I just finished reading Blankets, by Craig Thompson, a grippingly beautiful story.
Author Archives: Rob
Heist
Mamet is trying too hard.
Guild Spice Chest Radio Restoration
A good friend of mine had a beautiful old radio in his attic. He was good enough to let me have a crack at restoring it to working condition.
Handspring Visor Prism Touchscreen Repair
Matt accidentally dropped his Visor Prism and it can’t get up!
God and chance
“God does not play dice” — Albert Einstein
Holes
I suppose kids eat this sort of thing up. To each his own. Give me The Matrix any day.
Super Size Me
Morgan Spurlock is a hack.
The Mosquito Coast
“It’s an absolute sin to accept the decadence of obsolescence. Why do things get worse and worse? They don’t have to. They could get better and better. We accept that things fall apart.”
Ants and Artisans
What makes an ant valuable? What gives an action worth? And then what is the difference between the two?
Life update
…It’s amazing how this rat race, this huge machine of life gets us so distracted from what really matters. I was telling a very dear friend last night that I often find myself wishing for a more agrarian way of life…