When is it useful to define the thing by what it is?
When is it useful to define the thing by what it is not?
Why Honolulu Is Primed for a Breezeblock Comeback:
If breezeblock is experiencing a kind of low-level renaissance in Hawaiʻi, a big part of why is that it is humble, democratic, unfussy. An echo of the past, it speaks to our desire for continuity in the midst of change, for signs and symbols that say to us, You belong here. Amid ever-more-inaccessible, all-glass towers and an increasingly virtual world, concrete blocks are tactile and refreshingly solid.
A new design element to be on the lookout for on my daily walks.
Q&A: Expert reveals why Hawaiʻi is World’s Rainbow Capital:
Hawaiʻi has a lot of sunshine, but we also have trade wind showers and the mountains help to enhance those trade wind showers. Our weather is characterized by small showers and lots of blue sky that allows the sun to get in to illuminate the raindrops. Another aspect that makes Hawaiʻi perfect for rainbows is that we have very clean air. We have bright sunshine, but the clean air also means you have fewer condensation nuclei, leading to fewer, larger cloud drops in a cloud. And that allows coalescence where the droplets collect together to form raindrops to occur more easily. So we get rain out of very small clouds, and sometimes you’ll have a rainbow and you look up and it’s blue sky. All of these conditions make it so that Hawaiʻi is perfect for rainbows.
Such a clear explanation about a phenomenon that I witness nearly everyday. Reminder to all: look up and wonder.
Hawaii Governor Will Take ‘Unilateral Action’ To Restore Historic Wetland In Lahaina:
Gov. Josh Green is preparing to use his executive powers to bring back one of Hawaii’s most significant historic places after consulting over the past several weeks with some of Lahaina’s top cultural leaders and Maui’s mayor.
This is encouraging news. Not many know about Mokuʻula and its history.
DAY 2: flowers #mbapr
Since about age 8, I have gotten “The Price is Right” theme song stuck in my head at least once a week.
DAY 1: toy #mbapr
I want him to have all the breaks he needs, but Kottke isn’t the same without Jason at the helm.
Open this video of 10 Hours of Vinyl Crackle and use Safari’s Add to Dock feature for instant vibes. Here’s a nice little icon to go with it.
Kindle Comic Converter is an excellent little utility to convert .cbz files. Finally able to load a bunch of comics on my Scribe. So much better than reading on an iPad.