October 2010
15 posts
“No camper, be he hunter, fisherman, scout, naturalist, explorer, prospector,...”
– Pocket Notebooks: A Brief History | The Art of Manliness
“You don’t like your address, you simply hurl a chain-linked access stair...”
– BLDGBLOG: The Access Maze
“When we call a chair or a house beautiful, really what we’re saying is that we...”
– Lifework - Ideal Live/Work Space: Alain de Botton
Don't Worry, Adam Savage Says It's Okay
I’ve been doing a bit of soul searching these days, chastising myself about having a lack of focus in my hobbies and interests. I was beginning to think that having a wide breadth of interests was preventing me from going in depth into any one subject, that hobbies were wearing me down instead of lifting me up.
And last night I watched this TED talk from Adam Savage about his passions:
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Good Taste: Roasted Almonds with Rosemary and... →
Treehouses - a set on Flickr →
Nathan Kensinger Photography →
The Abandoned & Industrial Edges of New York City
Friday Morning Playlist - 10/1/2010
I don’t listen to music enough anymore. I fill my commutes with podcasts, phone calls, and meditations about things I should have gotten done at work. So I’m trying to listed to more music. Partly because my wife has challenged me, partly because I attribute loss of musical interest as a leading sign of middle age. I am not, nor shall I ever be, middle aged. So I put away the podcasts...
