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evolving zessn: June 2014
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Friday, June 20, 2014. THE MOST OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE HOMESCHOOL. No, I'm not talking about Suri Cruise or any other celebrity child's education. The Education of Ludwig Wittgenstein. 1947 photo of Ludwig by his friend. Fair use image via Wikipedia. Have you heard of the Wittgensteins? I confess I had not, until I was strong-armed into breezing through several tomes of philosophy on the premise that it would give me a context for understanding architectural theory. Turn of the century Vienna, HELLO.
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evolving zessn: September 2014
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Monday, September 8, 2014. FASHION, COMMUNICATION and DRESS CODES. We "don't wear things in a vacuum." There are many social and historical implications in what we wear. See this thought-provoking article on cultural appropriation. We can communicate so many things with our clothing and grooming:. Something as simple as how much time and effort, time and money someone spends on their appearance tells others quite a lot about them. Alternate Opinion: Communicate Respect. You Shouldn't Be Surprised. I can ...
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evolving zessn: FASHION, COMMUNICATION & DRESS CODES
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Monday, September 8, 2014. FASHION, COMMUNICATION and DRESS CODES. We "don't wear things in a vacuum." There are many social and historical implications in what we wear. See this thought-provoking article on cultural appropriation. We can communicate so many things with our clothing and grooming:. Something as simple as how much time and effort, time and money someone spends on their appearance tells others quite a lot about them. Alternate Opinion: Communicate Respect. You Shouldn't Be Surprised. I can ...
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evolving zessn: April 2014
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Sunday, April 27, 2014. IN HONOR OF SOUVENIRS. Sometimes it is not a time for writing; it is a time for remembering. Image courtesy of symphony of love. Friday, April 18, 2014. DO I REALLY NEED A REAL ESTATE AGENT? Wow We sure pay a high price for their expertise. Typically 6%* of the total sale. 3% goes to the seller's agent and 3% goes to the buyer's agent, though both of those amounts are paid by the seller. Image courtesy of Marcia Todd. Of time spent for him. That's $94 PER HOUR for each. Spend 80 h...
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evolving zessn: February 2014
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Friday, February 28, 2014. MODESTY, VOLUNTARY SELF-RESTRAINT, and BUILDINGS. A Communist Dissident Gets Critical of Western Materialism. 8220;Western society has given itself the organization best suited to its purposes based, I would say, on the letter of the law. 8220;I have spent all my life under a Communist regime and I will tell you that a society without any objective legal scale is a terrible one indeed. But a society with no other scale than the legal one is not quite worthy of man. What if we b...
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evolving zessn: July 2014
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Friday, July 18, 2014. A PLACE OF PRAYER. The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem. Image courtesy of anaulin. Two decades ago I spent a lot of time researching the architectural typology of the temple. I really wasn't too enamored with the subject at first, because I thought it had already be exhausted. But as time wore on, it was really wonderful. One question that I have continued to ponder ever since is. What makes a place sacred? Of a sacred place. Image courtesy of Jesper Särnesjö. Prayer in our Home. In our ho...
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evolving zessn: May 2014
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Friday, May 30, 2014. HOW TO HANG A PICTURE. My sweet sister in law sent me this question recently:. Image courtesy of Horia Varlan. I have a really stupid, basic question but I've never had to deal with it before because of living in student housing. How do you. Up pictures and bookshelves and things? Is there anything more than just nailing or screwing it in where I want it? Do I have to look for a stud? If I'm using screws, can I just use a. Driver or should I buy a drill and drill a pilot hole? Reall...
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evolving zessn: November 2013
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Monday, November 18, 2013. KITCHENS: UTILITY vs. DECOR. I love a beautiful kitchen! Warmth. Hearth. Nourishment. Collaboration. Family. Friends. Comfort. What a beautiful kitchen is not:. Cavernously large. Elaborately carved and difficult to clean. Imposing and impressive, meant to photograph well for magazines, and to be a stage set for fancy dinners. Me, my most difficult client. I've been mulling over what to do with the kitchen in our home pretty much since we moved in seven years ago. I can't even ...
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evolving zessn: January 2013
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Sunday, January 20, 2013. Part 1: "That Building is SO Last Season! Of all the branches of art, architecture drags its feet the most in keeping up with changing styles. Some fads have come and gone before buildings have bothered to take notice. The reason is very simple: MONEY. Most of the arts (literature, painting, music, dance) are practiced by artists who make their own choices in matters of subject, taste and style. Can't afford more canvas? Want is that the starving artist. What exactly is a Patron?
