Weekend 272.0 (22.2 x 21.5 x 9.8 inches)
Greetings Professor Falken. I love McPharlin’s work. It is like a homage to some of my favorite people and things— Chuck “Chuckles” Bueche, paper, Chris Ware, computers, Harry Beck, music, Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Winston Smith
Weekend 271.0
(1) Racing to Get NYRA Back on Track: As Saratoga Meet Begins, the Future Remains Muddled (WSJ) “Belmont itself is no Barclays Center, but it’s hardly the dirty ashtray that Continue Reading →
Weekend 270.0 (…in the shape of a MetroCard®)
A full slate today! Biking to mass before heading to NYC to leave the Brompton at NYCeWheels for a tune-up. Then it’s off to the Whitney Museum of American Art Continue Reading →
Weekend 269.1 (…and all the rest)
“Art and religion (they are the same thing, in the end, of course) have given man the only happiness he has ever had.” – Willa Cather (1) A Day in Continue Reading →
Weekend 269.0 (July 4th Weekend)
(1) The 10 Best folding bikes: The popularity of folding bikes means there is now a huge range, whether you want one for commuting or rugged off-road riding (The Independent) Continue Reading →
Weekend 268.0
“In the torment of the insufficiency of everything attainable we eventually learn that here, in this life, all symphonies remain unfinished.” – Karl Rahner
Brompton US Championship 2013
Drafting a trip report and this one is a doozy! In transit today, but already sorting through photos and ephemeral. Also, came back with something blue and orange. In the Continue Reading →
Weekend 267.0 (Unfinished Symphonies)
How does a bicycling monk spend his weekend? Started Saturday by biking to mass (need to do this more often) and then to a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new Continue Reading →
Weekend 266.0
“Railways and the Church have their critics, but both are the best ways of getting a man to his ultimate destination.” — Wilbert Awdry What a great quote to describe Continue Reading →
London Fog
(1) London house prices: the parasitic city (The Economist)