Blogus Defunctus

I took a hiatus of sorts, maybe a little tired of the writing grind, distracted by social media; and, cured of the insomnia that facilitated so many two am postings.

Stumping for preservation doesn't always make for joyous rallies either. Developers are seldom opposed by indentured city council persons; and only the wealthiest, most resourceful neighborhoods are spared the threshing machine.

I'm not opposed to contemporary architecture in principle. In fact, there's a many a Corbusian crib, in Venice and environs, I admire. Still, it's enthusiasm dampening when so many folksy Tudors are obliterated for 'builders cubes.'