tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55556902012-02-16T06:00:39.203-08:00Making ProjectsA personal blog to talk about the projects I am working on and the interesting cultural melange that brings them to me.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-73503712395317419092008-09-11T13:34:00.001-07:002008-09-11T13:45:26.215-07:00Letters: A Letter to Commissioner Rory ReidCommissioner Reid: Thank you for your service on the County Commission. I am not in your district but I am grateful for your efforts to improve the valley as a whole. After hearing you speak on State of Nevada last night I wanted to share with you some excellent questions I’ve read regarding success as a community in terms of environmental and social Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-12517882026433017442008-06-06T21:16:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:10:13.707-08:00Letters: A Letter to Brian Greenspun, Editor of the Las Vegas SunDear Brian Greenspun,The word sustainable has gained legs in the last few years. It's no longer on the fringe. Television networks attempt to showcase their sustainable credentials with green content and green logos. And the construction industry is poised to reach a tipping point in building energy efficient, sustainable Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-60370382131501013402008-04-03T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-08T22:21:17.021-07:00Letters: A Letter to Mrs. Mary Beth Scow, President of the Clark County School District's Board of Trustees.Mrs. Scow,Thank you for your service on the school board. As a graduate of CCSD schools I have a lot of respect and thanks for the board's work.I wanted to write you a quick email to express something that crosses my mind occasionally.I am disappointed by the lack of planning and poor use Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-29958367166603003622008-03-20T23:26:00.000-07:002008-04-08T22:15:27.569-07:00Babel Spiderman ThemeA kind of internet toy, Lost in Translation uses several net-based language translators to 'Babelize' whatever you give it to translate. I am having too much fun with it. The best so far...Spiderman, Spiderman. He does whatever a spider can. Is he strong? Listen bub, he's got radioactive blood. Hey there. There goes the Spiderman.gets Babeled into... Man Spider, Man Spider. Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-3298476375436323262008-03-08T21:53:00.000-08:002008-04-08T22:19:41.975-07:00LinkedIn Question: Making Decisions Steve Bannister asked "What are the THREE most important things to remember when making decisions? I am presenting in a few months on the topic of Effective Decision-Making Skills. I have a great deal of research done but I am looking for some opinions and ideas from other people to add to my presentation (done anonymously of course). It Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-48467665280659309942008-03-04T21:29:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:10:13.914-08:00YAF 150 at 150: Jack Travis, FAIA(listen here) The American Institute of Architects honors committed, exceptional members who contribute significantly to the profession and the community by making them a Fellow.I was interested in interviewing Jack because he grew up in Las Vegas (I'm a native) and because of his serious commitment to mentorship. I was introduced to Jack through Bob Fielden, at Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-70954500941120499492008-01-24T19:10:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:10:13.941-08:00YAF 150 at 150: Dr. Robert Fielden, FAIA(listen here) The American Institute of Architects honors committed, exceptional members who contribute significantly to the profession and the community by making them a Fellow.Bob Fielden was made a fellow because of his leadership in the profession and I interviewed him as a part of project by the Young Architect's Forum; the 150 at 150. Young Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-5554530990142002522008-01-10T21:38:00.000-08:002008-03-21T10:11:52.787-07:00Where to go from here.I am interested in rescuing stories. I take as my standard the great storytelling you'll find at This American Life. I have been listening through TAL's archives and I am developing the radio bug. I want to record people telling the stories of their lives before the stories are lost. Little stories. Real stories. I got jump started by joining the AIA's YAF. We are Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-50008881701247858292008-01-06T18:07:00.000-08:002008-06-04T09:25:49.389-07:00New Year's Resolutions?I'm starting a project to write one letter a week to a public official or newspaper for a year. I wrote this week to Senator Harry Reid of Nevada. Unfortunately I messed up the copy and paste from his website to this blog. So I can't share it with you.Paul Cline, AIA is an architect and builder in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is a member of the Young Architects Forum Advisory Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-38079897591661435022007-12-09T22:30:00.000-08:002008-12-11T03:10:14.415-08:00LinkedIn Question: Membership ExpectationsGuy Timberlake asked "What Do You Really Expect From Your Membership? As many might know, managing client/customer/constituent expectations is a challenge at best, which can be a decisive factor in success or failure for all involved. When you are considering participation in an organization (association, professional group, etc.) how do you match-up yourPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-31494748679056923782007-09-23T10:59:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:10:11.559-07:00The Boilerplate RhinoI read The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder by David Quammen and heard him on Fresh Air talking about his new book Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind. (Listen here.) I am enjoyed Boilerplate Rhino so much. The book is a collection of essays. The essays come from Quammen's work at Outside magazine and works as a Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-9486287712473160432007-03-12T09:54:00.000-07:002008-12-11T03:10:14.580-08:00Well, I've spent the last 14 months building the Pearl and we've finally finished.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1133991755523172582005-12-07T13:42:00.000-08:002008-03-21T11:47:50.677-07:00New Orleans - Reconstruction Richard Campanella has come up with an agreeable system to sort out reconstruction on New Orleans. Its almost too simple. Here a summary...Step 1. Determine who wants to returnStep 2. Determine the structural safety of buildingsStep 3. Determine historical/architectural significance of buildingsStep 4. Determine the environmental safety of neighborhoodsStep 5. Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1124309617091464802005-08-17T00:05:00.000-07:002005-08-17T13:14:36.926-07:00A Wired interview with Steve Wynn..."The engineering and the coordination of putting those two things together -- the tower and the mountain -- make a pyramid of Egypt look like a Lego toy! A Lego toy!" -Steve WynnCan we please make a full scale Lego Pyramid now? Thank you.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1124261453531165612005-08-16T23:39:00.000-07:002005-08-17T00:02:30.286-07:00Las Vegas DensityHal Rothman's article in the Las Vegas Business Press is a lament for the mythical American community and a fair warning to anyone who thinks density will cure Vegas' lack of connectivity. I think he's right on target."Such tight-knit community also fostered a set of relationships in the neighborhood. In that world, everybody knew you..."Should this footnote always be a question?Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1123216874043620202005-08-04T21:31:00.000-07:002005-08-04T21:43:07.696-07:00TOSHIKO MORI - ARCHITECTI've bumped into Toshiko Mori's name several times recently. When I was considering applying to the GSD I remembered reading that she was named the Chair of the Department of Architecture, at Amazon I'm always getting reccommended Immaterial/Ultramaterial but I've yet to buy it, and when I bought the new 10/10_2 (a fat book filled with profiles of 100 architects) she Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1123038953259475422005-08-02T20:02:00.000-07:002005-08-02T20:17:32.196-07:00SLADE ARCHITECTUREThis image caught my eye in Lofts: Design Source; Ana G. Canizares, ed. It's listed as the Smith Loft by Cho Slade Architects. It appears that Cho has left the building.How do you find a great business partner? How do you keep them?Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1121189471971779352005-07-12T10:31:00.000-07:002005-07-12T10:31:11.970-07:00urban sprawl: Definition and Much More From Answers.comPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1121189308065036942005-07-12T10:28:00.000-07:002005-07-12T10:28:28.133-07:00Reading this article made me want to compose a definiton of sprawl.
Here goes:
Sprawl is the land use pattern characterized by decentralized services and emphasis on the individual land owner. Community participation requires a car and predominantly occurs in commercial spaces. Further the decentralization of services (utilities, law enforcement, etc) raises the cost per family for these Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1118796342619918482005-06-14T17:45:00.000-07:002005-06-14T17:45:42.663-07:00Play Games? Try Sudoku.
Puzzles IQ Tests Brain Teasers Mind Benders Tricks and Traps Accessible Over The WebPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1118783132968167782005-06-14T14:05:00.000-07:002005-06-14T14:05:33.010-07:00Virtual Egyptian Museum - The Full CollectionPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1118124317388845502005-06-06T23:05:00.000-07:002005-06-06T23:05:17.426-07:00This is amazing: The Foundation for a Better LifePaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1115319730931924452005-05-05T12:02:00.000-07:002005-05-05T12:02:11.030-07:00Just Another SoldierPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1114585143551295742005-04-26T23:53:00.000-07:002005-04-26T23:59:03.553-07:00black countersHere's my first move. Aren't you dripping with anticipation? What will happen next. I think I will try to get more and more creative with my postcards. Thicken the game's creative rue. Touche' Michael. What'chu got?Click on the board to see the whole postcard.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1112679367723965772005-04-04T22:21:00.000-07:002005-04-04T22:46:02.073-07:00white's breakMichael started up another game so I figured I'd start back to random posting. I've been gone for a while. No good reasons for leaving or returning, but I'm glad to be back. I may need to learn some chess parlance in order to label these moves correctly. Or I'll just make something up.Click on the board to see the whole postcard.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090925567963623722004-07-26T09:44:00.000-07:002004-07-27T03:54:23.176-07:00Afganistan
My brother deployed for Afganistan this morning. There's too much to say about this. I'll try to come back to it.
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090785592107758092004-07-25T12:41:00.000-07:002004-07-27T03:42:57.240-07:00Carl
Carl died. He was hit by a car while on his bicycle. Buried yesterday.
Growing up he was more than a little scary. He was fifteen or twenty years older than us and had a very limited vocabulary. A child-man.
On our bikes raceing in opposite directions we teased and provoked him by yelling, "Hee Haw!" It was terrifying and exhilarating being chased by him. He always yelled back at us, "HeePaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090302615353712512004-07-19T22:42:00.000-07:002004-07-19T23:09:28.213-07:00ninth move
Here's my move. My friend Greg told me that there is a winning move. Lucky for Mike I probably didn't make it.
Other moves: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1By the way neither of us claim any chess talent. Oh, and click on the board to see the whole postcard.
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1088665164552568402004-07-19T18:00:00.000-07:002004-07-19T17:39:03.343-07:00Juarez: A City on the Edge
Scott Carrier tells stories, he breathes life into events and make them occur in history. He has power in his voice and compassion.
He's doing a seires of shows for NPR's Day to Day...
Part 1: Poverty in the Global Economy
Part 2: Gangs Battle for Turf, Honor
Part 3: Life Around the Maquiladoras
Part 4: Americans Party in 'Juarez Land'
Juarez Murders Produce Few Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090269155110334572004-07-19T17:12:00.000-07:002004-07-19T17:41:09.603-07:00Feelin' Good
The good people over at Six Feet Under stole my song for their ad, but they put it to good use, and it was never my song anyway. For 3 minutes Nina Simone tells you how she's Feelin' Good. The line that gets me best:
Dragon fly out in the sun
You know what I mean
(Don't ya know)The song reminds me that the fullness of life is free. The line reminds me that it's summer, and Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090280658395653262004-07-17T23:58:00.000-07:002004-07-19T17:45:29.950-07:00Encounter with racism.
I'm just going to relate this as it happened...
Walking to the car after watching Van Helsing Saturday night I see a woman get out of the passenger side of a truck and yell, "That was our spot, you black bitch!"
Astonished, I meet my brother's bewildered eyes, both of us thinking, "Hey crazy person, what does black have to do with it?"
Perhaps because she's used to Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090275489648443062004-07-16T21:30:00.000-07:002004-07-19T15:18:09.650-07:00Two more defeats.
Another night of softball. 0-6, Maybe we need cheerleaders (or some skills). Eitherway it'd be funner.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089907819493408972004-07-15T09:08:00.000-07:002004-07-19T22:55:42.710-07:00This site just launched. It would be nice if it succeeds. Lets give it a try. If you read this and you want Las Vegas to be a better place, vote and list something at Las Vegas Free Classifieds.
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089745207036500712004-07-13T17:15:00.000-07:002004-07-13T12:06:18.220-07:00Be Your Own NewshoundTom Regan at the CSM argues why you should be your own newshound.
This is how I do it...In my Favorites/Bookmarks I have a Days of the week folder, each day has links for other places newspapers (and blogs and webtoons), I click through each link when I have a second. Try these news sources on for size:
Google News
BBC News
National Geographic News
Accelerating Intelligence Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089760977663572762004-07-12T16:22:00.000-07:002004-07-19T15:12:27.460-07:00Kristin Thomas Spam Poetry
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089469651778770342004-07-10T07:26:00.000-07:002004-07-10T07:28:50.173-07:00Los AngelesI'm heading to L.A. in my Dad's BMW for a going away party. I'll send in posts from my phone and then wrap them up into a real post when i get back.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089439912004673562004-07-09T23:10:00.000-07:002004-07-09T23:12:15.730-07:00Skunkity SkunkersonAnother night of softball. It was a double skunkin'. 0-4, baby!Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089266537398357512004-07-07T23:01:00.000-07:002004-07-07T23:02:17.396-07:00Check out this Kerry photo at ZenarcharyPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089257685124902072004-07-07T20:34:00.000-07:002004-07-19T15:25:40.686-07:00eighth move
I got the latest chess move from my friend Mike. We've been playing the same game for months now. Its a good way to keep in touch. I have his earlier moves around here somewhere. I'll scan what I can find and back post them with links or something. Maybe I could get him to scan and email me my moves.By the way neither of us claim any chess talent. Oh, and click on the board to see thePaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1089440058754712772004-07-06T18:30:00.000-07:002004-07-09T23:41:54.513-07:00A Brand New Job!I accepted a new job today! Wish me luck.
I'm a Job Captain at Carpenter Sellers Architects. I sent out resumes, had a few interesting interviews, and was offered a job. I feel so competent. Sufficient even. Now all I need to do is give notice.
I hate to go in and give the two weeks. I get so nervous. Despite doing a great job and arriving at the right time to move on, it always Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1088962449365105172004-07-02T23:00:00.000-07:002004-07-05T12:52:53.826-07:00First Friday - July
I went down to the Arts Factory for First Friday tonight and among other things saw Lost and Found by Greg Segal and Ana Maria Rodriguez. I admire these two shows for their efforts at truth finding. Segal's photographs seek out the dignity and self presence in downtown slums while Ana Maria finds conformity and vacuous absence in our suburban sprawl.
My favorite from toy Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1088752282206637712004-07-01T12:34:00.001-07:002004-07-02T00:21:36.283-07:00
I saw Spiderman 2 tonight. Great movie. Lots of fun action and character development. I'd like to see more heros show up in pop culture.
Spiderman related ephemera...
Spiderman 2 site,
words at McSweeney's,
a softer world cartoon,
and David Edelstein reviews Spiderman 2Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1088238988159696512004-06-26T01:36:00.000-07:002004-06-30T11:37:45.586-07:00
Close to far.
Michael, my brother
Tony
Terrence
John, coach
James
Ron
Softball season started Friday night. 0-2 out the blocks.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1088179437204205272004-06-25T08:56:00.000-07:002004-06-26T01:58:13.103-07:00
prepare 4 downcountmy bluejeans is tight
so on to my love rocket climb
inside tanker fuel is not fuel
but love
above us
there is nothing above
but the stars
above
all systems gone
prepare for downcount
five
four
three
one
OFFBLAST
Via BlogumentaryPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087864163750277482004-06-21T17:20:00.000-07:002004-06-30T11:38:06.946-07:00
Jarret Keene asked me to review his book Monster Fashion today via email and with some suspicion I agreed. I had emailed him the post below about a week ago. He seemed entirely genuine in his request, no question of that, I'm just surprised that someone would seek my opinion on their work. I've had a friend ask me to read her boyfriend's book before (which was great), but I've never had a Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-108783811810005652004-06-21T10:15:00.000-07:002004-06-30T11:36:04.163-07:00Little Children by Tom Perrota
Little Children
I started reading Little Children the other day and I was thinking to myself, "Why the heck am I reading this?"
I remembered buying it on purpose. But what purpose?
Had Amazon let me down? "Your Recommendations" throw me a curve ball? No way. Amazon is always dead on balls accurate.
I just couldn't remember why I had bought and was now reading Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087542252636514252004-06-17T23:36:00.000-07:002004-06-18T00:15:01.786-07:00Its been about a year. Writing this blog. And I haven't found a voice. I don't know what it should be about or what value it could ever have.
When I read blogs the ones I go back to come in a few varieties: link lists, technical reference, and narrative diaries.
The link list is yer basic "I found cool site A via site I read B." Making Projects has mostly been in this vein. I'm not consistent Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087492631239376202004-06-17T10:15:00.000-07:002004-06-17T20:48:38.440-07:00Idol worship was all that, back in the day, and monothesim was not cool about it. If God is the only god then idol worship's gotsta be blasphemy, right? 2nd Commandment n' all. Geometry and calligraphy were a safe bet for Muslim artists...
On the left, a photo of a floor design in Granada, [Moorish] Spain. On the right, photoshopped for your backgrounderous pleasure.
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087228954311257112004-06-14T09:02:00.000-07:002004-06-14T13:03:28.276-07:00Coming down the pipeline...XO: Wearable Robot. Strength enhancing exosuit thanks to DARPA (and the spider aliens). Anybody out there remember X0:Manowar?
(may require registration)
via KurzweilAI.netPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087195278577828272004-06-13T23:41:00.000-07:002004-07-04T11:11:53.496-07:00Culture Here!
Jarret Keene
Lewis Avenue Poets Cafe under the Stars
I don't recall how I came across Jarret Keene's website. Either through Flummox or some other Vegas blog. He mentioned the Lewis avenue reading on May 26th and I made it down to see what I could see.
I came downtown with very low expectations. This is Las Vegas after all and neither poetry nor outside ring true. Reading barely Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087070701348900242004-06-12T13:05:00.000-07:002004-07-04T11:05:23.550-07:00A Picture Share!
On Charleston near the 515
I was driving to my brother's house Saturday and there was major traffic around this secret installation of a gigantic sewer sleeve. Several tents set up along the road, a truckload pristine white of sleevery, and the stench of open sewer. Three hints into the secrets hiding under those tents.
Give up?
It's where they're hiding the aliens.
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1087028915449106252004-06-12T01:28:00.000-07:002004-07-04T11:04:48.726-07:00A Picture Share!
In front of my computer
I discovered that I can post to the blog using email. It's one of blogger's settings. Once you set it up all you have to do is write an email to publish a post.
I had already added the audioblogger phone number as a contact in my mobile so I added the blog posting email for Making Projects to the contact, I took a photo [a close up of my eye], and posted it from my Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1086331379936214042004-06-03T23:06:00.000-07:002004-06-12T11:25:23.390-07:00Our Posthuman Future by Francis Fukiyama
In Our Posthuman Future Fukiyama argues for the creation of national and international regulating bodies that can intervene and prevent certain research in human biotechnology. These technologies assault the basis of human rights by modifying and threatening to harm human dignity. Reason, language, moral choice, and emotions combine in humans to Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1086134668113425732004-06-01T17:04:00.000-07:002004-06-01T17:04:28.113-07:00A new post at Kevin Sites Blog: "...But then we hear reports that a second vehicle has gone into the drink as well. This one from Alpha Company--and the situation is much worse..."Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1085677754166706042004-05-27T10:09:00.000-07:002004-05-27T10:09:14.166-07:00I have three nephews: Noah, Joshua, and David. They tend to accumulate nicknames as they get older.
Noah's nicknames: Sunshine, Skinner, Bearskin rug...
Joshua's nicknames: Shawa (that upsidedown e thingy), Juju, Shawashawa, Joshie...
David is too young to start collecting nicknames.
(They have more nicknames but I can't think of all of them. I will update the post when I can think about it Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1085517780243137542004-05-25T13:43:00.000-07:002004-05-25T13:43:00.243-07:00I ran across Jason Rayles' book Fair about a year ago after listening to Jimmy and Jewel: A Love(?) Story at Transom. Now Transom has posted The Fair a audiovisual recasting of the book. Sure makes me want to have one.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1085440838303846932004-05-24T16:20:00.000-07:002004-05-24T16:20:38.303-07:00At this link you can get a CineVegas Student Pass for $75, with a student ID. Nine days of films with 10 or more films a day. $450 without.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1085171549968711132004-05-21T13:25:00.000-07:002004-05-21T13:32:29.966-07:00David Hasselhofflarity!
via Bethesda BobPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1085006906047508222004-05-19T15:48:00.000-07:002004-05-19T15:48:26.046-07:00Over at You are Big, but We are Small you can find the pirate Furious. This is the kind of fun you have when adults play with toys.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084981527521192202004-05-19T08:45:00.000-07:002004-05-19T08:45:27.520-07:00Find the cheapest gas prices in Las Vegas at Las Vegas Gas Prices.
via FlummoxPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084862238926781482004-05-17T23:37:00.000-07:002004-05-17T23:38:01.676-07:00Kurt Vonnegut wrote Cold Turkey recently for In These Times. Check it out.
via t k b l o gPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084584107143257262004-05-14T18:21:00.000-07:002004-05-14T18:21:47.143-07:00This is my new blogchalk:United States, Nevada, Las Vegas, Summerlin, English, Paul, Male, 26-30, design, architecture. :)Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084558548543733402004-05-14T11:15:00.000-07:002004-05-14T11:15:48.543-07:00The Useless Superheros are coming soon...Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084556837749967652004-05-14T10:46:00.000-07:002004-05-14T10:47:17.750-07:00I've added a counter to the blog today. This could get embarrasing. Does anybody read this?Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084316821664795972004-05-11T15:38:00.000-07:002004-06-01T17:07:29.646-07:00Theory of Revelation
As I see it revelation is necessary for faith. Some one, some tradition, or some relic must impart the articles of faith in order for us to know what to believe that we can't discover for ourselves. I feel revelation occurs when a person gains access to the Truth. This Truth is much greater than knowledge, or even wisdom. Think of pulling back the curtain in the Wizard of OzPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084294488154124402004-05-11T09:54:00.000-07:002004-05-11T09:54:48.153-07:00The google developed social network orkut isn't accepting applications. You have to be invited. I'm caught between the anticipation of wanting to be a member (trusting google to make a good product, etc.) and the frustration of clicking Join orkut! and being rejected. I found out about orkut reading Mirror of Our Lives by Esther Dyson.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1084231997440203682004-05-10T16:33:00.000-07:002004-05-10T16:33:17.440-07:00Kevin Sites Blog has a new post today. Sites is a freelance writer in Iraq. His blog posts tend to identify some person and tell their story. Its almost always a sad one but what can we expect?Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090303327750359002004-05-09T22:57:00.000-07:002004-07-19T23:04:08.173-07:00sixth move
Other moves: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 By the way neither of us claim any chess talent. Oh, and click on the board to see the whole postcard.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1083791173482255292004-05-05T14:06:00.000-07:002004-06-14T11:22:04.843-07:00I love good maps. There's something wonderful about displaying complicated, revelatory information in a drawing. The Urban Institute has published The Gay and Lesbian Atlas by Gary J. Gates and Jason Ost. I've only looked at the pages available at the above links, but it looks like real tool for public policy analysis.
[Update: lead author Gary Gates is interview by NPR.]Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1083685249449879842004-05-04T08:40:00.000-07:002004-05-05T14:09:59.606-07:00A nice gallery of website icons at 300 Images From 1800 Sites via memepool.com.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1083652491353316782004-05-03T23:34:00.000-07:002004-05-11T10:24:55.693-07:00Challenging new Graphic Novel format at Al Sacui 2003.
Here's a little interview of Ashley Wood at Design is Kinky. She has a very dark and sexy illustration style.
Also her website.
The article Hack Your Brain with an iPod at Forever Geek seems too implausible to be true. Must. see. for. self.
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1083352647883386062004-04-30T12:17:00.000-07:002004-04-30T12:25:18.250-07:00Spoetre: (Sp)am (Poetr)y (Re)dux: Take the pile of words found in a typical piece of spam. Dispose of unhelpful words. Insert articles, punctuation. Think, poetry.
Atomic commonweal,
annul this demur exile life.
Its phenomenal squash.
Quixotic, anxious, quizzical boathouse of pious provenance.
A galaxy of poverty estimates.
Libido spirit bring the second baseline.
The durable French colossus Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1083080506443759472004-04-27T08:41:00.000-07:002004-04-27T08:44:50.233-07:00NPR's segments this week about Nelson Mandela look promising. NPR : 'Mandela: An Audio History'Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1082581929530070992004-04-21T14:12:00.000-07:002004-04-21T14:19:05.623-07:00This spam poetry made it through my filters today under an advertizement for something claiming to Unleash the Power of your Digital Cable.
Where we can knowingly figure out our impresario.
garbage can beyond is salty.
judge defined by philosopher, inside satellite,
and insurance agent around paper napkin are what made America great!
Furthermore, toward onlooker procrastinates,
and vacuum Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1082485991883989982004-04-20T11:33:00.000-07:002004-04-20T11:36:10.780-07:00This commentary on Ain't Necessarily So by David Figler does a good job of describing my political viewpoint.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1090303620141209862004-04-19T23:04:00.000-07:002004-07-19T23:08:54.886-07:00forth move
Other moves: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 By the way neither of us claim any chess talent. Oh, and click on the board to see the whole postcard.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1082133726364560812004-04-16T09:42:00.000-07:002004-04-16T09:59:50.106-07:00I came across this using Stumble! Guess the Dictator or Sit-Com Character You pretend to be a Dictator or Sit-Com Character and it guess who you are. It's fun.
Friday Five:
1. What do you do for a living? I design commercial buildings for a developer.
2. What do you like most about your job? Flexability and the sense of [creative] ownership in completed buildings. I imagine its a tiny version Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1078859006072353322004-03-05T18:00:00.000-08:002004-03-09T11:06:01.060-08:00Friday Five:
What was...
1. ...your first grade teacher's name? I'm not sure any more. Mrs. Cinnamy?
2. ...your favorite Saturday morning cartoon? Superfriends, back in the day! Aquaman was so cool. He had telepathy, could breath underwater, and was a king named Arthur.
3. ...the name of your very first best friend? Diana Gomez. She lived down the street and was in the same grade and class asPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1078042303484688632004-02-29T00:11:00.000-08:002008-03-21T11:45:30.222-07:00I have this strange mannerism that often catches me off guard. I imagine painful, unlikely events. For example, I used to work with an exacto knife while building architectural models. I would frequently imagine cutting through my finger. It actually happened often enough to consider this a mental fair warning that knives cut. To get to the unlikely part, sometimes I would go overboard and Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1074841277129158082004-01-22T23:01:00.000-08:002008-03-21T11:42:13.629-07:00Over at Seven Revolutions they are trying to outmaneuver the apocalypse. Actually, they are looking into the seven most daunting problems and challenging revolutions in store for us in the near future. Do you get the knee-jerk reaction to overpopulation that I do? Well, maybe we're right. I live in Las Vegas, an ostentatious and artificial oasis in the desert. Did you know that about half the Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1071603506963729222003-12-16T11:38:00.000-08:002004-06-21T18:27:39.190-07:00I just finished reading The Donkey Show by Michael Patrick Welch. I met Patrick one day on the couch of his girlfriend’s neighbor’s house, where in a galaxy of artful minds and conversations he only stood out as the new guy. We didn’t get a chance to become friends. He was just settling in while I was moving on. After reading The Donkey Show I wish I had had that chance.
The narrative is chargedPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1069751208781925852003-11-25T01:06:00.000-08:002003-11-25T01:07:19.293-08:00What is the role of government? What should government provide to citizens? I'm getting into a civil responsibility kick. I'm frustrated that Republicans and Democrats are presented as viable, opposing alternatives to governance. The only things that strongly separate our political parties are the fringe issues like abortion and gun controls. But I have to believe (and I hope you're with me) thatPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1069314997035885492003-11-19T23:56:00.000-08:002008-03-21T11:41:30.270-07:00There's something to finding the edge of a cliff. Something animal in me that screams with fear and adrenaline, "That's a cliff right there! We're close to the edge!" It's a thrill to overcome this, or to embrace it and master myself."I know its a cliff. I'm the one who brought us here."Laying flat inching towards the edge of some gorge in Arizona or pushing my face past the guard rails atop the Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1068689680284322692003-11-12T18:14:00.000-08:002008-03-21T11:39:16.563-07:00In Las Vegas we have a lot of strip clubs. Recently one club in particular has been having advertisements on pretty early in the evening. Its the same commercial every time; with a kind of tinkley, wind chime, xylophone music and a bunch of scenes with women in bikini sized outfits. All of this is somewhat unremarkable.This is what gets me: while my nephews are playing (2 and 4 years old), Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1067894107322062192003-11-03T13:15:00.000-08:002003-11-03T13:15:05.973-08:00I've been away for over a month. Sorry about that. I'd like to get back and produce something worth reading. There's more to come...Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1066088513982311062003-09-22T16:41:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:34:32.402-07:00I think I need to admit I am totally in love with Amazon.com. Not really in love, but I have so many wonderful expectations. I was an early adopter of internet shopping because of Amazon. I'm not sure when I made my first purchase but it was back in the days when dial-up was king. The reason I shop at Amazon is because Amazon knows me as a customer. In retail, there's no other store that I am Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1063838240306544222003-09-17T15:37:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:26:51.071-07:00Growing up in Las Vegas I always wanted to be a Thunderbird pilot. On the 14th we nearly lost one. Capt. Chris Stricklin (USAFA '94) ejected with minor injuries just before his F-16 crashed. I came across this article with a video (KTVB.COM | Idaho News | Idaho News on Demand) and these other videos: (video1, video2.) Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1063403169616763702003-09-12T14:46:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:25:09.595-07:00FridayI'm all over the place today; mentally and netwise. It's Friday after all. I came across NationMaster.com. It's fantastic. You can find out things like which countries are the most taxed. Like the CIA Factbook done with the capabilities of the internet in mind. (The scope of these sites only overlap on country statistics.) Also, check out the BBC Country Profiles if you're looking for Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1063390814138658172003-09-12T11:20:00.000-07:002003-09-12T11:23:52.273-07:00Sam Brown at explodingdog is drawing wonderful things.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1063317331179766182003-09-11T14:55:00.000-07:002003-09-11T16:07:28.393-07:00How rich are you? >>I'm loaded.It's official.I'm the 53,095,965 richest person on earth!
The Global Rich List is trying to remind us of how well off we really are. (And get us to donate to CARE International.)
Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1063234397992276532003-09-10T15:53:00.000-07:002003-09-10T16:06:51.220-07:00You will find on this page a reminder of 9-11-01. Watch it and pass it on. Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1063057252134732042003-09-08T14:40:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:22:35.939-07:00Warren Zevon died yesterday Sunday, September 7, 2003. I first listened to Warren Zevon in the summer of 1998. A friend had a copy of Excitable Boy and it played in the car for months. I fell in love with the song Rolland the Headless Thompson Gunner. I can't say why for sure. It will always remind me of the cost of war; in success or failure. I once heard a statistic (while standing at the Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-70554714992177130062003-09-03T10:57:00.000-07:002008-03-21T10:58:58.550-07:00I finished Evolving the Mind by A. G. Cairns-Smith a few days ago. For me it was rather ponderous. I may need to re-read it.I picked this book because I came across a quote of Cairns-Smith's in Darwin Among the Machines by George B. Dyson. [A history of computing.]As I understand it Cairns-Smith proposes that the conscious mind, the parts of mind that have feelings and effect behavior, are like aPaul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1062115355066554792003-08-28T17:02:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:17:49.191-07:00WebcomicsIf you want to read a fun (and cheap) web based comic book check out The Right Number by Scott McCloud. I ran into this comic in a round about way. First I was browsing Friendster.com for new friends, if you can believe it, and I was reading about someone who liked Neil Gaiman. That reminded me to check out his blog. From there I learned about BitPass and how Scott McCloud is using it Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1062023247184169272003-08-27T15:27:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:16:42.258-07:00Martin Luther King, Jr.I was happy to run across some reminders of Martin Luther King, Jr. today. The first showed up on This American Life, the second at the Indian Express, and the thrid over at the BBC.At TAL’s Kid Logic Episode a father is explaining to his very young daughter first about the Christmas holiday and the teachings of Jesus and later about Martin Luther King Day and King’s Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1061314050991874192003-08-19T10:27:00.000-07:002003-08-29T10:37:04.280-07:00Bruce Mau is one of the people at MASSIVE CHANGE that is trying to point out what we are doing to the world and what we could be doing.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1060720621890282232003-08-12T13:37:00.000-07:002008-03-21T11:13:30.314-07:00Love. Sex. Life.Do relationships that start with lighnting bolts last? This American Life had a Valentine's Episode that tried to pick out stories of love that lasts; rather than love lost.Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1060646949943522332003-08-11T17:09:00.000-07:002003-08-15T17:00:18.743-07:00I've been bombarded with tragedy all day. Reeling from stories of ethnic and religious strife in Pakistan, the oppressive atmosphere of sexual assault in Gao Xingjian's Soul Mountain, and from Margy Rochlin telling the story of her father Fred Rochlin on This American Life (listen here).
Hearing and reading I fidget with anger. I feel compelled to embrace more and more tragedy. Like it’s a Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1060130709418073652003-08-05T17:45:00.000-07:002003-08-12T09:19:34.573-07:00I try to keep a notebook of terms and people I come across and don't know anything about. It’s a bit like a personal dictionary. It turns out to be a document recording my ignorance. Albeit, a partial record. So I'm always looking for good sources of biographical material on the net. I found a good source for authors at the BBC while looking for Zadie Smith.
She shows up in Episode One of The Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555690.post-1060129549082091822003-08-05T17:25:00.000-07:002003-08-05T17:25:49.023-07:00I've been dwelling on the purpose of this web log. There are a lot of things that are appealing about it to me, but I feel like I need to make it more focused. I need to make it more readable; not that I have any audience. So far I have been relating the trail I've followed to some cultural consumeable and left the reader to decide if its a path they might want follow. I want to rework this Paul Cline, AIAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12056219676615048264noreply@blogger.com0