Perfection
This 1964 video of Dusty Springfield singing on Dutch TV may be the most perfect thing I’ve ever seen. As...
Quote of the week
“A less decisive figure than his predecessor, La Jonquière overreacted, then dithered, contemplated half-measures, and died.” – Crucible of War,...
The Troll Massacre
No trolls were harmed, but several hairdos were permanently altered. This kind of thing happens all the time in our...
The Salt (City Rock) gets in your ears
The kids will never believe it, but mom and dad were hip once, and spent crazy amounts of time around...
Gimme a Tour, any Tour
Okay, so it’s not one of the Grand Tours, but the Tour of California (excuse me, the Amgen Tour of...
First ride
I’m not sure if it was the first ride of an early season or just a fluke, but temps pushing...
Redemption Song
Can’t say how much I’m enjoying Chris Salewicz’s brilliant Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer. When was the last...
Telephony
One thing that amazes me is that in my lifetime we have gone from a world in which every phone...
Constants of skating
Had a delightful afternoon skating with Rebekah at Guptill’s. Despite my love of all forms of skating, I’d never actually...