January 2019 – Page 3

Corvair

Rear-mounted
Air-cooled engine
Portmanteau

Cultural inertia influences advancement and detrimental experiences often reverberate more tenaciously than those more propitious. Although innovative by featuring a number of high tech ideas, several early Corvair design flaws undoubtedly changed the trajectory of GM’s product development towards the risk-averse culture that would dominate future generations of automobile design.

“The Corvair package of elegance, thrift and fun on the road has always been hard to beat.” – 1963 Chevrolet Corvair Brochure

Mizzle

Soft soothing day
Mist drizzle accord
Melancholy impression

Lake Cena on a saturated gray day in the middle of an enveloping weather event of delicate temperament.

“Lake Cena was once loaded with boaters and swimmers, and the spring house was popular for its drinkable mineral water.” – Matt Bird-Meyer

Old Faithful

Natural feature
Majestic landmark
Lengthening intervals

The verticle height of the Old Faithful geyser historically varies from between 100 to 180 feet, with an average around 135 feet. Eruptions normally last between 1.5 to 5 minutes. Prediction of interval between eruptions is dependent upon the duration of the previous discharge. During a gusher, the steam vapor temperature rises above 350°F, while the water temperature at the vent reaches 204°F.

“Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.” – Alexis Carrel

Midnight Rider

Visibility traction
Sparking awareness
Point of caring

Streaming past at high speed, a moving vehicle interposes light waves in its environment. This simultaneous passage observation of a discrete object and associated energy waves indicates directional vector behavior.

“And I’ve got one more silver dollar, but I’m not gonna let them catch me, no not gonna let ’em catch the midnight rider.” – Gregg Allman

Ventiplanes

Quarter glass
Articulation
Vent window

Featuring a latch and hinges allowing for an inward pivot rotation to funnel air into the cabin and cool the occupants, the small, triangular, front-side window is a vehicle feature now extinct. Although vent windows were once a central component of the driving experience, by the 1980’s automobile air conditioning gained popularity and front window vents disappeared from production.

“Although the front venting windows provide unmatched ventilation, air turbulence and leakage outweigh the benefits.” – Jim Dunne

Spring Venture Group

Develop forward
Relationship imagination
Leveraging system

Some mental representations do not aim at things as they might actually exist. In theoretical thought experiments, and in practical decision-making, imagining something does not require the desire or expectation that something as considered is the real case.

“We use data science and technology to help us find more channels to communicate our message.” – Alex Allen

Train Station

Illumined dusk
Atmospheric walking
Manassas platform

In the continued narrative of progression, some industrial revolution remnants of nineteenth century technology linger-on in the twenty first century. The Manassas Train Station was built in 1914 and yet remains one of the busiest AMTRAK stops in the region. It conveys many commuters engaged in repetitive periodic travel between residence and work. Although commuting induced psychosomatic disorders are moderately reduced by eliminating driving, all incessant societal stressors take their toll.

“If you are happy in the station, then the station becomes your train! In other words, if you are happy where you are, it means that you are already traveling!” – Mehmet Murat ildan

Gran Turismo Omologato

Muscle mania
Rumbling machismo
Trendy irreverence

Power and speed are compelling attributes, continuing to hold an allure that stretches across the decades. Generating enthusiasm that struck a responsive chord with something particularly American, a prime motivation for marketing such fast-and-furious machines involved gratifying a sense of ardent individual freedom.

“Little GTO . . . You’re really lookin’ fine, three deuces and a four-speed and a three-eighty-nine. Listen to her tachin’ up now, listen to her whine.” – John Buck Wilkin

Double Overpass

Rough parallel
Transitory messages
Fragment congruence

Speeding through a high-density of constructed structures attempting to make optimal use of scarce space, the tangible conditions that frame experience are ephemeral and quickly swept away amid the relentless flow of urban life.

“Though these finely coordinated displays are fleeting at this point in the story, such collaborations escalate as the story continues.” – Wayne A. Beach

Drum Room

Honorable achievement
Entertainment lounge
Legendary performers

Located in the historic President Hotel, the Drum Room restaurant and lounge is famous and unique. Opened in 1941, the swanky venue hosted an impressive array of celebrity performers including Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline and more. Anyone who was performing in Kansas City back ‘in the day’ would come to the Drum Room.

“A classic, classy cocktail lounge that plays up Kansas City’s heritage as a slightly seedy entertainment destination of decades gone by.” – Will S.

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