Archive for November, 2008
More Alewife Leaking
I got an email from a fellow Arlingtonian with some video of Alewife in the rain; he’d seen my post about Alewife leaking. It’s a cell phone video so the quality isn’t that great, but the subject matter is pretty clear. Is that column supposed to be spurting water? I can just hear Dan Grabauskas […]
Posted: November 26th, 2008 under Arlington.
Comments: 3
The Sources of the Financial Crisis
October was a month of breathless financial reporting. There was a lot to be breathless about – the markets were crazy, day after day after day. I know that every editor told every reporter “Explain why this is happening!” It was what the readers wanted, and hell, it might even land a Pulitzer if you […]
Posted: November 26th, 2008 under National.
Comments: 4
Sloshing Through Alewife
Alewife station is such a dump. Every time it rains the lobby is littered with bowls, small trash barrels, and giant, rolling trash barrels, each centered under a leak. Most of them are overflowing. I confess that I drove to Alewife today, rather than bike – the heavy rain turned me into a wuss. At […]
Posted: November 26th, 2008 under MBTA.
Comments: 2
The Usefulness of Twitter
I started Twitter the way many people do: by mocking it. “Why would anyone want to know what I’m having for breakfast?” After enough positive reviews, I figured what’s the harm in giving it a try? I tried. It moved from “try” to an interesting experiment to a real medium. I have more regular Twitter […]
Posted: November 18th, 2008 under Technology, Web.
Comments: 4
A Bad Time to Be Gay in California or Asian in Florida
Obama is going to be President. That’s a big historical milestone for our country, and I’m glad I could witness it. On a more tactical level, I can’t say that I’m excited about it. Passing union-supported card-check legislation? Writing blank checks to failing car companies? I’m not jumping for joy. I will admit it beats […]
Posted: November 9th, 2008 under National, Personal.
Comments: 11