Weekend 575.0

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) More quotes from On Modernism’s Ruins: The Architecture of “Building Stories” and Lost Buildings by Daniel Worden: “For Samuelson, as for Ware, history is present through objects, and the Continue Reading →

Weekend 574.0

Posted on July 8, 2023 by Winston Smith

I got starry-eyed on the coaster rideAndy said, “Man, I need a break from the world outsideThese days, my life just careens through a pinball machineI could do so much Continue Reading →

Anchor chains, plane motors, and train whistles

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Winston Smith

Railfan, train buff, railway enthusiast, railway buff, trainspotter, or ferroequinologist? Watch ‘Railways for Ever’ (1970) by Sir John BetjemanVisit the National Railway Museum in YorkFind ‘Waterloo Station’ (1967) by Terence Continue Reading →

Weekend 573.1 (Earthly Pilgrimage)

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Winston Smith

These were sophisticated refinements of symbolism, but the religious dimensions of bridges and bridge-building were accessible even to the unlettered. Many bridges had small hermitage chapels built on or by Continue Reading →

Weekend 573.0

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Winston Smith

Artists specialize in designs. God is the greatest artist of all. This is evident in nature, but also in the designs that He has for His creatures. He has a Continue Reading →

Football in Cinema

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Winston Smith

The Bromley Boys is a real gem!

Football via Rail (in the US)

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Winston Smith

The Challenge: Recreate a typical UK football weekend in the US using mass transit. The destination was Foxborough, Massachusetts for a New England Revolution versus Orlando City SC match. The Continue Reading →

Weekend 572.0 (Civil War)

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Winston Smith

O, how wretchedIs that poor man that hangs on princes’ favours!There is, betwixt that smile we would aspire to,That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin,More pangs and fears than Continue Reading →

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Winston Smith

It was tough getting flights back to JFK from São Paulo because of visibility related to the Canadian wildfires so some quick re-routing had us in Washington DC and then Continue Reading →

Football 2022/23: Final Whistle

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Winston Smith

There is only 1 unresolved outcome and I’m not talking about the FC Cup Final between Man U and City. Metz FC is waiting to learn whether or not they Continue Reading →