http://paxblog.vox.com/explore/family/library/posts/page/1/ When the destination is a mystery, the journey is everything. en Vox Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:55:12 -0600 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/life-qotw-these-routes-were-made-for-walking.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/life-qotw-these-routes-were-made-for-walking.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/life-qotw-these-routes-were-made-for-walking.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:55:12 -0600 Walkscore.com recently ranked America's most walkable neighborhoods and cities. Where does your hometown land in the rankings? And how much do you actually find yourself walking instead of driving? My neighborhood scored a 69, which puts it in ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/life-qotw-these-routes-were-made-for-walking.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f0100a7eab9a9000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd new mexico farmington walkscore.com walkable cities http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/still-not-an-operatic-convert.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/still-not-an-operatic-convert.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/still-not-an-operatic-convert.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:56:01 -0600 Last night I attended the Santa Fe Opera's opening night of Radamisto, a Baroque opera composed by Handel. I love Baroque music, Handel's in particular. I thoroughly enjoyed the overture. And then ::sigh:: they started singing. I guess it was to ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/still-not-an-operatic-convert.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fa968957330002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music opera new mexico singers santa fe handel santa fe opera radamisto http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotw-my-commute.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotw-my-commute.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotw-my-commute.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:49:01 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad69b8a860005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad69b8a860005-50si" alt="Ténèbre at White Sands" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> How do you travel to and from work - personal vehicle, bus, subway/train, pedal power? What does it cost you per week in gas or fares? Submitted by Jan. I drive my personal vehicle, a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser that still tends to get 25-30 mpg. (... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotw-my-commute.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fae8cde47d000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd chrysler pt cruiser my commute ténèbre http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-vive-la-france.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-vive-la-france.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-vive-la-france.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:59:01 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00e398b9d5c90001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00e398b9d5c90001-50si" alt="Fleur-de-Lis Macro" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> In honor of Bastille Day, show us something French. I bought this brooch whilst out visiting castles in the Loire Valley in 1989. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-vive-la-france.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fa968894920002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> french jewelry bastille day brooch fleur-de-lis vox hunt http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-tagged-youre-it.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-tagged-youre-it.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-tagged-youre-it.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:52:54 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fae8cd2576000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fae8cd2576000b-50si" alt="HELLO my name is" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us a name tag. Submitted by [this is connie]. I happened upon this tag, affixed to an electrical box, whilst wandering about downtown Denver. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-tagged-youre-it.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fa968894120002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> tagging graffiti colorado denver name tag vox hunt http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-ice-cream.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-ice-cream.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-ice-cream.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:33:06 -0600 July is national ice cream month! What's your favorite flavor? Submitted by LittleWiseOne. Phish Food, Phish Food, yummy yummy Phish Food! Phish Food, Phish Food, eat it up, yum! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-scream-you-scream-we-all-scream-for-ice-cream.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f0100a7e92446000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd ice cream ben & jerry's phish food ice cream flavor http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/travels-in-the-scriptorium-by-paul-auster.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/travels-in-the-scriptorium-by-paul-auster.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/travels-in-the-scriptorium-by-paul-auster.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:21:46 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/book/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad69839680005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad69839680005-50si" alt="Travels in the Scriptorium: A Novel" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I borrowed this novel on CD from the library. It wasn't terribly long -- only 4 CDs, I think -- but it was generally tedious and ultimately disappointing. Not quite an "and then he woke up" copout of an ending, but close. Based on some of the comm... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/travels-in-the-scriptorium-by-paul-auster.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fae8ca9351000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> novel paul auster travels in the scriptorium http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-play-time.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-play-time.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-play-time.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:06:12 -0600 What's your favorite play and why? This is a tough one, but I think I'm going to have to go with The Foreigner. For starters, it's just friggin' hilarious. But it also has a good message about xenophobia, and I like the theme of the dangers of m... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-play-time.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad6991a120004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd play favorite play the foreigner http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/entertainment-qotw-movie-prices.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/entertainment-qotw-movie-prices.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/entertainment-qotw-movie-prices.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:19:49 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/video/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad695ecd40005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fad695ecd40005-50si" alt="Wall-E [Theatrical Release]" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> How much does a ticket cost at your usual movie theater? Does the price affect the number of movies you see at the theater? Submitted by Kristie. When our power went out Sunday evening, we went to the Allen 8, and tix for WALL-E cost $7.50 each... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/entertainment-qotw-movie-prices.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fae8c84780000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd movie wall-e movie prices http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-70s-flashback.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Strixaluco) http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-70s-flashback.html?_c=feed-rss http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-70s-flashback.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:40:48 -0600 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00f48cdb9cb50002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00f48cdb9cb50002-50si" alt="Kevin &amp; Me in a Paperweight" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us something in your house from the 1970s. I think this paperweight was a Boy Scout project circa 1973. Mom was a den mother for Kevin's troop, and I vaguely remember her showing the boys how to pour clear plastic goo and assorted doodads (... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://strixaluco.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-70s-flashback.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7e93fbd094f00fa9682dc960002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> kevin siblings boy scouts stina vox hunt paperweight 70s flashback