"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
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, Other Bike Stuff, Recommendations, You have got to be kidding me! 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 [...]
Posted in dumb things I have done, Fashion, Recommendations on Sep 2nd, 2008
A while back, I realised that I no longer owned any mascara, and I wanted some. I knew that MAC cosmetics doesn’t do animal testing and that they had a shop that was within reasonable cycling distance and is situated smack in the midst of the Plaza, some of Kansas City’s most supreme people-watchin’ turf. [...]
Posted in Food & Snacks, Recommendations on Jul 26th, 2008
I go to an Asian grocery on my lunch break sometimes because it is close to my work and a good place to buy snacks and tea. I’ve got a longtime addiction to Lapsang Souchong and thought I might find some there, but they don’t have it. I’ve been stuck with mail-ordering it from online. [...]
Posted in books, Recommendations on Jul 11th, 2008
So, I’m reading two different books these days. On the fiction side of the table sits John Steinbeck’s Sweet Thursday. On the nonfiction side (or at least autobiography/memoir) is Richard Feynman’s memoir, “Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman!” I’ve already written about how I’ve come to appreciate Steinbeck but I will reiterate: for those of you [...]
Posted in Distractions, Recommendations, Utter Silliness on Feb 22nd, 2008
10. Do you think it is rad to have alcoholism, Ray?” 9. Vlad speaks to Philippe’s mom on the phone “your…voice…it is the seeds of a thousant memories” and “until you are the nudest you are ever being.” 8. Ray offers technical advice upon the laying of the Transatlantic Cable. 7. Beef is too depressed to [...]
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