With these meager scraps of Latin and the like, you may perhaps be taken for a scholar, which is honorable and profitable these days.

— Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Version 6
October 13th, 2025

Though it may not be very obvious, back in July I launched a full rewrite of this site. Here's what I did to modernize a homemade blog framework that...  (read more)


Plantasia 2025
September 16th, 2025

I must have been out of the loop, since somehow I'd previously never heard of Plantasia, a "multi-sensory experience inspired by Mort Garson's 1976 album...  (read more)


Song Obsession Vol. 4: Blind by Swans
July 17th, 2025

Since my Song Obsession series tends to follow a stream-of-consciousness format anyway, here's the convoluted backstory of how I discovered (and started...  (read more)


Logging Song Plays with Winamp
November 28th, 2021

If you've ever wanted to keep track of what you've been listening to, the Winamp Community Update Project makes it really easy to do. Here's what I did...  (read more)


Back On The Line
October 3rd, 2021

Lining up at Caldwell Woods CX 2021 I'm very happy that I'm able to bring my post from a year ago full circle. The 2021 CX season has arrived in...  (read more)


Song Obsession Vol. 3: "How About This For My Hair" by Laddio Bolocko
November 5th, 2020

This entry into the Song Obsession series is a long time in the making. I've been minorly obsessing over Laddio Bolocko for a few years now and "How...  (read more)


The Ticket Stub
October 25th, 2020

The ticket stub is a great souvenir.   (read more)


Cyclocross 2020
October 18th, 2020

Like many things this year, the Chicago Cross Cup was cancelled. Under normal circumstances, Fall Sundays would be something to prepare for and look...  (read more)


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