Tag Archives: cemeteries

Boston (day 2, part 1)

Posted on December 2, 2008 by twotreatises

There were SO many mailboxes in Boston. I may have spent more time pointing them out that I ought to have, but really, there were a lot. In addition, the trash cans look like mailboxes. I’m not sure what this … Continue reading →

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why we live together just to die all alone

Posted on September 3, 2008 by twotreatises

There’s dying alone, then there’s dying alone. Some people’s bodies are never identified or claimed. The people whose jobs are to track down the bodies’ families sometimes can’t. (Or sometimes the family can’t afford a funeral, which is another issue.) … Continue reading →

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Bukowski’s grave: “Don’t Try”

Posted on October 25, 2007 by twotreatises

Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) is buried in the Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles California.

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Pamphlet Architecture No. 20

Posted on April 5, 2007 by twotreatises

Seven Party Underground Rooms and Buildings for Water, Ice, and Midgets (1997) by Mary-Ann Ray (I first heard of Pamphlet Architecture, and Mary-Ann Ray’s work in particular, at the first BLDG Blog event.) I found this book/magazine interesting and informative, … Continue reading →

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death and taxes, two accounts

Posted on March 9, 2007 by twotreatises

There are diverging accounts of François Rabelais’ death and last words. According to some, he wrote a one-sentence Will: “I have nothing, I owe a great deal, and the rest I leave to the poor,” and his last words were: … Continue reading →

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