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It was so nice to see construction begun on the Graphite project. Now there can be a home for all the straddle benches of my late friend Sam Dimico. I have many memories of sitting astride one of those at Sam's Life Drawing sessions, $1, three hours and beer afterwards.

Also I was struck by the symmetry of the framing of construction as opposed to the lacy organic form of the tree in the background.

Whenever I see raw construction, it reminds me of my father, who was a carpenter. Unfortunately he had a debilitating stroke before he had an opportunity to mentor me, one of my deep regrets....