Category Archives: The Good Life

Taste Question

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Don’t get me wrong. I love flirtiness, and I’m more than capable of enjoying some well-placed outrageousness and vulgarity. And I’m not talking here about passing laws. Still: Is this the way we want our popular culture … Continue reading →

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Arbor Gates, The Saga Continues

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The estimable Blowhard, Esq. and I are involved in a quest to direct the attention of architecture fans (and potential architecture fans) to the modest pleasures of what are called “arbor gates” — trellised, usually overgrown, garden … Continue reading →

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Vacation, all I ever wanted…

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Brundle Guy

Brundle Guy writes: First of all, I must apologize. When I was asked to join this ragtag group of misfits and ne’er-do-wells I was frothing at the mouth to get some posts going, make a bunch of comments, start a few … Continue reading →

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Architecture We Love 2

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: As a follow-up to Paleo Retiree’s post, I put together my own montage of multistage entryways from my neighborhood. As you can see, some are more charming and inviting than others. A quote from A Pattern Language: While … Continue reading →

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Genre Movie Themes, Adult Fantasies

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Have you ever noticed how many genre movies of the late ’50s, ’60s, and early ’70s featured specially-composed pop songs? It’s one of my fave aspects of that era in movies. I’m not sure exactly where the … Continue reading →

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Bicycles and Berlin

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Where most things go, I’m a pluralist. As Vedanta maintains: one goal, many paths. And my pluralism extends to transportation policy. Let’s not let any one or two forms of transport dominate, let’s have them all: trams, … Continue reading →

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: My search for the perfect cocktail continues. (And will continue, I hope, for as long as I live.) The Hendry’s Tonic is a first-class beauty from this chic restaurant in Solvang, CA: The restaurant describes its concoction … Continue reading →

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Architecture We Love 1

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: A little tribute to multistage entryways: the sequence of bushes, fences, gates, flowered archways, walkways, stairs, covered spaces, porches, and front doors that, in traditional architecture, help you make the transition from the public world into the … Continue reading →

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