http://www.themotorlesscity.com Rantings and photos of Metro Detroit in a post-industrial era. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:46:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [singlepic=545,485,485,left] [singlepic=547,480,1200,left] http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/03/28/the-penobscot-building/ [singlepic=544,485,485,left] I recently read this article in the ChronicleHerald, about the plight of the homeless in New Orleans. From the sounds of it, the problem of homelessness and abandonment in New Orleans is at least as bad as it is in Detroit. And once more, I've come across an article exploring the ... http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/03/05/homeless/ [singlepic=423,485,485,left] I've said it before, smokers suck. I have a few friends who smoke, and I don't dislike them, but I do dislike the smoking. I can't think of too much else that I think is so stupid as to smoke. What's the point? It's expensive, it's horrible for your health, and ... http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/02/19/smokers-suck-pt-ii/ [singlepic=525,485,485,left] "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." Albert Einstein can be credited with that quote. He was a pretty smart guy, and the quote seems pretty obvious, but for some reason so many seem to keep using a bad process ... http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/02/11/we-cant-solve-problems-by-using-the-same-kind-of-thinking-we-used-when-we-created-them/ [singlepic=530,485,485,left] http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/01/17/rhino/ [singlepic=540,485,485,left] http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/01/11/fellowship-for-christ/ [singlepic=537,250,250,,left] A minivan pulled up as I got back into my car after photographing this house. "Are you with the film industry", she asked. "I'm a tailor and sometimes they need those people", she continued. I told her I wasn't involved with the movie industry, and she then asked me why ... http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2011/01/08/do-you-photograph-the-good-parts/ [singlepic=539,485,485,,left]In case you are wondering, as I was...from Wikipedia - "The Moorish Science Temple of America is an American religious organization founded in the early 20th-century by Timothy Drew. He claimed it was a sect of Islam but he drew as well from Buddhism, Christianity,Freemasonry, Gnosticism and Taoism." http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2010/12/31/moorish-science-temple-of-america-23/ [singlepic=536,485,485,,left] http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2010/12/28/greater-fellowship-mbc/ [singlepic=535,485,485,,left] http://www.themotorlesscity.com/2010/12/25/holidays-in-detroit-2/