I’ll make this short. I am very cranky this afternoon, and I admit it. The lead from the AP wire, a few minutes ago: “Consumers are saving more than they’re spending, and that has in… more →
A Town Squareaandh wrote 5 months ago: I’ll make this short. I am very cranky this afternoon, and I admit it. The lead from the AP wi … more →
aandh wrote 5 months ago: We went for a stroll this morning, in lovely Capitol Hill. And to my complete delight, we discovered … more →
aandh wrote 5 months ago: The largest city on earth – Tokyo. Image by Altus. I have often found myself reflecting here o … more →
aandh wrote 7 months ago: Edison’s first lamp, by Robert Farrow. I am not a luddite, but I do have a very healthy skepti … more →
aandh wrote 8 months ago: We hear every day now about the staggering sums of money being thrown at this and that sinking secto … more →
aandh wrote 10 months ago: Image from flickr. “Once we accept that our cities will not be like the cities of the past, i … more →
aandh wrote 11 months ago: Announced just over a week ago, your new infrastructure fund is now gone, Mr. President. It’s all be … more →
aandh wrote 11 months ago: Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic. Dan Rather In the last … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: Today I try to understand our cities in another way, using a comparative juxtaposition of images. Wh … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: I have been reading my usual array of favored websites, and have run into an interesting string of c … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: This graphic was in today’s Washington Post. It illustrates the time Americans waste sitting i … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: “Sail on, O ship of state, sail on… our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee… … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: GEM e2 electric car – under $10k. One of our readers points out that cutting carbon footprint … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: You may recall this image – a one mile walking circle around us here on Capitol Hill. I wrot … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: And the walls come tumbling down. This afternoon I am trying to calm down, without much success. Let … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: Diego Rivera, 1927, Detroit Institute of Arts. You probably have heard, as we did this morning via t … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: “The city, however, does not tell its past, but contains it like the lines of a hand.” I … more →
aandh wrote 1 year ago: Traces of the old city, still visible in the midst of the next city. If there are blocks in the next … more →