Urban Oasis: Jefferson Square

Well, I finally set up my Flickr account as well as loaded all of my pictures, so maybe I should do this, yeah?  It’s been awhile since I’ve done my Urban Oasis segment, having started with Rittenhouse Square but stopping there.  In this article and my next one, I’ll be covering both Jefferson Square and [...]

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More on Less Music

For another perspective on the music infringment going on in Rittenhouse Square, read this Metro article by Johnny Goodtimes.  Make sure to tease him for calling the square “Rittenhouse Park”.

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Sir, Put Down the Harmonica Immediately!

Some of you might have heard this already, but to me it’s fairly recent news.  For months now, local authorities have been enforcing a ban on unsolicited music in Rittenhouse Square, prompting a protest by permitted musicians today that I could not watch because I was at work (oh, pooh).  The recent ban has effectively dissuaded [...]

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Trivial Trivia

Been a while since I’ve done one of these.  Let’s do a relatively easy one (and by easy, I mean for people who would know the subject, so I guess not so easy):
What Nintendo video game system, not including the Wii or specific models for the same system, had the shortest distribution time for systems [...]

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I’m Lazy

Do you know that I have several things I’ve been meaning to write for the blog for the last month, but haven’t because I’ve been distracted with work, looking for a career change, looking for a new apartment, sleep, figuring out how I can use Flickr with this site, going to a play (which I shall write [...]

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Endorsement: Michael Nutter for Philadelphia Mayor

I should have posted this (and other things) a while ago, but we all get busy, right?
This is a conclusion that I came to some early on, and with relative ease no less.  When mulling over the candidates for Philly mayor, Michael Nutter stood out in just about every way.  As we gaze into a Philadelphian [...]

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