A close friend of mine has a popular name. She struggles to identify herself, to take strength in her unique being, and she is defied by her name: she is one of millions with this name. The galactic central planning committee gathers to converse and meditate on this problem for a thousand years. One venerable . . . → Continue reading: On Names
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Last weekend (the weekend before Thanksgiving) I returned to Cincinnati to give a presentation of my research findings to the community at the Bond Hill branch of the Public Library. About 25 people came to hear my talk and to ask questions. One woman even bought a copy of my book! Thrilling. Hopefully, I’ll be . . . → Continue reading: Bond Hill Planning History Presentation 
Where I experience some pushback to using anything but Internet Explorer at work. . . . → Continue reading: Orphaned Expectations Interrobang-½ is in Cincinnati where Aharon has volunteered to give a presentation of his masters thesis research to the good people who show up at the Bond Hill Branch Library. “What will I tell them-½” asks Aharon while he procrastinates by interrobanging his head against the wall of his old bedroom. So much anxiety. But . . . → Continue reading: On Nudity Once upon a time there was a fly, big and hairy as some flies are. He was born in a city nearby a large river in Mesopotamia. There the young fly ate the flesh of a corpse until he was no longer a squirming maggot and had to find a bride to birth a new . . . → Continue reading: A Story of a Fly Well, I’ve made it. I’m now living in DC having found a nice internship at the Trust for Public Land, a national non-profit specializing in helping communities create parks and trails. I’m working directly with Peter Harnik who helped to found the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, very exciting. And, get this, I found a place to live . . . → Continue reading: Working I am in DC, surviving on the generosity of friends and a dwindling bank account as I look for work in our nation’s capital. Ideally, I’ll find something in trail advocacy or historical and environmental preservation (perhaps all three!). So far my interviews have been wonderful and the planners I’ve met here, exceptional. Dr. Tanaka . . . → Continue reading: Washington, DC Since first getting this printed on lulu.com I’ve met some incredible people interested in this research. One such person is Dr. Kinji Tanaka of the Japan Research Center of Greater Cincinnati. Dr. Tanaka has long been interested in Lafcadio Hearn and by extension, Henry Watkin, Lafcadio Hearn’s mentor (and founder of Bond Hill). I am . . . → Continue reading: Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Conference 
Having graduated from planning school this past Spring (2004), over the Summer I’ve been cleaning up my thesis and looking for work. As for the former, you can purchase the fruit of my labors here. (If you prefer to read the 230 page fully-formatted 27mb pdf, then please do so at: http://lulu.com/cdi). As to the . . . → Continue reading: Post SOP Life My hair is shorn. These protein strands have been growing since they were last cut in 1998. I had no appreciation of how much lighter my head would be with short hair. Length of shower time has also been reduced. Overall, I am satisfied with the results. So is Dad. And the girls in Planning . . . → Continue reading: update 2003-01-24 |
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