I picked up the George Nelson 48-inch bench I bought yesterday. I’ve been looking for one of these for a long time. It was $245 at another antique store in Sellwood. It has some minor wear-and-tear damage and has some evidence of minor touch-up repairs. Other than that it’s in good condition. It’s not an [...]
Entries from December 2006
December 30, 2006
New chair!
I made another addition to the chair collection, a third Eero Saarinen chair, the Executive Arm Chair made by Knoll. I found it at an antique store in Sellwood for $38. It may be a knockoff since there’s something amiss with it. Take a look for yourself. It does have a Knoll label which makes [...]
December 28, 2006
Stuck, and other holiday ramblings
I’m stuck at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California. There was a problem with an engine of plane the captain discovered while taxiing so they put us back into the gate. After they spent the next couple of hours figuring out what was wrong and trying to fix it, they canceled the flight. So [...]
December 27, 2006
Tips for perfection
Wired magazine has a nice summary of Dean Karnazes’ tips for perfection. I like #4, eat a ton of junk food. That’s pretty much the only one of his tips I follow regularly. I will now officially stop referring to Popeye’s fried chicken as a guilty pleasure. It will now be considered part of my [...]
