Author: Eric

Santana in Las Vegas

I made my first visit to Las Vegas last week, and I don’t plan on returning anytime soon. The exception would be if someone offers us tickets to see another performance by Santana at the Hard Rock Hotel, which was the high point of our trip. The show is called Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through… Continue reading Santana in Las Vegas

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Whatever you’re searching for, it appears we have it here.

I no longer pay much attention to this blog’s visitor stats. When I first started the Gazette, I had a free Site Meter account and monitored it regularly, but that was back in the salad days when blogs were the only social media outlet (and when I actually worked harder at it). When I redesigned/relaunched… Continue reading Whatever you’re searching for, it appears we have it here.

Back Yard Visitor

I glanced at the backyard just before lunch this morning, and my eye caught an unusual shape in our Mexican Elder*, which has been significantly denuded by the winter cold. I looked a bit more carefully – the figure was definitely bird-shaped, but much larger than the usual vagrants. I moved to another window to… Continue reading Back Yard Visitor

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Mad Woodworking Skillz

I once carved a rattlesnake out of a two-by-four. Took me three days. And several two-by-fours. Link via Neatorama

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I Heard the Springs of Hell on Christmas Day

Taking a cue from another local blogger who is recycling some of her material (I don’t have clearance to link, in case you’re wondering), and in response to something that recently arose on Facebook (an exchange between two sisters, one of which happens to be my spousal unit), it seems appropriate – essential, even –… Continue reading I Heard the Springs of Hell on Christmas Day

Digging the QR Code

You’ve seen them here and there, and you’ll see them even more frequently in the future – those black-and-white squares that look like a dying dot-matrix printer spit them out. They’re QR Codes, and they’re tiny gateways to all kinds of good stuff. QR Codes (the “QR” stands for “Quick Response”) were created in Japan… Continue reading Digging the QR Code

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Random Thursday

Oh, boy…the first Random Thursday of 2011. I hope it’s a good one! (See, I never know what I’m going to write until it happens, and the words flow like the aftereffects of a bad batch of shrimp.) Let’s wax nostalgic for a bit. Remember when ordering from an out-of-town company meant getting a paper… Continue reading Random Thursday

A Cornell Professor Writes About “A Death in Texas”

I received an email yesterday from Josh Wallaert, the web editor for Places, which is described as an interdisciplinary journal of contemporary architecture, landscape, and urbanism, with particular emphasis on the public realm as physical place and social ideal. Josh wanted to draw attention to a new essay by Cornell University architecture professor Jim Williamson. I was… Continue reading A Cornell Professor Writes About “A Death in Texas”