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Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Looking at this photo I shot from the backseat of my carpool this morning while exiting I-65 South, it’s tough to tell what the subject of the picture is. If you look closely, however, you can tell what’s missing: merging vehicles!

Just about every day I spend at least 5-10 minutes of my life at a standstill because Nashville drivers don’t understand the simple concept of merging.

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

...is really, stinking cold.

(Image courtesy of LHOON via Flickr)

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Monday, November 10, 2008

As near as I can tell, “recombobulation” is not a real word.

But the recombobulation area, just past security at the General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is definitely a real place. I promise.

And after taking off your shoes, belt, jacket and glasses, taking out your laptop and emptying your pockets (in short, becoming discombobulated), you may need to make use of this area.

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Friday, September 19, 2008

I love qualifications like these. Otherwise I might have walked off with them both.

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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Simple as that.

This one is down on Broadway Saturday night.

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Monday, September 15, 2008

The Capitol from the Downtown Greenway

I’ve already written about how great Nashville’s Greenways are. Well, this weekend we had some family in town so we rode bike along the Downtown Greenway then through downtown. I highly recommend.

You can start as far north as the Metro Center Levee, but we went ahead and parked at Bicentennial Mall. From there it’s just 1.5 miles to LP Field, but if you go early enough on a Saturday you can bike through downtown without worrying about traffic.

Here’s a map of the trail we took. Find all of the maps here.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Is this not slightly ironic?

I’m not sure if this makes a statement about Nashville, the South, or the whole United States, but when a Hummer can fit into one of our “compact” parking spaces, we know we’ve got big cars.

Since writing this, I’ve learned that such SUV crowding is common at the Belle Meade Kroger, where customers are invited to valet park their ginormous gas-guzzlers before they do their grocery shopping.

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