"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in books, Recommendations on Dec 11th, 2009
This time of year, I always get in the mood to re-read Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind In The Willows. A pleasant story about the adventures of a group of sociable woodland animals (and especially their triumphs over the hostilities of winter weather) goes over a treat when the dags are getting shorter and colder. I […]
Posted in Distractions, Family, nostalgia, Recommendations, videos on Nov 27th, 2009
I just got a movie recommendation from my Dad: The Long Long Trailer,” which opened in 1954 featuring the beloved Lucille Ball/Desi Arnaz team, a 1954 Mercury convertible, and a really big travel trailer. Dad has been laid up for the past month following rotator-cuff surgery; he’s currently banned from using his right arm, so […]
Posted in books, Recommendations on May 6th, 2009
I just finished reading the last of Terry Moore’s Strangers In Paradise series and I am going to be recommending it to everyone I can, because it was just that good. I’m going to link the Wikipedia synopsis of the series which gives you an idea of what the stories are about, though it completely […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Recommendations on Apr 28th, 2009
Y’all, I can’t even think up a title for this entry, so you’re just gonna have to deal with the toothpaste situation. As am I. I’ve got kind of a history of weird toothpaste-related issues with the Wild Oats (now Whole Foods) down on 44th & Main. There was, as you can go back and […]
Posted in biking, Recommendations on Apr 17th, 2009
I’ve been meaning to write a little bit about some cool bike shops for quite a while now. I know I mention ACME a lot, and I gave Charleston Bicycle Company a shoutout when we were in Charleston, and if I didn’t I should have raved about Rasmussen the summer we went on RAGBRAI. Another […]
Posted in Recommendations, Super-Short Entries on Mar 4th, 2009
This website has some gorgeous and haunting photos of an abandoned amusement park in Japan I think the photographer did some fairly risky climbing to get some of the shots. I came across this link while perusing the very cool Flickr Pool for vintage playground equipment and was so taken with it that I now […]
Posted in books, Fashion, Recommendations on Feb 25th, 2009
I’ve been enjoying a two-book set I checked out from the library. It’s a fashion history survey based on the collections of the Kyoto Costume Institute. If you’re into fashion (historic or contemporary), these books are a real treat. The collection is marvelous and the photography is splendid. Some of the more spectacular garments are […]
Posted in Distractions, nostalgia, Recommendations, videos on Feb 19th, 2009
There are a lot of bands I like and a lot of albums I like, but I’d have to say that my favorite album of all time, could listen to it straight through, both sides, is The Black Crowes‘ second album, Southern Harmony & Musical Companion. The whole album just flows so smooth, and the […]
Posted in books, Recommendations on Feb 16th, 2009
Okay, now it’s book-nerd time. I just read a couple of books that I really enjoyed, so I’m going to make a big ol’ fuss about them here on my blog. The first one I’m going to recommend isn’t that deep, but damn if it isn’t some funny stuff. The book in question is The […]
Posted in Distractions, Oh, for fuck's sake, Other Bike Stuff, Recommendations on Jan 25th, 2009
I sort of sometimes read New York City Bike Snob but after a post or two, his blog makes me get all head-punchy. His “your bike sucks, you sucky hipster” shtick gets really tired. Sure, fixie evangelicals can get super annoying, but what sort of zealot doesn’t? There are annoying people in pretty much every […]