Category Archives: National

Web Bits

Posted on August 28, 2007 by urbanoasis

My paternal grandfather has taken to the habit of giving members of his family, at every opportunity, denominations of the money he spent his life saving. He gave my wife and me money for our trip to Europe then, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Economics, Internet, National, Politics | 1 Comment

Holy Crap

Posted on May 17, 2007 by urbanoasis

I noted a while back that I was surprised to see a couple of the major political blogs talking about energy, transportation, and (obliquely) land-use. I’ve noted I think Jim Kunstler is a real blowhard, but one thing he gets … Continue reading →

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Modernism vs. Traditionalism

Posted on December 3, 2006 by urbanoasis

With a $1 billion building program each year, the General Services Administration, the buildings part of the federal government is a player in real estate, planning, and architecture.  The GSA has been without a chief architect for nearly 2 years … Continue reading →

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I’ve Been Around

Posted on May 26, 2006 by urbanoasis

Where have you been? Wanking around the blogosphere this morning, I found this map of visited states via Tiki Dave. I’ve been around quite a bit of the US, but this map is misleading in a way. In 1999 I … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Economics, Geography, National | 8 Comments

Eight Months Later

Posted on April 21, 2006 by urbanoasis

I’m having a difficult time understanding what is going on in New Orleans. If anyone went down there for Spring Break or has been there recently, please pipe up. What is the scale of cleanup and rehabilitation? Also, if there … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back to Nightly News

Posted on December 16, 2005 by urbanoasis

David Gregory’s White House reporting and grilling of Press Secretary Scott McClellan over the last 6 months may have won me back to watching network news. Thank God the press is done drooling over how “on message” the Bush White … Continue reading →

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Was He Just Lost in the Flood?

Posted on August 30, 2005 by urbanoasis

Having come back from a trip to New Orleans a week ago, I find the hurricane’s impact upon the city particularly poignant. (The trip partially explains this blog’s inactivity). What a city. First off, they have two functioning streetcar lines … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, National, Transportation | 1 Comment

Reality Check

Posted on July 5, 2005 by urbanoasis

This post was supposed to be a warm one about my experience this evening watching the fireworks in Washington DC and how Virginia suburbanites came together on 395, 66, and US1 to make these highways part of the public realm, … Continue reading →

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