4xc/s320/greenwall2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080181916487495922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBu5X6ZsRI/AAAAAAAAAJA/IfBGNUFK5k0/s1600-h/greenwall3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBu5X6ZsRI/AAAAAAAAAJA/IfBGNUFK5k0/s320/greenwall3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080182311624487186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love this. It's nice for the corporate office but it would be amazing in a living room. I imagine it would be alot of work to maintain and a bit messy but who cares. Here is the <a href="http://www.indoorlandscaping.de/">site</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBwPH6ZsSI/AAAAAAAAAJI/mj4PKnm-aBo/s1600-h/greenwall4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RoBwPH6ZsSI/AAAAAAAAAJI/mj4PKnm-aBo/s320/greenwall4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080183784798269730" /></a><br />Here is one for your courtyard.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-40767710832684820482007-06-22T18:20:00.000-06:002007-06-22T18:28:44.452-06:00Mark Luthringer - Ridgmont Typologies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnxniH6ZsMI/AAAAAAAAAIY/n7F18rGc2dI/s1600-h/officeparks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnxniH6ZsMI/AAAAAAAAAIY/n7F18rGc2dI/s320/officeparks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079048315704291522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnxniX6ZsNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/90ikcbkqmeo/s1600-h/mallrooflines.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnxniX6ZsNI/AAAAAAAAAIg/90ikcbkqmeo/s320/mallrooflines.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079048319999258834" border="0" /></a>This says it! I won't say much - just that I am really glad to see this work. I really wish I had time to go to the show. Here is the <a href="http://www.markluthringer.com/index.html">site</a> - read the statement.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-12724399879352638522007-06-22T14:29:00.000-06:002007-06-22T14:39:03.695-06:00Radiolaria<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rnwyjn6ZsLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/XzmDYfR6T90/s1600-h/Lophospyris_pentagona_i_s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rnwyjn6ZsLI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/XzmDYfR6T90/s320/Lophospyris_pentagona_i_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990067357823154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rnwyjn6ZsKI/AAAAAAAAAII/8PiJrdpc9MU/s1600-h/pl_24_205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rnwyjn6ZsKI/AAAAAAAAAII/8PiJrdpc9MU/s320/pl_24_205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078990067357823138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I realized that I need to start keeping track of the things I am thinking about during the day. Of course I am working on my regular projects but I am constantly distracted by new ideas and (for me) new discoveries. Here is a <a href="http://www.radiolaria.org/index.htm">site</a> that I cant get over - see the archive. So <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">absolutely</span> inspiring. Maybe these constant posts of random junk won't inspire anyone but me. Then again this is my blog and if you want to know what I am doing, how I'm thinking, and where I am going as a person and as an artist then follow along, I'm glad to have you with me.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-13632126986205436762007-06-21T11:23:00.000-06:002007-06-21T11:25:15.099-06:00Hobbit?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rnq0Vn6ZsHI/AAAAAAAAAHw/gbnD4rDSzJE/s1600-h/image_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/Rnq0Vn6ZsHI/AAAAAAAAAHw/gbnD4rDSzJE/s320/image_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078569813397844082" border="0" /></a><br />If you always wanted to live like a modern hobbit this is the way.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-28446565289943077132007-06-21T10:38:00.000-06:002007-08-21T22:45:41.517-06:00Casa PR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnqrG36ZsFI/AAAAAAAAAHg/vhGql5bJ3IU/s1600-h/Picture+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnqrG36ZsFI/AAAAAAAAAHg/vhGql5bJ3IU/s320/Picture+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078559664390123602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnqrG36ZsGI/AAAAAAAAAHo/kJ8kxOYUb3I/s1600-h/Picture+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnqrG36ZsGI/AAAAAAAAAHo/kJ8kxOYUb3I/s320/Picture+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078559664390123618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnrBO36ZsJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/_z15JQdohw8/s1600-h/PR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnrBO36ZsJI/AAAAAAAAAIA/_z15JQdohw8/s320/PR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078583991084888210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnrBJH6ZsII/AAAAAAAAAH4/7BgrMAVUEuA/s1600-h/PR2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnrBJH6ZsII/AAAAAAAAAH4/7BgrMAVUEuA/s320/PR2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078583892300640386" border="0" /></a><br />Beautiful introspective minimalism. The inside is white and airy with a lot of natural light from sky lights above. <br /><br />The outside is sculptural. Maybe a bit of form over function but like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gehry</span> sometimes the sculpture is foremost. And oh yes that is a spiral stair sunk into the yard and leading into or out of the house (this represents for me so many childhood fantasies). You could never do that in the U.S. (not <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">legally</span> that is) thanks to the safety police.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352497071335875409.post-74713589768329079662007-06-20T19:05:00.000-06:002007-06-21T09:20:53.036-06:00Institute for East Asian Architecture and Urbanism<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnnP4n6ZsEI/AAAAAAAAAHY/XSHfQQbtQ9M/s1600-h/07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J05vv9acL0Q/RnnP4n6ZsEI/AAAAAAAAAHY/XSHfQQbtQ9M/s320/07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078318626530504770" border="0" /></a><br />I just ran across this <a href="http://www.east-asia-architecture.org/">site</a>. It has a nice set of articles under the "Architecture of the Month" section. I adore that set of buildings in the middle picture. I just wish I could see them larger. I don't imagine that I would like an entire street with such extreme step backs but this little section disrupts the wall nicely - like a river cascading down between two cliff faces.Tommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05841837537139225416noreply@blogger.com2