On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg triumphantly announced that the NYC marathon would go ahead as scheduled on Sunday November 4. That’s merely six days after Hurricane Sandy hit the region. Per an ESPN story “I think some people said you shouldn’t run the marathon,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg… more »
Telling Stories in a VERY Unique Way…
October 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When I read the New York Times Book Review of Chris Ware’s “Building Stories,” I found myself scratching my head. He did what?? Ware created a graphic novel, called “Building Stories,” that comes in a box containing 14 pieces: four newspaper-like broadsheets three magazines two pamphlets two standalone strips one… more »
OEBS to Perform the Goodman-Copland Clarinet Concerto…
October 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
People tend to associate the name Benny Goodman with Big Band music. Known as the “King of Swing” and “The Professor,” Goodman’s instrument was the clarinet — one that generates one of the happiest sounds on earth, in my opinion. Benny Goodman’s achievements include: > His music ushered in the… more »
Adventures in Crating…
September 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Another weekend, another project… This time we had to build a shipping crate to return a ginormous TouchIT board that weighs roughly 75lbs. The width of the container was 89-inches. The height of the container was 56-inches. We built it from boards obtained at Home Depot: 15 each 10ft by… more »
Adventures in Cable Management…
September 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Our adventures in cable management started at Ace Hardware and then moved on to The Container Store, where we picked out several options for solving the office challenge. The challenge, that we accepted, was to put a hole in the conference room table and route cables underneath so that they… more »
