tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post7331071124565941229..comments2024-03-04T03:10:13.763-05:00Comments on The Öko Box: Rural Entertainment: The DanceMiss Voodoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-13601240149536758712009-08-24T19:32:45.823-04:002009-08-24T19:32:45.823-04:00Wow- thanks ted- that rocks. :) How did ya'll ...Wow- thanks ted- that rocks. :) How did ya'll know my outfit at the dance was all organic and vintage!? Struttin' the eco!<br /><br />Lou Cheese -<br /> I told ya' ! Do it!Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-42756799564948247362009-08-24T16:09:22.836-04:002009-08-24T16:09:22.836-04:00Dang. I knew I should have been riding my bike mor...Dang. I knew I should have been riding my bike more often.......Lou Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998726827025871064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-63861547695847827552009-08-24T04:56:38.422-04:002009-08-24T04:56:38.422-04:00Congratulations! Our selection committee compiled ...Congratulations! Our selection committee compiled an exclusive list of the <a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/environmental-health" rel="nofollow">Top 100 Environmental Health Blogs</a>, and yours was included! Check it out at http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/environmental-health<br /><br />You can claim your <a href="http://thedailyreviewer.com/pages/badges" rel="nofollow">Top 100 Blogs Award Badge</a> at http://thedailyreviewer.com/pages/badges<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />Ted... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-19688063630922141672009-08-23T19:24:31.892-04:002009-08-23T19:24:31.892-04:00Lou Cheese !
Ya know what's funny, it isnt ev...Lou Cheese !<br /><br />Ya know what's funny, it isnt even a sink. It's a water fountain. ;)<br /><br />I love the nuances of old architecture too, I think I am from one of the most beautifully built and oldest cities in America. No city seems to ever come close to the beauty and richness of new orleans for me- it's one of the things i miss most about living there- cause it shows history and it shows a passion for being creative.<br />Not everything in the world needs to be fancy, but I think when a human is going to construct a big ole' building, better make it awesome!<br />I also like everything the old way- we needed alot less junk and used alot less chemicals.Miss Voodoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506905242956102111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808924925271942230.post-80083345039514375852009-08-23T19:05:36.988-04:002009-08-23T19:05:36.988-04:00I'm guessing the "no spitting" is a ...I'm guessing the "no spitting" is a lot better than what the sign probably would have said about 60 years ago, which would have been "whites only". In graduate school I ran a website that many of the local bars and clubs advertised on and I got to know many of the owners well. During a casual conversation about history and culture with one of them she took me up to the bar's attic and showed me all of the segregation era signs that were in place during the building's prior life as a restaurant. It's amazing to think that all that happened until a relatively short time ago.<br /><br />I think the big windows were a popular feature in buildings that were constructed before centralized air conditioning and that housed a large population. Opening the windows allowed the interior heat to escape during the warmer days. Central AC (and the TV) is also why houses before the 50's all had front porches and those after don't. In the old days people would open all the windows in the house when the got home at 5 so the heat could escape, and they'd sit outside on the porch and read a book or talk to neighbors until the house cooled off. Now of course, every cranks the AC and watches TV inside all day.<br /><br />My favorite architectural artifact is the transom, which is a long thin window above doors that are cranked open horizontally. They're mainly used to allow heat and soot from the old gas lamps to escape. The gas lamps were used for lighting so these buildings pre-date the incandescent bulb, and it's rare to find them anymore. But in today's age they help to keep the house cool and allow fresh air to come in without letting the wind blow anything off the table, and they just look soooo classy. I wish my apartment here had them.Lou Cheesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998726827025871064noreply@blogger.com