1901

Some of the color combinations at Nordstrom are a little too Paas but I picked up a pair of these and the colored outsole is striking.  The uppers are a little too stiff and narrow though.

Old Raj

The name feels a bit inappropriate but it is a damn fine gin.  I had never seen it before today when I picked it up at a rather dumpy little store north of Charleston.  It has a slightly unpleasant yellow tint but the flavor has all the good parts of Hendricks and Plymouth which is to say that it is flavorful but subtle and not over-powering.  It is expensive though, $60 a bottle.

Holiday Gift Idea #1

I think that this is a george nelson design.  There are about a 30 variations.  It is pretty frequently ripped-off but the originals are fairly well-made and classic. (The little vinyl foot caps are annoyingly lame in every version.)  The IKEA version is especially weak and sure to fall apart in a year or so but I can see why people go for it because the real deal is around $325.  I think this form is called cigar.

buffalo

This is Buffalo's central terminal.  It is an amazing building that is in the process of being restored but may be the site for the Bills new stadium.  There are so many problems with this idea that I can not begin to list them all.  It is clear that the people behind the idea do not have a clue about what makes the Bills such a special franchise.  They also do not appear to know what makes the terminal worth restoring.  My suggestion is that they stay in the RV lot starting Friday night at the next home game.

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galaxy case

More difficult to do than you might think. Especially trying to balance recognizability, whimsy, functionality and design