New York’s PBS Channel Thirteen has put together an interesting three part series called Uncertain Industry on the state of New York City manufacturing. Per the website: “New York City was once the capital of American manufacturing. In 1950, the city boasted nearly one million manufacturing jobs. By 2007 that number had dwindled to one hundred thousand. Today’s manufacturers face stiff competition, space constraints, and high real estate prices.”

Just like the first day of school, we are going to need a little time to get acquainted. If you read my men’s style blog A Continuous Lean, you will know a little bit about what sort of stuff (Americana, Japan, office products, track bikes, In-N-Out Burger, things made of canvas) that makes me tick. I have all sorts of varaying interests and thoughts that I am excited to share with you here on Selectism. I have been a big fan of this site for a quite some time and I want to extend my sincere thanks to Jeff and David for offering the opportunity to contribute. I promise not to let you down, but if by chance I do, it will be epic.