Poobahs On The Road: Dirty Dog
Benit das Dog gets a well needed bath in the sink.
The crazy auto-cleaning toilet seats at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport are finally catching up to American waistlines.
Sometime within the last few months, the toilets in American Airlines’ Terminal 3 got an upgrade, and the seats are now a few inches longer.
It no longer feels like you’re borrowing a toddler’s Fisher-Price potty chair. There is still, however, the weird feeling that you are squatting on a grocery bag.
According to this Knight News Service article, Chicago first installed the automatic plastic seat cover system in July, 1993, as a way to promote hygiene without clogging toilets with paper seat covers. (Side note: This is the first time I’ve ever seen a Google newspaper scan show up in search results like this. Cool.) Some 600 toilets cost the city $350,000 to install, or about $580 each.
The first system was by Swiss-founded Hygolet, which may explain the small size. But the one in my first picture is a Sani-Seat, made by New Jersey-based North American Hygiene. I didn’t get a chance to check out who makes the new ones — knowing Chicago, probably a distant cousin of Mayor Daley — but they seem to be better all-around.
Whoa! The seltzer company has new bottle caps! Bottle slightly different, too.
Inspired by my friends Ludwig and Emma in Stockholm, my latest pet project is a Crystal Red Shrimp tank.
Right now I have six of them in a 10-gallon aquarium, holding steady at about 75 degrees. So far, they mostly swim around, chew on plant pieces and shrimp food, and hide in the roots of one of their plants. In theory, someday, they may breed. (At $10 a pop, let’s hope so!)
Here’s a peek at some of my new critters using the Macro video feature on my digital camera.
Usually I’m not a fan of redesigns, but damn Renu. Nailed it. And yes, I’m the cool girl blogging about her contact solution’s redesign.
Nice! Might switch from Opti-Free just for the cool bottles.
I haven’t spent enough time in San Francisco to know all the winners, but this place — Tartine Bakery in the Mission — is already one of my favorites.
This ham and cheese croque monsieur came out of the oven bubbly and amazing. (Those round, dark things are roasted tomatoes.) That pickled carrot was really good, too.
I also highly recommend the Gruyere rolls (moist inside, crusty outside) and the croissants (extra flaky).
Just a great place for a quick breakfast before a day walking around San Francisco.
View From Dolores Park — San Francisco, California
Whoever saw San Francisco’s hills and said, “screw it, let’s build a city here anyway,” is a hero.
Grandaddy - “Now It’s On” (2003)
Amazing band. That I always thought sounded a little like The Alan Parsons Project.
Then you should definitely check out their Christmas song, “Alan Parsons in a Winter Wonderland.”
BTW, Jason Lytle (lead singer) has been touring, and he’s playing a lot of Grandaddy stuff. Saw him in NYC earlier this year and it was an awesome show.
iPhone Envy, Starbucks Via Edition
Nice packaging design, and cute gifts for your favorite Starbucks Via instant coffee fanatic. (Assuming those exist.) But even I would feel a little silly carrying these around.
Btw, you can buy 12-packs of the Colombia or Italian Roast from Amazon for $9.95; purchases made through these links help support FromeDome.
