Category Archives: Notes

Random notes, miscellaneous ramblings, etc.

EoE Favorite Quotes

At the beginning of Part 2, Steinbeck’s narrator goes on about how horrible the 19th century was, glad it is over, time to wash our hands of it and start fresh. But he repeats this lovely bit before moving on to the thirteenth chapter:
Oh, but strawberries will never taste so good again and the thighs [...]

Ramblin’

Under new management but with previous bad experiences behind me, I decided to give the new barber in town a chance. This town is small enough that no matter where you go you are in the company of somebody you know or a relative of somebody you know, so I sat down and chatted with [...]

Hanging for the Homeless

It was a collision of sorts. My favorite digital information-not-necessarily-news feed, Coudal Partners, posted a link about 450 stolen kegs of beer in Dublin followed by my brother sending me the linked story. (Really, did you think I wouldn’t notice the ripple effect in the Force?) To the thieves it probably seemed like a good [...]

Strandbeests

I am hopelessly enamored with Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests. For the last two days I have been talking about them and googling for other images or any video where I can hear the clickety-clack of these spindly creatures as they walk the beach.