In Amsterdam, a bike repairman must be like a quiet god…with a small “g”, of course

This is a short film called De Benen van Amsterdam (Legs of Amsterdam). In Amsterdam, a bike repairman must be an important man. There are a lot of bikes in Amsterdam. The bike mechanic and shop owner in this video is … Continue reading

how big is a bushel?

“Hide it under a bushel?  NO!  I’M GONNA LET IT SHINE.” How big is a bushel? And just what am I hiding my light under? I wrote a blog post about Lloyd Kahn yesterday…and it got me thinking about “right … Continue reading

flat on the bottom

Stopped to talk to a buddy who’s refurbishing an old house on his property. He’s using a lot of red oak tongue and groove paneling that he had milled from some lumber that he had drying out for a couple … Continue reading

desperate for authentic

image from slowcoast.ca I think that we’re desperate for authenticity in our lives. There is so much that we are surrounded by that doesn’t have any lasting importance. Why should it?  It doesn’t drive the wheels of commerce to have … Continue reading

the hand that feeds you

W-2’s are eye-opening. It’s a time every year when we get to gauge what we trade our lives for. It’s also maybe a time of year that we can be thankful for opportunities that we are given to keep things … Continue reading