The road to Daytona 1-28-12 Architecture 101

Back in the 1960's a fellow named Peter Blake wrote a book entitled 

'God Own Junkyard' I read it. 

Here is a little background on this ol' boy.  

I am an architect, educated at THE University of Florida.  A Student of Robert C. Broward in Jacksonville, Florida.  Bob was just inducted into the Florida Artist Hall of Fame, actually next Monday February 6, 2012.  

All those years ago I never would have guessed this would have come to pass.  Butte, You had to be there. 

Yet never the less Bob was and still is a prime influence upon my understand and appreciation of Architecture.  Now again Bob would, or does spell the word with both a capital A and a small a.  

but i digress, I was talking about Peter Blake and God's Own...

So here I am driving along on Saturday morning, last, going to the 50th Daytona 24, yeah buddy, R&R and had just arrived on the outskirts of Orlando, north of Mickeys House, south of Daytona.  I drift past this little Gem and hit the breaks and wandered around a god forsaken neighborhood thinking a series of right hand turns would bring me back.  all the right hand tums were dead end, but I did it. Got back to Sangrala.  No, wait a minute that's La Sangra.  

What the hell is wrong with this picture?  I could feel Bob in my soul.  

That is when I knew I was headed for hell. 

For the of the Aarchitecture was just too sweet for the architect/photographer to not want to record. 

Let's roll Tiger, Mr. Charleston is waiting. 

I do declare 1/27/12

What Fresh Hell 1/24/12 Newt

Yeah Buddy, bend over, grab the edge of the bed, and take it like a good wife has been told to, by the Pope.  

Get ready to be lied to and cheated on as well.  

He is a historian and enjoys repeating history and screwing strange.

What Fresh Hell 1/22/12 Fitness (take two)

I found this and went all like this is so cool, and then like i've got to totally post this and then all like what will Mr. Charleston say and then it was like totally, what about JJ and like then I like had to take a nap and like get all rested and then like go eat and all like that there.
This is totally like so cool, like really.







And then I thought of this Juxtaposition. Newt is a Reaganite.  Beware the ides of march with a bad moon risin'. Is this the voodoo economics they spoke of?

What Fresh Hell 1/16/12 Militaryindustryistan

 Militaryindustryistan. 

A little talked about country that is Steady Draining the U$ Treasury.  

With enactment of the sixth FY2011 Continuing Resolution through March 18, 2011, (H.J.Res. 48/P.L. 112-6) Congress has approved a total of $1.283 trillion for military operations, base security, reconstruction, foreign aid, embassy costs, and veterans’ health care for the three operations initiated since the 9/11 attacks:

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan and other counter terror operations;

Operation Noble Eagle (ONE), providing enhanced security at military bases;

and  Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). This estimate assumes that the current CR level continues through the rest of the year and that agencies allocate reductions proportionately.

Of this $1.283 trillion total, CRS estimates that Iraq will receive about $806 billion (63%),

OEF $444  billion (35%) and enhanced base security about $29 billion (2%),

with about $5 billion that CRS cannot allocate (1/2%).

About 94% of the funds are for DOD, 5% for foreign aid programs and diplomatic operations,

and 1% for medical care for veterans. 


as you can see Militaryindustryistan is an IsLand in the Stream.

What Fresh Hell 1/15/12 Panhandling.

I was over reading Mr. Charleston blog on panhandling, interesting read.  I thought of a photograph I made in Jacksonville just this month.  I had to smile.

Juxtaposition 1/7/12 Photos from the edge of Jacksonville.

Juxtaposition 1/5/12 Photos from the edge.