Archives for the ‘Our Great Future’ Category

The Plan

So, I have this plan. I’m now at the point where I have more school behind me than I do in front of me and I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve still got a thesis to think of and put down on paper and a couple [...]

Underwear-off…

Here we go again, people… I don’t know if I’ve been living under a rock or something and this is old news to everyone, but it’s new to me. I’ve recently gotten into performance underwear. This is mainly because I’m tired of being either frozen or super-sweaty on my bike in the [...]

City Experiences: What a Day!

Okay, the last six hours were probably some of the nerdiest hours I’ve spent since becoming a planning student. Check the timeline:
6:00pm – 7:00pm: Photograph traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge. Ask traffic cops about their jobs managing the intersections around one Brooklyn Bridge exit. Record actions of traffic cops at the exit [...]

When Giants Roamed the Earth…

It’s only been two days since I officially finished for the semester, so I haven’t had much chance to read up on any of my favorite goings-ons, but I was able to do plenty of thinking and picture taking during my daily treks through downtown Brooklyn on my way to Pratt.
So, we’ve got this whole [...]

Thoughts on the End of BSG: So Say We All…

I don’t really want to say anything about the plot or the final episode, or any of the other minutea that I’m sure is being discussed on the internetz regarding the intricacies of the plot/characters.  The BSG team gave us four great seasons full of people and events that elicited honest emotional responses from the [...]

The Dog: A Heart’s Best Friend

I’m reading up on transportation issues concerning our aging population and I just hit the section on alternate forms of transportation (e.g. Walking or Biking) and the paper cites a study conducted by the CDC, which produced the following conclusion:
The CDC estimates that if 10 percent of adults began a regular walking program, $5.6 billion [...]

Global Warming: Crisis Averted

    An area man claims to have invented a singular solution to the greatest problem facing our world today, global climate change.
    By inverting a few simple household rules, Patrick Kennedy, a 27 year-old aspiring urban planner, is staring in the face of destiny, or so he maintains in his press release.
    “Remember when you [...]