http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/14788/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:41:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/14788/comment-page-1/#comment-94536 Jim Haas Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:05:03 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=14788#comment-94536 Kunstler used to have a blog (I haven't checked recently) featuring the ugliest places or buildings in the USA. Entertaining and depressing at the same time. Kunstler used to have a blog (I haven’t checked recently) featuring the ugliest places or buildings in the USA. Entertaining and depressing at the same time.

]]> http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/14788/comment-page-1/#comment-94534 Tracy Davis Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:34:41 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=14788#comment-94534 Thanks for your comments, Jim. I love Kunstler - I call him "my favorite crackpot". You might enjoy this short video of a <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/james_howard_kunstler_dissects_suburbia.html" rel="nofollow">TED talk</a> he gave a couple of years ago. Thanks for your comments, Jim. I love Kunstler -- I call him “my favorite crackpot”. You might enjoy this short video of a TED talk he gave a couple of years ago.

]]> http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/14788/comment-page-1/#comment-94532 Jim Haas Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:18:44 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=14788#comment-94532 Correction: The first book was "The Geography of Nowhere" and the sequel was "Home From Nowhere." James Howard Kunstler on the new urbanism and the evils of zoning and related topics. Both available at your friendly tax-supported public library. Kunstler tries to be a little like Hunter Thompson, which doesn't quite work for me, but the information about urban and suburban development is fascinating. Highly recommended (by me). Correction: The first book was “The Geography of Nowhere” and the sequel was “Home From Nowhere.” James Howard Kunstler on the new urbanism and the evils of zoning and related topics. Both available at your friendly tax-supported public library. Kunstler tries to be a little like Hunter Thompson, which doesn’t quite work for me, but the information about urban and suburban development is fascinating. Highly recommended (by me).

]]> http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/14788/comment-page-1/#comment-94531 Jim Haas Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:01:41 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=14788#comment-94531 I always disliked culs de sac but wasn't sure why. Then I read "Home From Nowhere" and its sequel and I <i>really</i> don't like them now. But that just means I won't buy a house on a cul de sac, it doesn't mean I think a state or county or city should just ban them -- that's a bit much. I always disliked culs de sac but wasn’t sure why. Then I read “Home From Nowhere” and its sequel and I really don’t like them now. But that just means I won’t buy a house on a cul de sac, it doesn’t mean I think a state or county or city should just ban them — that’s a bit much.

]]> http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/14788/comment-page-1/#comment-94510 Bright Spencer Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:09:31 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/?p=14788#comment-94510 Super. I especially like the "Gourmet Dirt" article which coincides with one of my paintings from 1999 entitled, "Cool Shake" subtitle "U R What U Eat". Maybe the old wive's tale is true. Super. I especially like the “Gourmet Dirt” article which coincides with one of my paintings from 1999 entitled, “Cool Shake” subtitle “U R What U Eat”. Maybe the old wive’s tale is true.

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