“The social situation at a party falls way outside of my normal daily...
Johannes Kleske wrote an ode to Readwise, and, knowing Johannes to be both wise and organized, I dove in. Without bogarting his description of the app and its place in the digital ecosystem, Readwise...
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Goodbye Chair
Twenty years ago, in anticipation of the arrival of our baby, a glider rocker was secured. It proved fantastically well-suited to its task of rocking-baby-to-sleep assisting, but, as baby evolved, it...
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The Necessary Preconditions for Serendipity
Earlier this spring I found my way to Wouter Groeneveld, a Belgian polymath, via a post Ton made about a meetup they both attended.On Wouter’s blog I read mention of his interest in fountain pens,...
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C & B Corner Café
“Which trendy café in Kensington should I go to?” A question that, until recently, nobody had ever asked. Or considered the possibility of asking.But here I am in the trendy C & B Corner Café,...
View ArticleMerry Go ‘Round
Merry Go ‘Round from Kacey Musgraves has a clever chorus:Mama’s hooked on Mary KayBrother’s hooked on Mary JaneAnd Daddy’s hooked on Mary two doors downIt’s also good banjo.
View Article“There is a vastness that can’t be contained”
Roger Ebert is a song from the alt-country band Clem Snide inspired by Ebert’s dying words, as his widow Chaz explains here.Roger EbertClem SnideMusic
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Bumblebee Road
Bumblebee Road is a mere whisper of a road that connects St. Mary’s Road with Reid Road, just southeast of Stanley Bridge. But I’m getting ahead of myself. After I enjoyed a snack at C & B on...
View ArticleMr. MacNaughton meets Mr. Rodd
From Bruce MacNaughton, a story of the time he met Mr. Rodd, of Rodd Hotels:While in the airport’s waiting area, I spoke with Mr. Rodd of Rodd’s Hotels, an Islander on his way to the big city as well....
View ArticleDo vehicles speed on North River Road?
There are two Traffic Logix SafePace digital radar speed signs on North River Road in Charlottetown, one near the corner of Waterview Heights, just south of Ellen’s Creek, and the other in the heart of...
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Bron/Broen
Last week the final paving on the Stratford section of the new Hillsborough Bridge Active Transportation Path was completed, meaning you can now walk, roll, or cycle from end to end. I rode over and...
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What are the Summertime Tide Extremes for Charlottetown?
On my ride over the Hillsborough River last night I spotted a bridge piling I’d never seen before:When I got home I checked to see what low tide was, and found that it had happened 20 minutes previous...
View ArticleTips for Writers who Walk
My old friend Dave has become a sage for writers.Dave MosesWriting
View ArticleHorsecasm
Matt Webb doesn’t write about horses:My personal algorithm for new ideas appears to include: think about nonsense for longer than most others are prepared to tolerate. Matt WebbLanguage
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104 Day Haircut Cadence
The word cadence has emerged into the fore of late, spurred, I think, by email newsletters and the question of how often they get sent. Meanwhile, my haircut cadence has emerged as 104 days: leaving...
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On the Road with Mayor Brown
It’s Bike Week in Charlottetown this week, a celebration of all things cycling.To help highlight the utility of bicycles for running everyday errands, Mayor Brown headed off this morning for a cycle,...
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An iOS Shortcut to Turn on the Fan
I have a window fan in my bedroom that, in the warm season, I have set to turn on automatically at 9:00 p.m. via a Wemo outlet.That’s great. Except when it’s not, because the weather turns cold, and...
View ArticleI know a place we can go
I Know a Place is a 2017 electropop track from the band MUNA, on their album About U. It’s full of energy, a challenge to stay still to.A year later the band released About U: One Year On, with an...
View Articleaurynn shaw writes in public
Why does aurynn shaw write in public?By writing these words, by exploring myself in public, I’m part of the future, of history, and a conversation worth having.If what I see in myself reminds you of...
View Article1895
A big year:In the year of George’s birth, Sigmund Freud founded psychoanalysis, Röntgen discovered X-rays, Marconi invented the wireless, and Auguste and Louis Lumière introduced the cinema. There were...
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