Jul 9, 2009 7:48 AM

Geoff Manaugh, that BLDGBLOG guy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackbeltjones/3699603702/in/photostream/

*Modest soul that he is, Geoff never posts pics of himself on his blog, but this is what he looks like.

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*And this is his blog, which accounts for why his London book release was ground zero for brainy cool people.

http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/

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