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In Memoriam: Kurt Hanson
in PeopleThis morning Andrew sent me an email with no subject line or content except a link to following Chicago Sun Times report: Man fatally struck by Metra…
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Sweet Finnish Closed
in NeighborhoodYesterday I was rode to my regular dissertation coffee shop, Sweet Finnish, on Centre St., only to see that it wasn't opened yet. In the interest of…
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DIY Slow Down Sign
The other day this sign appeared just a few houses down the street in response to the cars that regularly barrel down Rossmore as they cut through…
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Drupalcon Boston 2008
It's been more than four years since I began using the open source appliction Drupal at the end of 2003, and it's come a long way in…
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An (Un-edited) Ecotone Reader
in DissertationIt seems like a long time ago that I first ran across the Ecotone Wiki and was first exposed to the notion of place blogging, a topic…
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Writing By Bike
Earlier this week, I took out my keys and discovered that one key inexplicably had become wedged in the ring of another one such that I could…
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Learning to Be a Big Spender
in DissertationIt's one thing to not follow your own advice; it's even worse when you've forgotten what that advice was in the first place. I used to dispense…
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From here to there, one fall morning
A short video from my bike ride to work this morning. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62tS-646ut4]
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Halloween, JP Style
in NeighborhoodSunday evening was the annual Lantern Parade at Jamaica Pond, a community event which involves walking around the pond with lanterns lit. Kids come in their costumes,…
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Why Bike to Work?
in Biking"Why bike to work?" Because you might see something interesting along the way, according to Phillip Barron at nicomachus.net. Phillip emailed me with link to this great…
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I Heart Commuting
in BikingThanks to Sara for sending this my way. I couldn’t have said it better myself.
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Fixed Gear and Fixed Rate
In the space of two hours on Friday afternoon, I closed on a condo in Jamaica Plain and picked up a fixed gear bike at Ace Wheelworks…
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Memorial Day: Hope Cemetery, Boston
Last night I rode by Hope Cemetery for the first time and noticed the flags set up for the veterans. It seemed appropriate today to return for…
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The Right Ride: A Collaborative Map for Safer Biking in Boston
Earlier this week, Nancy M. pointed me to a new Google mashup called The Right Ride, designed to allow users to document dangers spots for bikers by…
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Weekend Music: From Framingham to South Africa
After hearing two outstanding concerts this weekend, I'm struck by how long it takes me get around to finding good music sometimes. Sunday night I made my…
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A Week in Yosemite
We'll, this is fairly late in coming, but I guess I should post something about our trip to Yosemite a week ago. I think I've been avoiding…
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Sustainable Waters in a Changing World
in DissertationYesterday I spend the day "Sustainable Waters in a Changing World " conference at UMass Amherst where I gave a presentation on "Blogging Places: Using Social Media…
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Would Thoreau Blog?
If Henry David Thoreau were around today, do you think he would blog? I began thinking about this after reading an interview with Greg Perry, editor of…
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Coming into Contact: New Essays in Ecocritical Theory and Practice
in DissertationI received a copy of Coming into Contact: New Essays in Ecocritical Theory and Practice (University of Georgia Press, 2007) in the mail early this week, several…
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Spring from the Front Row
in BikingI must be in the front row. That's what I keep thinking as I bike into spring this week, getting a great view of each gradation of…
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Winter Window
Yesterday’s snow inspired me to take a picture framed by the door to my apartment. It reminded me of a window picture I took a couple years…
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Bodily Rhythms
in DestinationsYesterday we spent the day cross-country skiing up at Windblown in NH, the first time on the skis this year. After we had been out for a…
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Chia Piano
On our way to Cambridge on Saturday, we drove by a piano sitting in front of a large apartment building on the corner of Monmouth and Canton…
