From Extraordinary Observations
May 15, 2012 at 5:23 pm
I've been in DC for about 2 years. During that time I've ridden in 9 taxi cabs. All of those rides have been business-related. I've never used my own money to hire a cab, and I ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
May 13, 2012 at 4:54 pm
Richard Florida's interview with Jonah Lehrer over at the Atlantic Cities about "creative density" got me thinking about the work I did on "degree density" back in 2010. The concept ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
May 10, 2012 at 6:45 pm
On a recent Friday afternoon I received an email sent to a group of people that suggested going to a DC United game the following Saturday. The emailer wrote "weather looks like ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
May 3, 2012 at 6:05 pm
I'm a data guy. I spend many many hours at my day job staring at tables, crunching numbers, and turning piles of data into something comprehensible. Yet a day doesn't go by when ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
May 2, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Some folks may have seen my post that appeared briefly over at Greater Greater Washington earlier today before it was taken down by the editors. The post was about whether car2go, ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
April 26, 2012 at 7:20 pm
The big headline this week is that aggregate student debt in the U.S. surpassed a trillion dollars and to no surprise, it's hitting grads hard. It's now greater than credit card ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
April 19, 2012 at 5:30 pm
I overheard a conversation earlier in the month by someone who felt frustrated with Easter mass because so many people go and there's not enough parking spaces, so she had to get ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
April 15, 2012 at 11:25 am
In honor of tax day (which is not officially for two more days), I thought I'd make a brief comment on the complexity of the U.S. tax system. Since I've earned enough money to ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
April 11, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Amanda Erickson has a really great article over at the Atlantic Cities about Washington DC's efforts to get visitors to branch out from the typical tourist traps and explore the ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
April 5, 2012 at 7:31 pm
Caitlin Kenney has an interesting video story over at Planet Money about why her wedding dress cost so much money. As someone who will soon be married, I can appreciate this. It's ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
March 25, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Kurt Soller has an excellent post over at Grub Street explaining why a cup of iced coffee costs so much more than a cup of hot coffee. With the unseasonably warm March temperatures ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
March 22, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Angie Schmitt has been posting about gasoline quite a bit recently over at Streetsblog. Recently, she wrote about the public's disapproval with the president over prices, and how ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
March 20, 2012 at 5:15 pm
After I heard Mike Daisey tell his monologue about Apple on This American Life back in January, I decided that it was one of the most interesting episodes of the show that I've ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
March 6, 2012 at 8:01 pm
I'm often reminded of the simplistic view that a lot of people have about climate and weather. For example, the belief that "it's snowing therefore global warming must be a hoax" ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
March 1, 2012 at 9:52 pm
Dave Conz has an interesting article about Homebrewing over at Slate, along with a nice, short video that gives a basic introduction to how it's done. I'll now admit that I've ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
February 28, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Last week I saw a lot of enthusiastic tweets over the news that WaWa might open some gas stations and convenience stores in DC. I'll fully admit that I do not understand why this ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
February 23, 2012 at 6:56 pm
Alex Baca's story on the coffee scene in DC is definitely worth a read. I know that this article has been in talks for a long time, so I'm happy to see it finally come to print, ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
February 21, 2012 at 6:26 pm
DCist highlights a U.S. News list of the best vacation destinations. I think the places on the list can be categorized one of three ways:Major cities (New York, Washington, San ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
February 11, 2012 at 1:34 pm
When I saw this article yesterday, I felt a little sad and embarrassed that I actually lived and went to school in University Heights, Ohio. The article is about how the mayor ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
February 10, 2012 at 8:58 am
The documentary Revenge of the Electric Car opens with a shot of a busy, congested Los Angeles freeway. A voice begins talking about how LA's freeways are great. How they've enabled ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
January 20, 2012 at 8:53 am
AdAge has a headline that reads: D.G. Yuengling & Son Becomes America's Largest Brewer. Of course, once you get into the meat of the article you see that it's technically true ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
January 18, 2012 at 8:57 am
True or False: a household whose income is $160,000 is "wealthy" or "rich"?I asked this simple question on Twitter earlier in the month and it sparked a small debate. Some people ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
December 28, 2011 at 6:19 pm
For a while now I've been enjoying food shows - mostly stuff on the Food Network, like Good Eats and Iron Chef; but recently I've started watching America's Test Kitchen, which ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
December 26, 2011 at 12:39 pm
Last week I was walking home from work, and without my iPod and earphones, had little ability to block out the loud conversation taking place behind me. One woman was telling another ... (
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From Extraordinary Observations
December 23, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Later today I'll be boarding a plane and flying to Ohio for the holidays, just like I did last month for Thanksgiving, and dozens of other times this year, for a variety of reasons.Last ... (
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