As a child I was fascinated with science, and space travel in particular. I grew up in the 1960s, when we were racing the Soviets for the first moon landing, and young American boys were issued Major Matt Mason toys as a matter of national policy. I devoured How and Why Wonder Books on Planets [...]
Glass globe and trees On Sunday I returned to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, bringing along a friend who hadn’t visited for a couple of years, and another who had only seen the Chihuly at night. Coincidentally, the Miami Herald has an article today about the Garden’s success with the exhibit, discussing the increase in attendance [...]
For those of you who may be interested, I’ve added a link to the archives of this incarnation of Hidden City under the main menu. I’m still hoping to get the older material on-line in some form, but unfortunately there’s no ETA on that. Share/Bookmark
This will be longer than usual, in that I’m playing a bit of catch-up. In the future these will be posted a bit closer to the date I watched/read/heard the media in question. Cooking With Fernet Branca, by James Hamilton-Patterson I admit it. I bought this book on a whim in honor of kaydee, who [...]
Please accept my apologies for the unplanned hiatus. I have to work out a couple of things here at HCHQ, and assuming the proverbial creek fails to rise I’ll be back to posting soon. Share/Bookmark
As locals know by now, South Florida is currently experiencing a rising tide of humanity — one piece at a time. Rick is clearly a man who knows how to ride the wave, and is holding a contest: The SotP Bits ‘O Bodies Bonanza. Guess the next part to drift to shore and win free [...]
“It seems very pretty,” she said when she had finished it, “but it’s rather hard to understand!” [...] “Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas — only I don’t exactly know what they are!” Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There Share/Bookmark
In my capacity as proprietor of what may be the oldest continuously operating personal web site in Miami, please allow me to share my experience in how to achieve success in this increasingly crowded field. As will become obvious, this is a case of “do as I say, not as I do.” First, define success. [...]
So in the end, how was 2005 as a year? Let’s review, shall we? Unless I have miscalculated somewhere, 2005 will go down as my year of travel. I managed to visit Key Largo, Orlando, Seattle, Chicago, Providence, Cambridge, Boston, Washington DC, and Salem. Some were work trips, true, and some were quite brief. Still, [...]
Given that work has started to suck again, please accept this linkdump post in lieu of what passes for thoughtful commentary around here. These are various items I’ve come across in the last couple of weeks, none of which are worth expanding into a full post on their own. Perhaps you’ll find something of use [...]
The conditions weren’t the best for the traditional sunrise at the beach. There was a thick layer of fog, sticking to everything and playing tricks with the light. It wasn’t as cold as usual, though, as was evidenced by a large group of revelers just south of me. And once the sun finally came up, [...]