The best holiday reads | Books | The Guardian


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Here’s a good reading list: The best holiday reads Anna Karenina on the beach, The Corrections in Patagonia, Death in Venice overlooking the Lido … Writers recall their most memorable holiday reads – what are yours? The best holiday reads | Books | The Guardian.

Free National Park iPhone Apps


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I love National Parks, and I like what my iPhone makes possible. This is a nice freebie. TUAW: Chimani National Park Guides free for iPhone until April 24 The Chimani Guides are really first rate apps at US$4.99 – $9.99, but in celebration of National Park Week, they are free from now until April 24. ... Read more

Cutting back.

I can’t promise, but I plan to avoid all my usual political blogs this week. Hoping for bliss of a kind from this temporary bout of willful ignorance. Wish me luck or fortitude or something like that.

Details from the Ship

Taking a sail on the Privateer Lynx tomorrow afternoon. I visited the ship where it’s docked, in the Savannah River right on River Street. I spoke with several of the crew, and took a few photos. I liked this one.

No Mo FOMO and Making Decent Pancakes


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Caterina Fake posted about FOMO from SxSW a couple of weeks ago. (Via Jason Kottke.) I’ve been watching Twitter and Ditto feeds of people at SxSW, and, from a distance, I get a distinct sense of the social anxiety and FOMO that’s going on there. “FOMO” stands for “Fear of Missing Out” and it’s what … Read more

“Bahamas, Baby.”


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In a few weeks, we’re going to Nassau for a few days of much needed, much anticipated R and R. When we’re stressed out, we just say “Bahamas, baby!” to each other. The travel section of The New York Times and their “36 Hours In…” series comes up with some likely activities down there. They … Read more