Westward Ho

Yeah, we are pulling stakes again.

Taking the Oregon Trail.
Not right this minute, but soon enough.


So, the posting will be a little light for a bit.


Maybe I will use some of those mobile options more...

Important

Minimalism

Talking about the interior design form of minimalism.

Not the artistic movement, or genre, or whatever the heck you care to classify thusly.

No, I am getting at the whole "simplify your life" jumbo.
Declutter, pare down, yadda yadda...

Big picture, modern vernacular "minimal" lifestyle stuff, I guess is what we are hashing over in this post.

I think all of that is fine for some folks, but it also has always had a false ring.
Couldn't quite figure out why.

Then, I spot this piece from the Guardian, which got right to it with this statement:

Because let’s be clear about what the minimalist aesthetic, at least as a personal style choice, actually is: it’s a way of aping the connotations of simplicity and even, to a degree, asceticism, without actually having to give up those sweet, sweet class signifiers.

I usually don't post/link things I think aren't worth your time, as a read.
If nobody in your circle has busted out "minimal" jargon in casual conversation, you can probably skip this link and go dust your collection of knik-knaks.


There has been some purging going on around here, with the impending move.
It is a strange thing, as a person who covets odd objects.
Bits of ephemera that conjure memories or thoughts.
Trinkets that have been deemed "art" because of some random doodle.
I have piles of that around.

Yet I love a clean, minimal aesthetic, in my head.


Probably two decades ago, I declared that I could never live with my minimal intentions.

At this point, I don't know if I want to...

Gixxer

Well, power plant part, at least...
Is Gixxer.


That looks like a lot of fun.

Fun in both the garage tinkering and road riding categories...

That Time of Year

Happy 327.

Right

Cool Pool

Yeah, this is a random thing I just found interesting.

All of those stairs captured my imagination.
The effort involved, the math, all of that...


So I did the reverse image search and it turns out the premise is pretty interesting as well.

You can get the highlights here.

Believe

You know you want to...

Hi

Cool

Cool, or rather, ice cold...

Blarney