Weekend 274.0 (Baskets Encouraged)

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Winston Smith

Finished A History of Capitalism According to the Jubilee Line by John O’Farrell and The 32 Stops by Danny Dorling. The latter is a clever work using facts to provide Continue Reading →

Weekend 273.1

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Winston Smith

Alternative Image Rain this morning so cycling to church (and the cappuccino right after) results in an audible— car (blah), coffee, and the Wall Street Journal from the home office. Continue Reading →

Weekend 272.2 (…the Roman Road aslant the eastern border)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Winston Smith

Going biking now (must remember sunblock today…my arms look like lobster claws). (1) A quote from A Good Parcel of English Soil (The Metropolitan Line) by Richard Mabey “But the Continue Reading →

Weekend 272.0 (22.2 x 21.5 x 9.8 inches)

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Winston Smith

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 →

Weekend 269.0 (July 4th Weekend)

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Winston Smith

(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 267.0 (Unfinished Symphonies)

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Winston Smith

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 262.0

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) A Soaring Space for Artifacts and Ideas (WSJ) (1a) Paper Machines: About Cards & Catalogs, 1548-1929 (1b) A quote from Paper Machines: An Interview with Markus Krajewski by Brian Continue Reading →

Weekend 260.0

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Winston Smith

Drinking coffee and scanning the journal before football (soccer)/cleats/biking. I love the quote from Eudora Welty; it’s a nice complement to the one last weekend from André Aciman. (1) How Continue Reading →

Weekend 257.0

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Winston Smith

Three from the journal, a **NEW** Mickey Mouse short, some lyrics, and a recap of the snowy US MNT World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica in Denver. Also, still finishing Continue Reading →

Weekend 256.0

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Winston Smith

Books (1) Finding Florida: An exhaustive, sometimes disheartening chronicle of the rogues, connivers, hypocrites, scoundrels and thieves in Floridian history. (WSJ – Registration Required) (2) Guidebooks Go Niche: These three Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

Our history now descends from a kingdom of gold to one of iron and rust.

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