Sep 1, 20183 min read
TOO POUR
Over the last two decades I've acquired many kettles and tea pots. I've had stove-top kettles and electric kettle, whistling and...
Feb 1, 20183 min read
TOILETS
Here's a question: Who are toilets for? No, seriously. Toilets are something I very rarely hear anyone talking (or, more appropriately,...
Nov 7, 20174 min read
BARBARIANS AND BRUTALISTS
[For DJL] Who designed the dial on the paper towel dispenser? You know, that round dial with the two tear drop depressions, in a kind of...
May 12, 20178 min read
NOT I
iTunes – that place billions of people acquire and consume their music, movies, podcasts, and such – is essentially unusable, as far as I...
Sep 26, 20163 min read
HOW TO BREAK A THING
​​​The following is just the sort of thing I see that stops me in my tracks almost every day. Today I was walking past a large corporate...
May 29, 20157 min read
MOPS AND COFFEE or CAPITALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS
I thought the deal was that “privately owned productive enterprises, in a highly competitive marketplace, will produce ever-better...
Jan 6, 20153 min read
THE PATH MOST TRAVELLED
One of the things I love about winter is the snow; but not for the skiing or snowmobiling, for the aesthetic or even the quiet it brings,...
Dec 4, 20146 min read
LITTLE CHANGE
Yesterday I was having a discussion with someone about cars and driving. (I’ve always said that I have no plan to buy a car until I can...