Blogs Are Dead…Including This One

Jason Kottke says blogs are dead: Sometime in the past few years, the blog died. In 2014, people will finally notice… Instead of blogging, people are posting to Tumblr, tweeting, pinning things to their board, posting to Reddit, Snapchatting, updating Facebook statuses, Instagramming, and publishing on Medium. Of course he doesn’t mean that all blogs …

2013 soundtrack

2013 Soundtrack

Another year, another soundtrack. You can listen to these songs  (except those marked with an asterisk) on Rdio or Spotify. The Lonely Island: “Spell It Out” Thes One: “Trippin’ On A Tambourine” * The New Pornographers: “Mass Romantic” Grouplove: “Raspberry” Foster the People: “Houdini” Julian Casablancas: “11th Dimension” The Strokes: “Partners In Crime” Man Or Astro-Man?: “Defcon …

2013 Christmas Card: U2

U2: The Joshua Tree The background photo on our version is from our vacation in Wyoming — wrong national park, but good enough! Bad puns on the reverse side: “Wishing U2 a merry Christmas and hoping all is quiet on new year’s day (with our without you).”

Cambridge Flatland Photos

In late August ex-New Englander Matt St. Gelais was back east visiting family & friends, and we were able to get together for some riding at our usual Cambridge spot. Cambridge Flatland – Aug 31, 2013, a set on Flickr.  

Flatland Fracas 2013

July 21, 2013: Rick MacDonald held the 4th annual Flatland Fracas flatland contest in East Bridgewater. His (and his family’s) hard work paid off, as everybody had a good time…even with the heat. It was very cool that Jean William Provost and Dane Beardsley showed up, as well as riders from New York (Roy de Guzman, who …

Kermit

Songs About Rainbows

Because my daughter recently sang the song at a recital and I had a Twitter mini-discussion with a friend, this has come to the forefront for me again. I have nothing but respect for Kermit the Frog, but one thing has always bugged me a bit: the question at the beginning of “The Rainbow Connection” that asks Why …