Weekend 343.1

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) On September 13, You Can Ride the 7 Train to Hudson Yards (2) ÖBB Headquarters / INNOCAD Architecture (ArchDaily) (3) More quotes from The Heart of our Cities by Continue Reading →

Weekend 332.0

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Winston Smith

(1) Eminent domain on steroids? New bill threatens cities, towns (Fairfield Citizen) (2) How Bad Religion Has Bequeathed Us ‘An Anxious Age’ (The Federalist)

Weekend 312.0 (Le mal du pays)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by

A couple of days off from work (a much needed extra long Labor Day Weekend) so I’m doing some housekeeping, biking, and drinking gratuitous amounts of coffee. I also finished Continue Reading →

Weekend 309.0

Posted on August 9, 2014 by

(1) Sturmey Archer “The Planetary Gearset” (YouTube) (2) Speed Traps For Japan’s Escalators (WSJ – Registration Required) (3) Shakespeare as a Life Coach (WSJ) “The world is grown so bad Continue Reading →

Weekend 307.0

Posted on July 19, 2014 by

(1) Designer Jasper Morrison on Beautiful Basics and Tintin (WSJ) “By worrying when the next idea might come, you restrict yourself—with the perspective of time, he’d learned to treat design Continue Reading →

Weekend 300.0 (Rare 3 Day Weekend)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Winston Smith

…and great timing because my Space Mountain Graphic Novel just arrived! Weekend 279.0 (Post Con/Abridged) (1) A quote from Hayao Miyazaki in The Art of the Wind Rises: “I don’t Continue Reading →

Weekend 284.0

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) A resort train winds through Kyushu (NHKWorld) (2) Model R.R. (Pop Pop)

Weekend 277.0 (Autumn Biking Adventures)

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) This App Will Help You Find A Quiet Space In The Loud, Bustling City (1a) Metro-North Commuters Slog to Work: After Power Outage, It Could Be Days Before Normalcy Continue Reading →

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 213.3 (bits and bobs)

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Winston Smith

(1) “What other commute can compete with the sights of the limestone Landwasser Viaduct and the Piz Bernina peak?” – MONOCLE, February 2012 (2) Kibun is NO Toast but he’s Continue Reading →

Limestone Roof

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

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