Sunday, September 29, 2024

POTD: Newton Food Centre

"Lively hawkers call,
Seafood sizzles, flavors dance,
Night market alive."

— h/t ChatGPT

From 2023 12 24 Singapore

Singapore has always been known for plentiful, great food. Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Newton Food Centre in Singapore. It's described as a "lively market with numerous stalls & hawkers offering seafood & local specialities." It was an easy walk from our hotel. The offerings were delicious and numerous enough for us to choose this market for meals on two nights.

Saturday, September 28, 2024

POTD: Supertree Grove

"Vertical giants,
Holding gardens in their arms,
Nature redefined."


— h/t ChatGPT
From 2023 12 24 Singapore

Today's photo-of-the-day is from Supertree Grove in Singapore's Garden by the Bay. "Supertrees are the 18 tree-like structures that dominate the Gardens' landscape with heights that range between 25 and 50 metres. They are vertical gardens that perform a multitude of functions, which include planting, shading and working as environmental engines for the gardens." They also provide a great view of Singapore.

A bonus photo is after the jump.

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Volkswagen: About that Mural...

Source: https://www.cor.net/home/showpublisheddocument/41332/638627085143870000
Clay Cooley VW. Photo or Rendering?
Before or After? You decide.

At the September 23, 2024, meeting, the Richardson City Council approved by a vote of 4-3 a request by Clay Cooley Volkswagen to add a repair shop, a body shop, and a vehicle storage lot on their property in the Interurban District. That was all covered in "Council Recap: Sell Out for a Mural", which was already a long post, so I left out a couple of points that should be made. About that mural. And about that landscaping.

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Council Recap: Sell Out for a Mural

Source: h/t DALL-E

At the September 23, 2024, meeting, the Richardson City Council approved by a vote of 4-3 a request by Clay Cooley Volkswagen to add a repair shop, a body shop, and a vehicle storage lot on their property in the Interurban District. This is the district Richardson once envisioned as an "edgy, mixed-use district built upon the existing bones of the district, focusing on adaptive reuse of existing buildings and targeted infill development." We are now faced with admitting that the Interurban District would have been better named the "Car Lots and Repair Shops District."

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Beetlejuice (1988)

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Beetlejuice (1988): To prepare to watch the 2024 sequel, it's time I watched the 1988 original for the first time. It holds up as a silly horror movie, more surreal than scary. Seeing a cast full of big movie stars early in their careers is a treat. B-

Max

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