top 10 albums for the first half of 2009

So far 2009 is looking like a really solid year. I didn’t struggle a bit to come up with names. Can’t wait to hear what else will be coming out (Wilco!)
1. Japanadroids – Post-Nothing
2. Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – It’s Blitz
3. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career
4. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest
5. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Self-titled
6. Phoenix – [...]

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Breakdown of Giants offensive woes

It’s well documented how anemic the offense is this year. But I was startled to see that the Giants are 22 and 5 when they score 5 or more runs.
Giants (38 – 32)
runs scored
5+   4-
w  22  16
l    5     27
Dodgers (47 – 24)
5+  4-
w  32  15
l     5    19
I stated [...]

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Inclusionary Commercial?

As Inclusionary housing has been making in-roads on the affordability of housing in cities across the country, it seems to follow that the same could be done with commercial properties as well. What I’m thinking is a similar structure of 10 – 15% of lease-able space is designated at median rent rates for a city. [...]

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