Can't argue with that.

Misosuny

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈso-su-nē\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Greek misogynia, from misein to hate + osu Ohio State

Date:

circa 1969

: a hatred of "The" Ohio State University

Langston Hughes Library, by Maya Lin.

Perfect.

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Is it me?

...or are green projects tending towards some amorphous design ideal?

Not to pick on Kubalo Washatko, or anything - this is truly a beautiful project, expertly done.  There are many, many positives about its design, and that's BEFORE you say "LEED Platinum."

But I look at this year's AIA / COTE Top Ten Awards (look here), and...I'm underwhelmed by the variation of design approaches.  There's definitely a "look" - a beautiful, friendly look, but a look nonetheless.  Is that a good thing?  I'm not so sure.  I'd like to see a bit more disparity within the green approach.

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Oh, honestly.

I've made a point of trying to stay emotionally disengaged from the Justin Boren "situation."  Not every situation is right for every player, after all, and if he was the only one to ever transfer after a coaching change, well...well, he isn't.  But I read this, and...I'm not sure how to react.

As I said, I get it.  Not every situation is right for every player.  If Boren was being pushed in directions he didn't want to go, if he was feeling overwhelmed, if he was being asked to do things outside his skill set...all of those are valid reasons to leave.  He presumably wants to make the NFL, as most kids at this level do, and if he (still talking about a non-specific, generic "he") thinks that this system will not only not help him to that goal but could actually keep him from achieving it, he SHOULD go.  And I would wish him the best.  I would root for him to make it, and I would take some measure of pride in that fact that he did.  His dad was a Michigan man, and he'd be a Michigan man, no matter what school they said after his name at the draft.  Just like Trevor Pryce, Jon Ritchie, David Bowens...all those guys.  No hard feelings whatsoever.

But going to Ohio State...man, I just don't get it.  Did he learn nothing from his father?  From his years under Lloyd?  Lloyd, above all things, values and instills loyalty.  This smacks of petulance and a desire to hurt the program as much as possible.  I can read his mind - "I hate this place.  I hate the new guy.  What's the most in-your-face choice I can make?  I got it..."

And for that reason I say, for the first time ever...

Good riddance.  Enjoy your music appreciation classes, enjoy your couch burning, enjoy Satan.

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I Wish I Was Here.

from the complete running network.  I love this kind of run - cold, but clear (well, clearing...you can see some pretty sharp shadows from the left).  Just a great morning.

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Okay,

...when you tell a potential consultant / supplier exactly what you don't want, and they propose it anyway, at the last minute and too late to make significant changes to the proposal / pricing structure...is it okay (or even smart) to essentially get rid of them?

Here's the deal.  I'm working on an 8-story hybrid parking garage / residential / office / retail project, and we're trying to work out our structural system.  Steel is out for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that we don't want to fireproof the hell out of everything.  So now we're down to precast beams, columns and plank or completely cast-in-place, and we're soliciting preliminary proposals from the two major local suppliers.

We told the precast guy - columns are okay, beams are okay at the demising walls, but we need to run plank parallel to the exterior wall so that we don't reduce the available glass with a beam.  This is last Friday, with a deadline for today.  Well, I got a package from him that is essentially exactly what we don't want.  Beams at the glass line ("don't you have spandrel anyway?").

So.  The problems here are myriad - the supplier is, frankly, outstanding.  They do very high-quality work, are conscientious, and are pursuing the project aggressively enough that we're going to get a great price.  Their guy is a high-energy, quality guy who is very easy and enjoyable to work with.  Unlike some other precast suppliers, they are very collaborative and always take a team approach to a project.  They're great.  But I'm put off by this.  I hope the price difference between systems is significant enough that the decision is basically made for me.

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