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  • Biking and the Theory of the Derive

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    Last night I went on my second ride on my new bike, and since I didn’t have much time, I decided to experiment with what I’ve started to call a "random ride." In this case, I started out toward Watertown and once I got toward Arsenal Street, I began to make navigational decisions on a…

  • The Fargo Theatre, Home of "Wood-Chip Marge"

    The Fargo Theatre, Home of "Wood-Chip Marge"

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    This morning I cruised downtown on my dad’s old Schwinn to photograph the the 8-foot tall, 500 pound chainsaw statue of Marge Gunderson from the movie Fargo which stands on the second floor of the Fargo Theatre. Given my feelings about the movie, I thought this was a fitting way for MGM to honor Fargo after the Coen brothers’ hijacked the city’s…

  • Wood-Chip Marge

    Wood-Chip Marge

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    This 8-foot tall, 500 pound chainsaw carving of Marge Gunderson from the movie Fargo which stands on the second floor of the Fargo Theatre. The inscription on the base of the statue reads: Presented to

  • The Farm

    The Farm

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    This afternoon dad and I drove about 30 miles south of Fargo to the farm that my grandpa worked for 34 years and where dad grew up. The muddy roads prevented us from getting much closer than the southwest corner of the land, now clearly marked by a street sign. I couldn’t help notice that…

  • Dad's One-Room School

    Dad's One-Room School

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    Dad attended this school where his mother was the teacher from 1946-1948.

  • McCormick-Deering Threshing Machine

    McCormick-Deering Threshing Machine

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    This McCormick-Deering threshing machine was last used by my dad and grandfather in 1949 when dad was 10. It sits in a stand of trees on one of the Johnson brother’s farms, about 30 miles south of Fargo.

  • Downtown Fargo at Dusk

    Downtown Fargo at Dusk

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    Today I flew back to Fargo to spend time with family and reconnect with the homeland. To acclimate myself, I took an after-dinner stroll down Broadway to see how the downtown revitalization effort is progressing. More was finished, more was torn up, but on the whole it was looking good.On my way back I took…

  • From One Bike to Two

    From One Bike to Two

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    Tonight I made my inaugugal ride on my new Jamis Aurora touring bike, purchased last night from the fine people as Harris Cyclery in West Newton, and the experience was truly transcendent. After an hour and half of pure pleasure riding west of Boston, I met friends at Cabot’s restaurant in Newtonville for a burger…

  • elastic space: Spatial Annotation Projects

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    Timo Arnall’s elastic space.com is a fantastic resource for web-based mapping, geoannotation, and interaction design. In particular, his list of spatial annotation projects is a boon for my current research.

  • Cafenation in Brighton Center

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    This morning I’m at Cafenation, the Brighton Center coffee shop that has become by go-to work place in the mornings. I’ve been coming here 2-4 times/week since late January and it’s become an important part of my writing routine. Most mornings I’ll check my email briefly after breakfast and then suit up to get on…