Posts on La Vie Quotidienne

2010-03-18 Some Thoughts on Cuba by Donna Schoenkopf
Everybody’s in Cuba, and here I sit.
2010-03-17 A Battery Charge by Shervin Saedinia
Technology at a Stand Still.
2010-03-16 Health-Free California by Tony Chavira
… shady and sick.
2010-03-11 FourStory Gets Facebookized by Nathan Walpow
Can Twitter be far behind?
2010-03-11 Transsexuals in Cuba by Donna Schoenkopf
Rights of transsexuals are defended by Raul Castro’s daughter and Fidel, himself.
2010-03-10 Movie Theater Stabbing: He’s Done! by Jim Washburn
What the hell, Lancaster?
2010-03-10 Hybrid Madness: The Blogging T-Shirt Merchant by Nathan Walpow
Clothe your body and save the world.
2010-03-08 The Statistic by Tony Chavira
…and plenty more!
2010-03-05 Ganas for Public Life by Tony Chavira
A short video, a short quote.
2010-03-04 PeePoople by Donna Schoenkopf
Waste not, want not!
2010-03-02 Drive and Relax! by Shervin Saedinia
Slow down to be green.
2010-03-02 Chile Quake May Benefit Workers Worldwide by Jim Washburn
The Establishment is all shook up.
2010-03-01 Is Weed Killer Making You Its Bitch? by Jim Washburn
Atrazine “chemically castrates” amphibians. Us too?
2010-03-01 Did You Know That Only 41% of Millennials Have Full-Time Jobs? by Tony Chavira
It’s true.
2010-02-26 What I Want to Know by Donna Schoenkopf
Here are some things I want you to find out.
2010-02-25 The Grass is Always Wetter by Tony Chavira
When it’s watered.
2010-02-24 Geo-Engineering by Shervin Saedinia
What the heck?
2010-02-23 The Advent of Precrime Law Enforcement by Tony Chavira
…using math and GPS data!
2010-02-22 Is It Possible to Use Too Many Napkins & Dishes While Cooking?  YES! by Shervin Saedinia
A short story for ya
2010-02-22 Techin’ Up How We Get Around by Tony Chavira
…moving through the future.
2010-02-22 Cuba Update: Travel Babe in the Woods by Nathan Walpow
He’s a real nowhere man.
2010-02-18 Nuclear Power, Coal Ash, and You by Donna Schoenkopf
Nephew Mike thinks nuclear reactors are just fine, thank you very much!
2010-02-17 Map of the Future by Tony Chavira
…a work of art.
2010-02-15 Funiculì, Funiculà: A Legendary Chorus for Transit! by Tony Chavira
FUNICULI FUNICULAAAAA!!!
2010-02-10 Let’s Cut to the Chase… by Tony Chavira
This is what actually matters.
2010-02-10 Get Adventurous, Get Happy by Tony Chavira
…and get back to work!
2010-02-09 I Get Letters by Donna Schoenkopf
Icy jeans make for a quick wake-up in the morning!
2010-02-08 Re-Building From Scratch: Earthquakes & War by Tony Chavira
“Let’s Re-Build!”
2010-02-04 Do You Really Want to See What Less Government Looks Like? by Tony Chavira
… from Colorado Springs.
2010-02-04 Snowklahoma!! by Donna Schoenkopf
It’s a bitch when you’ve got no electricity!
2010-02-03 Playtime With a Transit Station in Lyons, France by Tony Chavira
…a historic modernist restoration.
2010-02-01 Cell Phones ≠ Car Crashes (Maybe) by Tony Chavira
…studies have shown!
2010-01-31 See the Forest for the Buildings by Tony Chavira
… what it takes to green up the city.
2010-01-28 MVPs for Affordable Housing in Rural America by Donna Schoenkopf
What to choose when you’re thinking of building in the country.
2010-01-26 California’s New Mexican Trade Agreement by Tony Chavira
… thanks Arnold.
2010-01-20 Need Some Facts? by Donna Schoenkopf
When you know you’re right, but you need something to back you up.
2010-01-14 Earthquakes and Governments by Donna Schoenkopf
Bad leadership and devastation go together like rotten eggs and a bad smell.
2010-01-13 Latte! Pussy! Sensational NorthWest Combo Filmed by Cops! by Jim Washburn
No kidding, snatch at a Grab-n-Go coffee stand! Don’t Look! Run Away!
2010-01-12 Modernest: Like FourStory for the Home by Nathan Walpow
I’m going to try the vietnamese lemongrass green beans and tofu.
2010-01-08 Fun Reading by Donna Schoenkopf
If you want to get your blood going, read this!
2010-01-07 Our Shrinking Times: LA Times to Close OC Plant by Jim Washburn
The Morning Attrition
2010-01-07 I Hate HughesNet! by Donna Schoenkopf
What can you get for $100 a month? Not much.
2009-12-26 Atheists are Taking Over!!! Move to Mississippi Now!!! by Jim Washburn
From the Front Lines of the War on Christmas.
2009-12-26 Saudi Arabia: Probably Not the Best Place for a Harry Potter Theme Park by Jim Washburn
More scimitar har hars from our allies in the war on reason.
2009-12-21 WHAT Congestion? by Tony Chavira
…New info and more more more!
2009-12-18 A Photographic Phriday by Tony Chavira
… Images abound!
2009-12-15 Some Green Developments by Tony Chavira
…and not just construction!
2009-12-11 Lessons from Buffalo, NY by Tony Chavira
…and what to change as we go.
2009-12-09 Soldiers and Families Struggling to Live Affordably by Tony Chavira
…our soldiers, our children.
2009-12-07 Shifting Mindsets by Tony Chavira
Stuff we should’ve known all along…
2009-12-01 Suburbs, Parks and Trains: The Tough Decisions by Tony Chavira
…and they need to be made soon.
2009-11-25 Cycling for Cities, Struggling for Streets by Tony Chavira
Biking around…
2009-11-23 A Thanksgiving With No Crime by Tony Chavira
Visions from the Past
2009-11-20 Zoning Out the Homeless by Tony Chavira
… strange situation in Phoenix
2009-11-18 Crossing the Freeway: An Epic Production! by Tony Chavira
Very literally, the art of driving
2009-11-17 A Love Letter to Habitat to Humanity’s LEED-ND Development by Tony Chavira
Let me count the ways…
2009-11-16 (Health)Carefree Job Hunting! by Tony Chavira
And a few charts to boot!
2009-11-13 Before You Go, Here’s Something To Get Really Mad About This Weekend by Tony Chavira
And explode in fury!
2009-11-11 A Few Thoughts on Veterans Day by Tony Chavira
a few thoughts…
2009-11-04 What Lies Beneath by Tony Chavira
An amazing video…
2009-10-28 Five Communities of the Damned by Tony Chavira
Sinister hubs of planned malevolence.
2009-10-21 Bus or Bust! by Tony Chavira
Remember buses? They’re those things on the streets, kinda like cars but greener…
2009-10-13 Who Said Walking Couldn’t Be Cool or Fun? by Tony Chavira
Well, they’re damn liars!
2009-10-12 Socially-Responsible Objective, Fabulous Prizes! by Tony Chavira
GOOD Magazine just can’t get GOODer.
2009-10-09 Gustavomania! by Nathan Walpow
Like the illegitimate spawn of “Frère Jacques” and Jewish wedding music.
2009-10-07 Murder Most Foul, It’s the Stinkiest by Jim Washburn
California “horrorcore” rapper accused in Virginia murders
2009-09-23 Members Only: Penis Imperiled in Pendulous Predicament by Jim Washburn
Dick dick dick.
2009-09-17 Final Sign of the Apocalypse: Bob Dylan Records Christmas Album by Jim Washburn
Folk music’s Bob Dylan rides the yule log.
2009-09-16 Pico Aliso & Revitalization - A Shameless Cross-Plug by Tony Chavira
HOPE VI to Choice Neighborhoods
2009-09-10 An Inspired Education by Tony Chavira
Or a limited one.
2009-08-19 Take a Stroll Down the High-Value Boulevard by Tony Chavira
… and it could be yours!
2009-08-12 I Get More Letters by Donna Schoenkopf
More Killer Highways!
2009-08-11 He Would Have Gotten Off Except for the Fireworks by Nathan Walpow
There’s a blow-up joke here somewhere …
2009-08-11 I Get Letters by Donna Schoenkopf
What makes a safe road? Not what you think.
2009-08-06 FourStory Takes the Week Off by Nathan Walpow
Because it’s too hot and sweaty to do anything else.
2009-07-29 These Are People in Your Neighborhood by Tony Chavira
and they’ll matter for the rest of your life.
2009-07-28 We Really Think You Should Go to James P. Scott’s New Art Exhibition by Nathan Walpow
Dramatic paintings examine what it is to live, work and navigate around Los Angeles.
2009-07-22 Rosie Lives! by Donna Schoenkopf
When a cat is gone for three weeks, you assume she’s dead.
2009-07-18 Hey … Take That Back!! by Donna Schoenkopf
It’s weird when working folks are accused of having too much power.
2009-07-16 Farewell, Mr. Shulman by Tony Chavira
Modernism won’t be the same without you.
2009-07-15 Americans vs. Americanism by Tony Chavira
Dreaming of Dying…
2009-07-13 My World Is Coming Down Around Me by Nathan Walpow
Is it possible TJ’s isn’t perfect?
2009-07-10 Best Friends Forever by Donna Schoenkopf
When you connect with someone, really connect, it is a lifelong thing.
2009-07-08 I Get More Letters by Donna Schoenkopf
The sweetness of the connection between us and our pets shows here.
2009-07-08 BigDog: A Robot for All Seasons by Nathan Walpow
Just in case you think the Terminator is science fiction.
2009-07-06 A Pleasant Lawsuit by Tony Chavira
for Pleasanton, CA.
2009-07-05 Nuts to Alaska! More Sarah Palin Bloviating by Jim Washburn
Sarah Palin has a higher calling; it’s her publisher on the phone
2009-07-03 Sarah Palin in Desperate Bid to Upstage Michael Jackson by Jim Washburn
WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF, I mean, really, what the …
2009-06-26 Sky Saxon RIP by Jim Washburn
The Seeds singer dies in Austin, Texas.
2009-06-23 Tragedy & Transportation by Tony Chavira
Safely Dangerous.
2009-06-10 Our Water Runs Through It by Tony Chavira
Disgusting as it may seem.
2009-06-05 Project by Jiri Barta by Tony Chavira
A short film.
2009-06-04 “How to Be Happy in Business” by Tony Chavira
by Bud Caddell
2009-05-29 Park, Place, Board, Walk by Tony Chavira
Research & Density
2009-05-26 The Farnsworth House by Donna Schoenkopf
This is what inspired me.
2009-05-23 FourStory Gets Kindled by Nathan Walpow
Hot stuff for you early adopters out there.
2009-05-08 Short Walking Movies by Don Livoni by Nathan Walpow
The use of photographs distills cinema’s appeal and its impossibility.
2009-05-01 Livin’ on Dog Food by Jim Washburn
For many Americans, it might as well be pate
2009-05-01 Hate for Rent by Jim Washburn
“God Hates Fags” churchmember come to OC.