Weekend 409.0
“When he [Rembrandt] painted The Return of the Prodigal Son, he had lived a life marked by great self-confidence, success, and fame, followed by many painful losses, disappointments, and failures. Continue Reading →
Weekend 408.0
(1) Market news: painting of Richmond Hill has to stay in the UK (The Telegraph) (1a) Richmond Hill in the Summer of 1862 by Jasper Francis Cropsey (Flickr) “This is Continue Reading →
2017 » 2018 (Stat Crux dum volvitur orbis)
“Our compartmentalized world, and the sterile values in it, are as the daily winter darkness compared to the long sweet late-day sunshine of spring shining in the windows of a Continue Reading →
Christmas 2017 Sabbatical (P2)
(1) Yes! Yes! Yes! #Isles https://t.co/oSBjfaejKn — Jeff Capellini (@JCapWFAN) December 27, 2017 (2) How Washington, D.C., Built a Bike Boom (CityLab) (3) The Most Expensive Mile of Subway Track Continue Reading →
Christmas Eve 2017
“The monastic tradition has seen and done almost everything in its long history. Its most lasting achievement, however, has been to chart the royal way of holiness for the entire Continue Reading →
Christmas 2017 Sabbatical
A placeholder for all the stuff cluttering my mind and desk over this holiday sabbatical. “Taming the heart requires a sense of place. It roots not just the mind to Continue Reading →
Yes! Yes! Yes!
(1) Belmont Arena Renderings (NHL) (1a) Statement from NYRA President & CEO Chris Kay regarding Belmont Park and the New York Islanders (NYRA) (2) Belmont Park from the Limestone Photo Continue Reading →
Weekend 406.1
“It towers above the polis like Notre Dame in Paris, but it is not a church building with a spire, cross or bells. Its architecture is monumental, evidently holding thousands Continue Reading →
Weekend 406.0
(1) Oregon bike tax is coming: Here are a few quirks in the law and how shops feel about it (BikePortland) (2) Lawrence Solomon: Ban the bike! How cities made Continue Reading →