StreetView Nederland

A new find!  Street view of the “home stretch” of my bike ride home when I was studying abroad in Amsterdam.  Reaching this kaas-kaas place meant I was almost home…  I wasn’t a fan of cheese then so I never went in this place; what a shame.  I did, however, do my grocery shopping at [...]

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Nieuwe Luxor Theater, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

As viewed in Google Earth… With the 3D buildings layer turned on!
I couldn’t quite remember where I took the Luxor picture from a blog entry I posted earlier this week, and curiosity and nostalgia got the best of me.
Ah, the Erasmus Bridge and the KPN Tower (Renzo Piano) help to situate the Luxor – and [...]

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Frank Gehry, EarthSwoop, and Google Earth

I haven’t been in a blogging mood lately. No particular reason. No, it wasn’t because I wanted to keep my photos in the forefront; I’m not THAT vain!
I’m cleaning out my inboxes, and I’m finally reading my Dec 2008 issue of Sightseer, the monthly newsletter for Google Earth.
Looks like they have several 3-D models of [...]

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Guitar and Violin Cabinet, Nascent Ideas

…the TRUE first iteration from sketches, doodles, and precedent pieces…  These came BEFORE the Sketchup model from the previous post, so I’m posting these anachronistically…  Some of the pictures are bad because my printer’s yellow is a bit finicky.
Basically, I want a “permanent” place for my guitar and violin.  I play my instruments more when [...]

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Guitar and Violin Cabinet, 1st Iteration

I want a table saw or a band saw!!!

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