Round Museum

Sometimes a Round can be an unintentional symbol. Hope may have come rarely to prisoners at the Cork City Gaol, but a bright open ceiling light offers welcome contrast to grim prison life.

Cork City Gaol
Cork, Ireland

02.25.19

Your favorite song is on, so its time to crank it! Rock the house. Tear the roof off the sucker. Pump up the volume! Pump up the volume!

02.24.19

Out front, the lovely Szechuan restaurant welcomes you to their elegant dining room. Out back, the kitchen is blowing exhaust into the parking deck.

02.23.19

If a tragedy were to strike you want to be prepared. Anywhere. Say, if a fire were to break out on this boat, you'd appreciate this hose being there for you. Turn the crank, open it up, and spray away.

02.22.19

The urban environment can give you unbearable heat in the summer, especially for your jog or bike ride or long walk, whether you're on the sidewalk or enjoying a park. At several points, you'll need an opportunity to hydrate or your well-intentioned exercise will waste you. A Round fountain is the oasis you'll want stumble upon.

02.21.19

Table for 10, please. Un-rack it, roll it out to the ballroom and set it right up front. The big event is tonight, so get cracking! And we'll need 10 of them out there, OK?

02.20.19

Your adventure is about to begin in this elevator -- going up, down, or diagonal? Like Willie Wonka's Great Glass Elevator, maybe this thing can travel anyway you want to go. Press the button next to this symbol and you'll be headed slant ways to somewhere.

02.19.19

From this viewpoint, maybe you could imagine a Bahama breeze blowing through from the patio. Did you dine on conch, and over indulge on Rum Punch? Are you on the floor? Just chill, babe, lie still. No worries now. Check, please.

02.18.19

In New York City, there are a thousand places that lay debatable claim as the "best" pizza. Same with "best" coffee in Portland, OR. In Mexico, probably the "best" soft taco can be found at El Taco Maya, a small family-run restaurant in Akumal, between the towns of Playa del Carmen and Tulum -- open air, casual, and off the beaten path. Order up some beef, chicken, or fish, fresh guac, salsa...uummmmm. Enjoy the food, the sunshine, the hospitality. Don't be surprised if two turtles come strolling in through the side door. No, really! That is the best.

02.17.19

It is the height of Girl Scout Cookie season. If you've not been hit-up at your front door, then certainly outside the grocery store or at the mall. Any direct eye contact with the surrogate sales-mom at your office, and it's "Yes, please, two boxes each of Thin Mints, Caramel De-lites, and some Lemonades. Are they made from real Girl Scouts?"

02.16.19