Adam Kuban: Kublog

my rest stop on the information superhighway

Month: March, 2009

365.81: Bridge on the Gowanus Canal

Taken while returning home from a pizza-scouting mission in Carroll Gardens. I love the Gowanus Canal and the area around it. Like many people of my age and kind, I’m fascinated with decay and desolate industrial areas. I’m also fascinated by water and can sit and look at bodies of water for—if not hours—a long [...]

365.80: Dog on subway

I like dogs. I really do think they have therapeutic qualities, and I feel much calmer around them. Therefore, it’s nice to see them on subways.

365.79: ‘You scream and you holla ’bout my Chevy Impala’

“So What’cha Want,” Beastie Boys

365.78: On the R Train

Earlier in the day I noticed once again that the MTA has been re-covering the old orange and yellow train seats with an overlay of that ugly new blue color that you see in the new R160 cars. It looks hideous. My favorite color is orange, and I also think orange and yellow are nice [...]

Links from Friday, March 13, 2009 to Thursday, March 19, 2009

Photos Of Abandoned Newspaper Racks Tell The Industry’s Story Beautiful shots of what’s pretty much a graveyard. [via Dobkin]

365.77: Chia Obama

In the gold band, it says, "Full growth in 1 to 2 weeks." Wish we could say the same about the economy.

Chia Obama Now Shipping

Looks like the Chia Obama Chia Pets are shipping. I received an email this morning from drugstore.com that mine had gone out. Not more than an hour later, UPS showed up with my Determined Pose Chia Obama. It’s blurry, but the gold band in the second photo here says “Full growth in 1 to 2 [...]

365.76: Toyota minivan

I’ve always liked this weirdly styled model. It looks like it’s ready to go nose-over.

365.75: Petey’s Burger

The single cheeseburger at Petey’s Burger. I liked the double cheeseburger there more.

365.74: The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show

The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show.