November 2007

Simplicity and Complexity

I’m caught between simplicity and complexity. I am intrinsically attracted to simple ways of living. Every way in which I simplify my life feels pure, natural, and right. [Philosophers](http://www.amazon.com/Less-More-Anthology-Ancient-Simplicity/dp/089281554X) [talking](http://thinkexist.com/quotations/simplicity/) about simplicity [resonate](http://ryskamp.org/brain/philosophy/quotes-on-money-and-possessions) with my beliefs. I keep thinking of a quote from [Diogenes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_of_Sinope), the ancient Greek philosopher, who threw away his cup when he…more

Patagonia Men’s Rimu – nice pull-on shoe

LEGO Digital Designer : Virtual Building Software – sweet.

“I’ve said that to open a novel is to arrive in a music hall and be handed a viola. You have to perform.” – Kurt Vonnegut

“For a lot of people, TV is life itself. Churches used to provide people with better company than they had at home, but now, no matter what your neighborhood life or family life is like, you turn on the television and you get relatives, family…Human beings will believe in all kinds of things that aren’t…more

“I always say to people, practice an art, no matter how well or badly [you do it], because then you have the experience of becoming, and it makes your soul grow.” –

FOODPAIRING – tells what foods go together…useful in planning meals?

Web Geekery

37 I missed some pretty obvious ones, unfortunately…

Air_ray // Centripetal Notion

Howstuffworks “1961-1964 Cadillac” – cool article on the design evolution of my favorite car