Splendid Sundays in Slumberland
New York Times: Restoring Slumberland. There’s an eerie synchronicity about reading this article at the same time as Cory Doctorow’s Themepunks serial in Salon. Peter Maresca’s painstaking restoration of Winsor McCay’s century old comic strips, which still stretch the limits of the form in both imagination and quality, and his subsequent decision to self-publish the [...]
Even more unbelievable: Virginia 26, Florida State 21
As Fury points out, it was a weekend for upsets, and while Michigan’s 27-25 victory over Penn State is pretty darn dramatic, my money is on Virginia’s 26-21 win over Florida State for upset of the week. Sentences like “beat a top-5 team for only the second time in their history” and (my favorite) “We [...]
The mystery of the disappearing door.
While I’m pondering house changes, I can’t help but be captivated by this illustration of how to make a hidden door in a bookcase. Very cool, and solves a problem with our plans for the built in bookshelves in the library… provided I can sell Lisa on it.
We have limited space in the library room [...]
Color us nervous.
Well, today is the big day: bathroom renovations started at our house this morning. Our contractor is ripping out a closet and a half on the first floor to squeeze a shower into our half bath (which makes it now a three-quarters bath, I think). We’re a little nervous and have been forgetting important things [...]
