Saturday, October 31, 2009
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
45/365 - Bed of Red
Another daily iPhone photo ... this is today.
45/365 - Bed of Red
Originally uploaded by benexjavascript:void(0)ist
45/365 - Bed of Red
Originally uploaded by benexjavascript:void(0)ist
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
44/365 - Still There
Trees in front, just waiting for the leaves to fall.
44/365 - Still There
Originally uploaded by benexist
44/365 - Still There
Originally uploaded by benexist
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
37/365 - Wrong Holiday Shopping
It is Halloween NOT ... oh never mind ...
37/365 - Wrong Holiday Shopping
Originally uploaded by benexist
37/365 - Wrong Holiday Shopping
Originally uploaded by benexist
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
23/365 - Mashup
Another colorful spot in my home. Colorful in another sense, I'm sure.
23/365 - Mashup
Originally uploaded by benexist
23/365 - Mashup
Originally uploaded by benexist
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
McDonald's Set To Open Branch In Louvre [Royale With Cheese]
Here's a story I just read on Consumerist. Just sharing to get your thoughts on the matter. All I can say is I'm glad I made it to the Louvre before this happened.
McDonald's Set To Open Branch In Louvre [Royale With Cheese]: "
The French arm of McDonald's may no longer be the target of local farmers and gastronomes who attacked it in decades past. But next month, the chain will ask the French if they'd like frites with their Mona Lisa, as it prepares to open a branch at what could be called Ground Zero of French culture: the Louvre. As one art historian said, the move represents 'the pinnacle of exhausting consumerism, deficient gastronomy and very unpleasant odours in the context of a museum.'
France is now the largest McDonald's market outside of the U.S., with over a thousand outlets throughout the country. But the chain's plans to open a restaurant in an underground food court near one of the museum's entrances has brought long-simmering concerns to the surface. As reported in the Daily Telegraph:
We have no idea how they're going to pull that off, but if it involves Mona Lisa Happy Meals, we may just have to give Jose Bove a call and see if he's still got his bulldozer.
McDonald's restaurants to open at the Louvre [Telegraph]
(Photo: wbeem & Great Beyond)
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McDonald's Set To Open Branch In Louvre [Royale With Cheese]: "
The French arm of McDonald's may no longer be the target of local farmers and gastronomes who attacked it in decades past. But next month, the chain will ask the French if they'd like frites with their Mona Lisa, as it prepares to open a branch at what could be called Ground Zero of French culture: the Louvre. As one art historian said, the move represents 'the pinnacle of exhausting consumerism, deficient gastronomy and very unpleasant odours in the context of a museum.'France is now the largest McDonald's market outside of the U.S., with over a thousand outlets throughout the country. But the chain's plans to open a restaurant in an underground food court near one of the museum's entrances has brought long-simmering concerns to the surface. As reported in the Daily Telegraph:
Didier Rykner, head of The Art Tribune website found the idea 'shocking.' 'I'm not against eating in a museum but McDonald's is hardly the height of gastronomy,' he said, adding that it was a worrying mixture of art and consumerism. 'Today McDonald's, tomorrow low-cost clothes shops,' he said.McDonald's insists that the naysayers have it all wrong. According to the company, the location will include a 'quality' McCafe that would be 'in line with the museum's image,' and the museum insists that the local franchisee has taken 'the utmost care in ensuring the quality of the project, both in culinary and aesthetic terms.'
We have no idea how they're going to pull that off, but if it involves Mona Lisa Happy Meals, we may just have to give Jose Bove a call and see if he's still got his bulldozer.
McDonald's restaurants to open at the Louvre [Telegraph]
(Photo: wbeem & Great Beyond)
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
19/365 - Skyway
At the Chicago Skyway on the way to South Bend for Notre Dame football.
19/365 - Skyway
Originally uploaded by benexist
19/365 - Skyway
Originally uploaded by benexist
Friday, October 2, 2009
18/365 - Still Raining at Midnight
My neighbor's green house light shines right through my back window.
18/365 - Still Raining at Midnight
Originally uploaded by benexist
18/365 - Still Raining at Midnight
Originally uploaded by benexist
Thursday, October 1, 2009
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