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 →
Category Archives: Cycling
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 →
Weekend 255.1 (Terra Cotta)
I finally schlepped to Rockwell to have my autographed print from Aaron Costain properly framed. I don’t actually have a scan of the print but you can see it at Continue Reading →
Weekend 255.0 (Content Outline)
On the heels of a rather brutal week at work, two industry-affirming articles from the journal: (1a) Bordellos for the Brain: The ups and (mostly) downs of conference mania (1b) Continue Reading →
Weekend 250.0 (Where Orwell meets Nordlinger)
“Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous — to poetry.” — Thomas Mann (1) The Wall Street Journal is publishing most its newest content Continue Reading →
Holiday Week(end) 2012
A couple of random links as we amble towards 2013: (1) Samland: Latest Selections For A Disney Fan’s Library (Mice Chat) (2) New Year’s Resolutions From 10 Top Minds and Continue Reading →
Weekend 243.0
(1) The art of riding in New York City (2) The Quixotic World of Connecticut’s Boutique Bike-Makers: Zen and the Art of Bicycle Building (3) When the Party’s Over (WSJ) Continue Reading →
Weekend 242.0
‘First of all, respect your paper!’ — J.M.W. Turner (via Paper: An Elegy by Ian Sansom) I might start with mum. (1) Some other quotes from Paper: An Elegy: “Toys Continue Reading →
Weekend 239.0 (Cycling Weekend)
(1) My Orange Brompton: A blog for those who want, own or love Brompton Folding Bicycles. (1a) This cat has great taste in colour (and he seems to have a Continue Reading →