30 Jul, 2010
Posted by: Dave In: Film |Photography
Cameron: “The 1961 Ferrari 250GT California. Less than a hundred were made. My father spent three years restoring this car. It is his love, it is his passion.”
Ferris: “It is his fault he didn’t lock the garage.”
According to a recent Wall Street Journal blog post:
The number of Amish in North America has doubled since 1991 and their distinctive communities can now be found in Canada as well as 28 U.S. states, including unlikely ones like Texas and Maine.
The full article has an interesting chart with Amish population by state.
12 Jul, 2010
Posted by: Dave In: Books |Current Affairs |Film |History |Video |Writing
Underground comic book pioneer, Harvey Pekar, died today. He was 70 years old. His most famous series “American Splendor” was an autobiographical chronicle that started in the late 70s and lasted several decades.
Actor, Paul Giamatti, played Pekar in the 2003 movie adaptation of Pekar’s “American Splendor.”
If you haven’t seen it, you should. It’s a pretty good movie.
28 Jun, 2010
Posted by: Dave In: Design |DIY |Motorcycle |Philosophy |Video
video link (via Hell for Leather)
Shinya Kimura started building custom motorcycles from the ground up in Japan. He doesn’t plan anything. He just starts cutting metal. The quote that gets me is this one:
“It feels nothing like how violent it looks from the outside. It’s very serene. The ground and the sky are so white there is no boundary between them. I have never flown, but it feels like flying an airplane using a reciprocating engine. I can’t tell you how peaceful it is.” – Shinya Kimura
Having been riding motorcycles for a year now, this is the quote that sticks with me. Riding a motorcycle is one of the most peaceful things I have ever experienced.
It’s funny how the perception of a motorcycle is usually a loud and obnoxious machine, but riding one is just the opposite. Very zen I suppose…
- Dave
Ornamental turtle!
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