Weekend 158.0
Illustration by W.T. Mars (1) Medieval Stained Glass Science (2) Orval Brewery (3) Monks who make world’s best beer have a message
Month: October 2010
Weekend 157.3
Random quotes from crap I’ve read… “He became something of a virtuoso of the most excruciating and unrequited love. The memory of a voice or glance fed his imagination for Continue Reading →
Weekend 157.2
This lonely hill was always dear to me, and this hedgerow, which cuts off the view of so much of the last horizon. But sitting here and gazing, I can Continue Reading →
Weekend 157.1
(1) Japan Adds a Global Gateway Noteworthy “Narita had been the brainchild of Japanese bureaucrats when it opened in 1978, and efforts to expand Haneda had, for years, been shelved Continue Reading →
Weekend 157.0
When Earth’s Last Picture Is Painted When Earth’s last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colors have faded, and the youngest critic has Continue Reading →
As true…
…today and it was then. “The problem was that Mumford, along with many other “progressives,” had a rather inflated sense of self-importance.” – James Mauro, Twilight at the World of Continue Reading →
Weekend 156.0
(1) 12 Awesome Airplane Paint Jobs (2) How to Turn a Recession into a Depression (2a) “As hostility to businessmen grows, politicians tax them more heavily, while debasing and inflating Continue Reading →
Tin(y) Cars
A bit of a puff piece (see below) on Sergio Marchionne but I’m excited about the FIAT 500. “At first glance Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne could pass for a humanities Continue Reading →
Farewell La Ronda
NOT farewell Lafawnduh. Post-Mortem on La Ronda in Architectural Digest For 1st Anniversary of DemolitionAddison Mizner
Weekend 155.0
Q: Why don’t you BLOG any more? A: Depression. It’s half-true. I’ve also been buried at the office. (1) BMW, Daimler Test Electric Scooters (2) What Should the Government Do Continue Reading →