tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83172506496046287002024-03-27T18:53:52.543-05:00Zimm's WhimBecause I don't need a reason to blog.ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-83380720997425197382013-09-14T22:38:00.001-05:002013-09-14T22:38:28.525-05:00Boston Globe Say It Aint So. . . .
The Globe, as with all dying newspapers in this country, has changed dramatically in the last decade. I have fond memories of my dad bringing home the Sunday Globe and taking a good portion of the week to read it. I even had the privilege of working for a former managing editor of the Globe and meeting among other journalist idols, Bob Ryan when I visited the paper as a teenager. But if you knowZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-59887358474826305462013-02-18T18:09:00.001-06:002013-02-18T18:12:41.358-06:00Dr. Buss Over and Out
I've got to admit to feeling a little more down than I thought I'd be after hearing about the passing of Jerry Buss. He was after all, an arch-enemy of the Celtics and Boston sports fans everywhere akin to The Boss and his New York Spankees. It's not just that the Celts and Buss's Lakers derived a good deal of their identity from their bitter rivalry, its that, like the Yankees, the Lakers are ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-65990668688030727422013-02-10T23:12:00.001-06:002013-02-10T23:13:31.437-06:00It's the JOBS, Stupid!
So we've often heard the refrain - "Its the Economy, Stupid" thanks to Mr. Carville and the Clinton campaign in the early nineties. It was powerful stuff given the success of the campaign and the now revisionist history that colors Clinton's presidency in the rosy tinge of the last great era of prosperity in America. It was so powerful and catchy you could apply the slogan to almost ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-87995562805378889162012-03-26T22:33:00.000-05:002012-03-27T19:17:16.816-05:00Student Debt: The Ultimate Hustle
Let's start by admitting something we already know: student debt in America is out of control. And by "out of control" we really mean - It might already be too late. The latest news that student debt now exceeds credit card debt should underscore the seriousness of the issue. Without recognition, we're kidding ourselves.
Think about it, the student loan debt ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-4883721703927728132012-03-03T21:04:00.000-06:002012-03-03T21:07:36.143-06:00Build the Diagram!
Over the years, I've come to notice a number of "high design" architecture firms that employ an intuitively appealing process for presenting their work. When I dug further, it was clear what the reasons were:
Rem Koolhaas
Diagramming as the ultimate architect's tool
While there are other reasons that Rem's professional progeny have succeeded, these two reasons deserve some attention. ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-6943499678547720792012-02-29T20:14:00.000-06:002012-02-29T20:24:28.825-06:00Why Rich People Live in Newport
A recent trip to Newport got me thinking. Why do so many rich people live there? And what brought them there in the first place? While fashion blogs and history buffs might convince you of one reason or another, the smart people like you and I know what it really is - views!
Now that's what I call a nice view
See even this random hot chick agrees - it's all aboutZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-76187431997290655272011-07-14T23:02:00.003-05:002011-07-14T23:05:14.271-05:00Advantageous Boating and Uncle Sam"It's not what you know, it's who you know". Ever heard that BS before? I'm pretty sure even Watson can grasp that abstract concept. Of course it helps, if you live in Boston, to know someone who has a boat. Trust me. Enter, Walshy! My buddy from growing up who underachieved at good ol' Milton High but has overachieved ever since - putting my debt collecting, over-priced, educated ass to shame. ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA42.356411484791437 -71.09117652471923142.350161484791435 -71.108627024719226 42.362661484791438 -71.073726024719235tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-49109412916693631072011-06-29T21:52:00.000-05:002011-06-29T21:52:26.878-05:00Mimes Taking the Pulpit?!It's been a while since the last post but I wanted to update you faithful reader(s?) with a rant I think you can relate to. Like who the F cares what a mime has to say?! Right? Are mimes even supposed to talk? I thought not.
So of course I'm enjoying a corporate booze/schmooze in the bowels of the Pour House getting faded with the Sawx on in the background and down comes the only ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-5625066479500998582011-05-23T22:33:00.000-05:002011-05-23T22:33:13.798-05:00It's Pie TimeSo I don't often mention her but it high (pie) time I did . . .my amazing girlfriend Jordan just got a job - well deserved at that - at Perkins + Will. The same Perkins + Will that was rated the #1 firm in the country this year. No joke. I know parents get sheepishly proud of their kids, but since all we have is a smelly cat, I am overwhelmingly proud of my girlfriend and how her hard work ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-46202991887177424322011-04-27T23:21:00.001-05:002011-04-27T23:33:46.156-05:00Wiki-Earthing Finds Tower TerrorI've embarked on a crash course of Islamic urban design for work recently. It's been eye opening, let's say, in more ways than one. But it begs the question - why go to an area of the world that's ripping itself apart and exceedingly anti-American when I can do it from my home computer ala Al Bundy?! Hands in pants (I'll steam clean the keyboard later babe) with a Bud heavy cracked while ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-86160214126726649532011-03-21T22:56:00.000-05:002011-03-21T22:56:48.899-05:00Lessons from the P - A - KSo I've been meaning to post since I got back from Pakistan last month. But before I get into it, raise your hands (all 3 of you) if you knew Pakistan was an acronym. I had no idea. Next thing you know, we'll find out that USA stands for something.
Anyways, so I got the chance to go to Pakistan for this project I'm working on called Education City. While I didn't get a chance to venture too farZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-34531639854118831652011-02-02T22:34:00.001-06:002011-02-02T22:36:05.300-06:00Then It's Sing Song Time
So something happened on my way to becoming the most interesting blogger in the world. . . LIFE. Before you sarcastically say "Zimmermann, nobody even knew you were gone. The rest of us are on Twitter anyway. Douche!" Let me explain the last few months in 140 characters or less.
Economy Blows. On knees 4 jobs. Got 1. Loans+Employers Market=Financial Rape. Snow. Pats-Jets. ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-11698263078543916922011-02-02T21:38:00.001-06:002011-02-02T21:40:14.871-06:00Igor the Impaler
Holy Snotrockets! This thing is still growing. I'll update when it reaches the ground or our house topples over, whichever comes first. ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-17077349482415153432010-11-26T14:50:00.000-06:002010-11-26T14:50:12.221-06:00FOOD (re) CREATIONS: The Ultimate Thanksgiving TurkeyI can't take credit for the brilliance of this year's turkey recipe, that goes to FEAST a great St. Louis food and wine publication. But the execution was spot on if I do say so myself. The turkey was brined overnight and then rubbed with a breadcrumb, herb butter mixture that took things to another level. A trusty meat thermometer from Dierbergs helped finish things off.
ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-34671316290345750712010-11-18T11:12:00.002-06:002010-11-18T12:31:22.656-06:00FOOD CREATIONS: Doggy's Spice-Rubbed LoinSo I've been in denial about the onset of winter and continued to grill and ill and grill. I just can't get enough. So last night, despite a raw 40 degrees and rain, I had to fire up the grill. The question, what to throw on there?
In the freezer, a pork loin from Costco was begging to be thawed and grilled to a tender, juicy conclusion. So I obliged, but had to spice things up a bit. Enter a newZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-42860912060238842632010-11-17T16:18:00.006-06:002010-11-18T10:04:02.638-06:00Desperate Housewife?!ESPN/AP - LOS ANGELES -- Eva Longoria filed court papers Wednesday to divorce Tony Parker, citing irreconcilable differences.Longoria, a star of TV's "Desperate Housewives," and Parker, an All-Star with the San Antonio Spurs, were married July 7, 2007. They have no children together.
In the filing, Longoria requested that her name be restored to Eva Jacqueline Longoria. She had taken Parker's ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-73538637410257047642010-11-08T23:34:00.004-06:002010-11-08T23:39:32.531-06:00The Vermont Landscape - Part 1 IntroductionThe following is my senior thesis completed in 2003 for my Environmental Studies degree at Middlebury. I rediscovered in on a recent trip home to Boston and dusted off the cover realizing how much I love Vermont and the place it represents. In the coming weeks I will publish each part of the the story starting with the Introduction today.
Does Vermont’s Open, Agricultural Landscape Have a ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-43699903939717135342010-11-03T22:52:00.002-05:002010-11-03T22:53:56.681-05:00FOOD CREATIONS: Milk and Cereal. . .. . . Cereal and Milk. Actually there is no way this Food Creation could be confused with that awful song by G Love. I saw it performed once at a horse track in Cali and literally schmucks from the crowd were brought up and performed it better than G Love. Awful either way. But I digress.
So this is the first in a series I'm calling Food Creations. Some of them might not be original but ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-74267523646161173192010-10-20T00:48:00.001-05:002010-11-03T22:54:34.341-05:00A Root Canal Would be Preferable. . . .Stop the MADNESS!
You guys probably could guess what I'm talking about pretty easily. There has to be some advertising conspiracy or Train literally has the best agent in the history of scumbag agents. Either way, I wanna jam an icepick up my nose every time I hear it.
Hey Soul Sister, hey-ey-ey-ey-ey-ey. . . . . Shut the fuck up!
I'm not the only one thinking that getting a lobotomy ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-22362708799000604502010-10-20T00:24:00.004-05:002010-10-20T00:27:39.239-05:00Lame Duck Benisch Review. . . .This might be the most pointless blog entry I write but for the sake of being thorough here is my long overdue assessment of the Benisch led competition entry for the arch ground competition.
This entry falls into the "we're probably not gonna win so let's just go out guns blazing" approach. Always interesting, never prudent. But really, why not dare toZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-71666952199993074832010-09-22T23:35:00.000-05:002010-09-22T23:35:12.664-05:00UPDATE: MVVA Does Play to Win the GameSo a day after writing this, the jury announced that MVVA does in fact play to win the game, so much so that they won the Arch Ground Competition. Great, here come bird watching museums and aquatic research centers. I forgot for a second I was in the conservative, middle ground of America. The SOM or Benisch schemes would fly on the coasts. PWP would fly nowhere but I thought Weiss Manfredi mightZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-61217361574042867532010-09-20T13:22:00.001-05:002010-09-20T13:23:07.291-05:00America, F*CK YEAHSo I recently went on a road trip, helping my good friends Jamie and Jason Buchensky move all their worldly possessions down to Austin, Texas. 850 miles and 14 hours of road tripping to be exact. Enough time for me to ponder a few things and to get brazenly sentimental about the good old US of A. America, Fuck Yeah. Thanks Trey Parker you uncle sam-loving- mothafucka. So here are a few things I ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-78327285979832552642010-09-20T01:23:00.005-05:002010-09-20T01:30:23.053-05:00Hey MVVA, "You play to win the game"!So after a prolonged hiatus, I'm back to make sense of the final two entries. This Friday the real winner is announced. On to MVVA .
The monumentality of the Gateway Arch makes it impossible to transform the Memorial and its grounds with one bold stroke. Instead, the MVVA team proposes a network of finer-grained interventions incorporating natural science, engineering, and design into a ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-118930561263114812010-09-01T13:03:00.001-05:002010-09-01T13:04:46.038-05:00PWP Submits Entry from Cretaceous PeriodI'd like to create some suspense with these entries but in this case I can't. Today we bludgeon the PWP, Foster, Civitas team and put them out of their misery.
Before I get too nasty, there are a couple passable aspects of this design that I can enumerate on all of my pinkie fingers. More on that later. As if the hand-drawn renderings weren't enough, the PWP flyover video, which was posted ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317250649604628700.post-14396790445718489202010-08-31T00:05:00.006-05:002010-09-01T11:35:40.427-05:00SOM, BIG, Hargreaves: Who's Driving this Bus?So today we make sense of SOM, BIG, Hargreaves.
OK a couple things here. First, whenever BIG is involved I expect some seriously inspiring but loony shit. Second, the boards are a bit deceiving in that they seem oversimplified and a bit gimmicky. But you really can't judge the entry unless you read the plan narrative, which at 337 pages make Charles Dickens seem ZimmDizzlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194416694998428661noreply@blogger.com3