Lovely photos. Summer always does go by too quickly
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§ del.icio.us, link, Photos, seasons, slate, summer
“I have legal papers for Amy Wallace,” a brusque woman’s voice said from the other side of the door when I asked who was there. I was startled. The voice sounded unpleasant. It was dark out. It was the night before Christmas Eve. I didn’t feel like welcoming the voice in. Can you leave the papers outside, I asked? “Are you Amy Wallace?” barked the voice. “Uh,” I said, hesitating, my head muddy. Who was sending me legal papers?# § Culture, del.icio.us, link, medicine, vaccination, wired
The Onion surfaces the subtext. # § childbirth, del.icio.us, Humor, link, pregnancy, the.onion
Crowdsourced remake of Star Wars # § crowdsourcing, del.icio.us, link, mashup, Movies, starwars, Video
A Javascript library for image and vector-tiled maps using SVG # § del.icio.us, Javascript, link, Maps, svg, visualization
Still rocking it at 63 years. # § chicago.tribune, del.icio.us, Interviews, link, Music, People
Exposé on the deceased amateur astronomer # § 2010, Astronomy, biography, del.icio.us, link, obituary, People, Science
Chronicling the building of a modern home in Seattle # § Architecture, building, del.icio.us, house, link
Reassesing the fundamental assumption that real estate prices will always rise:
Housing will eventually recover from its great swoon. But many real estate experts now believe that home ownership will never again yield rewards like those enjoyed in the second half of the 20th century, when houses not only provided shelter but also a plump nest egg.# § 2010, Culture, del.icio.us, link, nytimes, realestate