878 peachtree

878 Peachtree was built in 1952 for the usda, which now has the building across from mine with all the noisy-ass equipment on the roof -- a major exterior rehabilitation is nearing completion -- the new dark windows are ok, but the openings tend to look like black holes now -- the top photo was taken in 1964 -- i wonder how much of the old krystal is still there -- the basic form is there or something

commerce building

the commerce building (1960), the lower half of which is a parking garage, is now the latest addition to the ga state university campus --- they're winding up a major exterior renovation and i'm wondering if they will turn the parking garage into offices, which is what they did with their very first building, kell hall --- a co-worker reminded me of the great screen on the broad street side ----

midtown greening

more fourth ward park pics

this is absolutely the most glamorous retention pond that has ever been created ---great use of rock all over --- there are two threads of river rock all along the granite walls, marking the water level with a 100 year flood and with a 500 year flood --- for some reason, the conservancy wants to call it a "detention" pond

historic fourth ward park

what a fabulous addition to the many amenities of northeast atlanner! the multiple levels allow for an intensity of use that might not otherwise be possible --- when it's complete, it will stretch from north avenue to ralph mcgill, willoughby way, and the beltline

enjoying the last day of winter

poplar and cherry

busted, cont'd.

busted

a new downtown hotel

courtyard marriott opens in the carnegie building

 green leaves on the trashy-ass ash trees on peachtree, a phrase that practically rolls off the tongue ---

instructions for now: combine one blood orange, a half a lime, and vodka to taste (maybe a splash of sparkling water if you're trying to monitor your sugar intake or something), sit back, and begin the weekend ---

racism

Looting is more likely to occur when groups of people feel they have been abandoned or trapped and anarchy results, or simply when people are afraid of starving or dying of exposure.  After Katrina, we had the first situation, along with a bit of the second. After the Haiti earthquake, we had both in full force.

andrew sullivan has posted a lot about this --- apparently his first post about there being no looting in japan and there not even being a word for it was simply not true, and he admits it ---- which of course will make no difference to ignorant racists who continue to believe that looting is all about "the blacks" ---

a new park

i will have to drag the dog over there this weekend --- it may be a giant retention pond once in a while, but mostly it will be a really great park --- same with the north woods expansion at piedmont park, much of which is built but ehy have yet to get around to opening it ---

cultural differences

they don't even have a word for it ---

commemorating the rebellion

if one wants to commemorate the civil war, read eric foner's the fiery trial: abraham lincoln and american slavery ---that's the narrative that really matters, not the ins and outs of the military campaigns

disaster porn

a mind-boggling mess, never mind nuclear melt-down

the ides of march

crawford long's flowers are a nice counterpoint to a generally gloomy day ---

blogiversary

five years today --- the view has changed: i can't see anything but the far western flank of kennesaw mountain anymore, which is a net loss considering the building that blocked its view, and the tallest, most obnoxious of the radio towers is gone, a major plus no matter how you figure it --- there were something like a dozen construction cranes across midtown when i moved here; now there are none, which is fine with me, except for the few bullshit lots left undeveloped, creating their own little dead zones ---

wisconsin, cont'd.

they're not going away --- 100,000 yesterday

cherry, crabapple, and what not

sunday afternoon to the park

very fine, punctuated by a big black dog attacking guinness at the dog park for no apparent reason (much the way guinness sometimes attacks for no apparent reason) --- no blood was drawn and the dog's human was apologetic

a fine saturday

a really fine productive day, topped off with a walk in the park ---

party time

an inordinant amount of partying and  hoo-ha this weekend, both in the building and on the street --- st. patricks day and all i guess (her skirt is trimmed with dollar bills)

benefits of tax cuts for the rich

an updated tally

loving this weather

more benefits of tax cuts for the rich

House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers today introduced a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the federal government at current rates for three weeks –until April 8 – while cutting $6 billion in spending. [...]


$99 million reduction for NOAA – Operations, Research, and Facilities
$18 million reduction for NOAA – Procurement Acquisition and Construction

friday!

spring flowers and mid-20th century artifacts in midtown

March 11, 2011 Honshu tsunami propagation

worthless critters

there are very few horizontal surfaces in the house that dex hasn't napped on --- he wishes he could get on top of the heating ducts, but hasn't figured out how to do that yet

remembering a neighbor

this was one of a series of giant tulip poplars along the old stream bed between highland and sinclair avenues --- lightning hit it --- sure hate to see it's gone, but, hey, what a memorial!

upper midtown

walked up to rhodes hall for a little event this evening --- i don't get up that way too much, although it's only a little over a mile --- lots to look at

nearly spring blooms

the japanese andromeda (pieris japonica) is nice, even if it is a furriner

read pavord's the tulip and you'll never look at them the same way again

hear, hear

"Of course same sex marriage is constitutional! The right to be yourself, to pursue life, liberty, and property, is protected several ways over several amendments. John Boehner should know this. If only he read the Constitution as often as some of us do, he wouldn’t have bothered to lower himself to this time-wasting, pathetic attempt to invigorate his base of supporters. "Damn, congressman, we’re trying to get up the road here. Either lay out a plan for job creation for all of us to see or get out of the way. You are the Speaker of the House. Scratching around in the ancient dirt of repellent prejudice instead of tackling the real issues is amateur hour. You have a plan? Now’s the time." -
 
Henry Rollins, writing for Vanity Fair.

warmongers

i cannot believe all these people going after obama for not "doing more" about libya, meaning bombing the fuk out of them --- a no-fly zone in bosnia did nothing to prevent the sbrenica massacre --- even the defense secretary thinks it's a dumb idea

i am extremely happy that we've got a president who will not be goaded --- 

another benefit of tax cuts for the rich

i don't even like girl scout cookies, but, really, this wretched excuse for a state legislature is going to tax those cookies (and all our groceries) while lowering the corporate tax rate?

georgia: the state too stupid to be ashamed

go away winter

the japanese magnolia are quite attractive right now and the forsythia is peaking --- of course, most of the native stuff has had sense enough not to bloom just yet

hear, hear

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that Al Jazeera is gaining more prominence in the U.S. because it offers "real news" -- something she said American media were falling far short of doing. . . . Viewership of Al Jazeera is going up in the United States because it's real news," Clinton said. "You may not agree with it, but you feel like you're getting real news around the clock instead of a million commercials and, you know, arguments between talking heads and the kind of stuff that we do on our news which, you know, is not particularly informative to us, let alone foreigners.

this should give the islamophobic teahadists something to talk about

late winter color

and my bilrin

go, wisconsin!

they've started a recall effort against eight republican state senators