Weekend 407.0 (Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.)

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Winston Smith

2017 » 2018 (Stat Crux dum volvitur orbis)

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Winston Smith

“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)

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Winston Smith

(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

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Winston Smith

“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

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Winston Smith

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!

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Winston Smith

(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

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Winston Smith

“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

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Winston Smith

(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 →

Bermuda Redux

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Winston Smith

“As I looked at the glow, which I mistakenly thought had spatial boundaries, I was transported into an endless glossy sea with low clouds of gold on the horizon. Azure Continue Reading →

2017 Advent Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey (Updated)

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Winston Smith

“Open your eyes, then, and your heart, in an undisturbed solitude with God alone. Be still, and see what he is offering you, what he is to you.” – A Continue Reading →