Weekend 273.0 (Train-spotters)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Winston Smith

(1) A quote from What We Talk About When We Talk About The Tube (The District Line) by John Lanechester “When you start researching the Underground, you soon realize there’s 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 272.1

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Winston Smith

I know a land where the wild flowers grow, Near, near at hand if by train you go, Metro-land, Metro-land. Meadows sweet have a golden glow. Hills are green in 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 271.0

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Winston Smith

(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®)

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Winston Smith

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)

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Winston Smith

“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)

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 268.0

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Winston Smith

“In the torment of the insufficiency of everything attainable we eventually learn that here, in this life, all symphonies remain unfinished.” – Karl Rahner

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 →

Limestone Roof

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

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