Mélisande
A stained-glass princess.
Author Archives: Winston Smith
Weekend 682.0 (Clarity without ostentation)
He carried it away jealously, like a treasure. — Émile Vuillermoz This post is all over the place, but when I’m sitting at my desk, I never know where my Continue Reading →
Weekend 681.1
(1) Some wisdom from ChatGPT: “They each accepted that moving forward meant leaving something valuable behind—and then making peace with that decision.” (2) ‘Destino’: the extraordinary 1946 Salvador Dalí and Continue Reading →
Weekend 681.0
Under the red dome that symbolizes the Travelers umbrella of protection, 13 dioramas use life-sized models, stage sets and sound and lighting effects to re-create the most crucial eras and Continue Reading →
The Horizon Terminal (WP-1001)
This project was inspired by the souvenir 1964/65 New York World’s Fair albums from Kaye Records of East Paterson, New Jersey. The two albums were for the (64) Belgium and Continue Reading →
250th Independence Day, July 4, 2026
“For the first time in weeks the valley was quiet, without the thunder of gunfire. Only the rattle of drums and shouted commands broke the silence, and in the American Continue Reading →
Star differs from star in glory…
(1) Is the Church of England in a Death Spiral? (The Catholic Thing) (2) In the Heaven of Knowing: Dante’s “Paradiso” (The Imaginative Conservative) “Place functions as an index and Continue Reading →
Weekend 680.1
(1) What Happened to the Cox .049? (YouTube) (2) Saying goodbye to Aqueduct Racetrack (“The Big A”) after an iconic 132-year run: The last horse to win today at “The Continue Reading →
Weekend 680.0 (Trains, Terminals, and Waypoints)
Found a great train store outside Raleigh called Nick’s Trains when I was travelling last week. I didn’t spend a ton of money, but I did find an R.454 Mk Continue Reading →