To-Morrow

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Winston Smith

“New occasions teach new duties; Time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still, and onward, Who would keep abreast of Truth. Lo, before us, gleam her camp-fires! We ourselves Continue Reading →

2016 Christmas Sabbatical

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Winston Smith

“The air was chilly, and filled with that certain smell a city has on a snowy day.” – Takaki Tōno A placeholder for all the holiday arcana, ephemeral, and digital Continue Reading →

2016 Advent Retreat at St. Joseph’s Abbey (ephemeral coruscations that piped their short song and vanished…)

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Winston Smith

“It is faith that makes us walk in its obscurity in this life: For we walk by faith. From start to finish we shall follow that way, ever on the Continue Reading →

Weekend 376.0

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) Edward Johnston, designer of the iconic Underground typeface and ‘bullseye’ symbol, died on this day in 1944

Weekend 375.0

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) Feel Better and Quiet the Spirit: Chris Derby SJ discusses why the “silent treatment” seems to work on removing people from their usual “noisy” environments. They end up feeling Continue Reading →

Before you vote…

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) ObamaCare’s Chickens Come Home to Roost: Democrats, anticipating rage over huge premium increases scheduled for 2017, are already trying to blame Republicans (2) Forget the FBI cache; the Podesta Continue Reading →

Endless River

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) Two quotes from Sir Winston Churchill: “…whatever the worries of the hour or the threats of the future once the picture has begun to flow along…they pass out into Continue Reading →

Blaring Orchestria

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Winston Smith

“The man with the miniature orchestra” by Dave Algonquin. “There were phrases of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony that still made Coe cry. He always thought it had to do with the Continue Reading →

Weekend 374.0 (XR-1)

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Winston Smith

“In a series of remarkable episodes that began airing in 1995, Disney tapped the best experts he could find to sketch humanity’s space future – literally “sketch” as animator Ward Continue Reading →

Weekend 373.0

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Winston Smith

(1) I-75/University Parkway Diverging Diamond Interchange Design (YouTube) (2) Creator of Brompton folding bicycle steps down from company’s board – disgruntled at way business is run (This is Money) (3) Continue Reading →