Archive For 2013

Hope in the future is rooted in the memory of the past, for without memory there is no history and no knowledge. No projection of the future can be formed without reference to the past. Past, present and future, memory and prophecy are woven together into one continuous whole. In a clear understanding of the… Continue Reading ›

I think I like the idea of Field Notes notebooks more than I like the actual notebooks these days, but this video is wonderful. I love the idea that what you write in it becomes the soul of a notebook.

This is me, a born again cyclist, on my first bicycle, a fourth birthday present, and probably the last time I’ll get away with wearing a yellow jersey, not to mention those rather fabulous trousers. I remember a number of other bikes from my childhood: a second hand bike that my Grandfather restored and hand… Continue Reading ›

October marked ten years since I started this blog, and of the many iterations and designs it has been through. I remember being excited when I heard about new blogging platforms such as Blogger, as they felt like a move back to the web as it had been envisaged by Tim Berners- Lee, and that… Continue Reading ›

A little while ago, I was kindly offered me a chance to review the Timbuk 2 Command messenger bag; I’ve been using it on my daily commute and found much to like about this great bag. Design The Command is a classic laptop messenger bag but with a TSA-friendly twist. So just what is this… Continue Reading ›

It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country… Continue Reading ›