Sunday, April 28, 2019

A hand


Royal and commoner baby help here.

Thursday, April 25, 2019

on undeserved success

mortification


"Anyone who isn’t embarrassed by who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough."
Alain de Botton

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

french polish



"Alcohol takes the polish off of furniture and people."

3 months


In World War II, the life expectancy of a Jeep was 90 days.

whaling


“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”
Herman Melville

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Primary Takeaway


"In space you can put on your pants two legs at a time."
- Commander Chris Hadfield

Saturday, April 20, 2019

a look inside



Notre Dame post fire here.

Friday, April 19, 2019

on obsession


"I can think of nothing else than this machine."
- James Watt

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

height, width, depth


"The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know."
- Harry Truman

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The point of medieval structures


To make you feel awe.


Saturday, April 13, 2019

on modesty


"Not the greatest architect that has ever lived. The greatest architect that ever will live."
- Frank Lloyd Wright

Thursday, April 11, 2019

on volunteerism and voting


"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little."
- Edmund Burke

Sunday, April 7, 2019

thrasher



Neal “The Dude” Unger has an internet following as the oldest, coolest skater. He can't think of anything else when he's skating other than skating, so it's a great stress reliever. Video here.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

portuguese shakespeare


“Time changes, and our desires change. What we 
believe – even what we are – is ever-changing. The world is change, which forever takes on new qualities.”
Luís Vaz de Camões