Wright Chat

The standard cmu block had the verticals filled, but the custom block houses typically had no visible mortar joints, with both eased vertical and horizontal edges, right? The custom mortarless blocks were stacked on top of each other, but the standard block were laid in a brick bond pattern. (I thin...

A quick search for Sweeton brought me to this restoration photo. Doesn't this also qualify as obliteration of the vertical?

http://www.businessinsider.com/kushner- ... isa-2017-5

Some immigrants more welcome than others?

What a mess! This sort of stuff is totally confusing for my feeble layman's mind. It appears, though, that you have it all under control, Dan.

"...Eminent domain, a favorite Trump tactic As a real estate developer who has utilized eminent domain for previous projects (in the mid-’90s, Trump bought out a private home to build a limo parking lot for an Atlantic City casino), it’s not surprising that the president has been a champion...

The Tennessee driveway didn't look like SDR's road, but almost exactly like this:

http://www.irvmat.com/images/CaseStudies/Chip&Seal7.jpg

It was at least ten years old..,

Your roads in Joliet looked like this?
http://www.irvmat.com/images/CaseStudies/Chip&Seal7.jpg

A friend of mine in Tennessee has a long driveway made from it. It looks great. The only thing that he mentioned is that one needs to be careful with snow plowing so as not to break away the top layer of gravel. Other than that it's a good alternative to gravel if you want something harder and less ...

Eureka!

https://archive.org/stream/SchumachersT ... 0/mode/1up

You're right. He does say that the wallpaper designs are by Wright. Is it possible that the patterns and colors are the same in the wallpaper and fabrics? Curtains from Taliesin Line fabrics: https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/textiles/quilts-blankets/pair-of-frank-lloyd-w...

Steiner claims that Wright designed the initial patterns. Of course, that could mean apprentice involvement, too. http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Artifact%20Pages/Schumacher.htm Scroll down a bit. There is a black and white photograph dated 1955, showing Wright sitting on a Henredon chair with the fabr...

Gotta love The Onion:

http://www.theonion.com/article/gop-pro ... nt-m-54995

And not The Onion, but true, pure raw garlic:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressiv ... onditions/

This is where I read about it: http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/health/pre-existing-condition-rape-domestic-violence-insurance/ http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/05/health/health-care-bill-pre-existing-conditions/index.html "An analysis of major health insurance companies' lists of pre-existing condition...