thomas wheatley

i'm a journalist living in atlanta and writing in lowercase letters. i write about cars, trucks, trains and water. you can reach me at tpwheatley(at)gmail(dot)com. thanks and godspeed, ya bunch of wookies.

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Dec 1

Pro-Saxby Chambliss PAC uses Mohamed Atta (or tries to sneak it past ya) in ad

“But, of course, an ad like this isn’t intended to stand up to logical scrutiny. It’s intended to stoke people’s unreasoning fears through carefully chosen phrases — “crushing new taxes,” “radical agenda” etc. — and, of course, scary images that have an almost subliminal effect.”

Americans Drive Less, Creating a Problem

“By jamming the brakes on driving, rediscovering mass transit and walking past Hummers to buy compact cars like the Honda Fit, American consumers caused big trouble for powerful interests. The question now is how will those interests respond?”

“This is the Atlantic Station that everyone (including the AJC) touted as the new wave of smart growth development. Massive, single developer cities that could do no wrong as long as they threw a bunch of residential and commercial in the same general vicinity. Atlantic Station was so awesome because it had its own zip code and organized mommy stroller walks. Yeah well, the economy may have played a part in exacerbating this problem, but a 39% decline in home values is nothing short of damning market critique of this project, which shows that all smart growth (just like everything else) isn’t created equal. You can’t cut corners, you can’t overestimate demand, and I personally believe you can’t build a town from scratch and expect it to compete with areas that have developed over time.” Decatur Metro (via joeventures)

brookehatfield:

jessica took this photo over her thanksgiving vacation. this room in particular looks lovely.

Nov 30

Probably the most confusing photo caption I’ve seen on Wikipedia. (From the outright baffling entry “When a white horse is not a horse.”)

Nov 29

hannahkayye:

We’re supposed to have a foot of snow tonight. x.x NOT COOL.

Also - we had an earthquake (4.8 I think) last night while I was watching the earthquake episode of the OC. It was trippy.

Hannah, I love your updates from Alaska.

modthrash:

(via eec)

this was my favorite when i was a kid.

Three senior citizens had to die just to make one crayon. Remember that.

Nov 28

Talking Points Memo is a crisp-looking site.

brookehatfield:

lauterhaus:

ATL graffiti : lauterhaus

kylebunch:

inothernews:

A student walks to school along the only path available near the village of Gulucan on November 17, 2008 in Hanyuan county, Sichuan province, China. More than 60 farmers’ families live in six isolated locations, perched high above a spectacular canyon in the area. Some farmers’ children have to walk three hours to their school along the edge of a crumbling, narrow mountain path with a sheer 5,000ft drop on one side. (Guang Niu/Getty Images via the Boston Globe)

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