Weekend 177.0

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Best feet forward: Fairfield forum for cyclists, walkers (Fairifeld Citizen) (2) The Sleepless Elite: Why Some People Can Run on Little Sleep and Get So Much Done (Wall Street Continue Reading →

The Republic’s Bernanke

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) The Inflation Solution? A wise short seller once told us the secret of his profession: People always underestimate how bad things can get. That is, they see the cliff Continue Reading →

Venture Travel Service

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Winston Smith

Walt Disney loved trains and planes—all modes of transportation, in fact, whether modern or historical. — Becky Cline

Weekend 176.0 (the Bilbao Effect)

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) Found – The Comics Of Chris Ware: Drawing Is A Way Of Thinking I just finished Makeshift Metropolis by Witold Rybczynski so the timing of this “find” is serendipitous. Continue Reading →

Weekend 175.2

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Winston Smith

“Decaying and dilapidated architecture resonates as loss, as evidence of the irreversible passage of time, yet architectural ruins emanate past grandeur.” — Daniel Worden, On Modernism’s Ruins: The Architecture of Continue Reading →

Weekend 175.1

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Winston Smith

A photograph to complement my last post. And how about some complementary lyrics? “They made a statue of us And it put it on a mountain top Now tourists come Continue Reading →

Weekend 175.0

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Winston Smith

“One realizes oneself only one piece at a time.” — Marcel Proust, The Fugitive (1) Christo Without Jeanne-Claude – Where monuments pretend to endure, their work suggests the fleeting nature Continue Reading →

Weekend 174.0

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Winston Smith

I was finally able to ride this morning. It was blue and crispy and the five boroughs approach. I also have a new route this season which takes me away Continue Reading →

Weekend 173.0

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Winston Smith

(1) In My Home Office: Maira Kalman (WSJ) – My workspace is defined by books, ephemera, quiet and light. (2) Microchips Are Old Hat. Can Tweets Be Far Behind? (WSJ) Continue Reading →

Thomas Friedman was devastated…

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Winston Smith

China’s High-Speed Rail, Highly Suspect Related High Speed Rail To Nowhere…Winning The Future A Wasted Billion At A Time