My 2014 Year in Books
by 75 books read for the year, most were good, some were great and there were a few duds.
Best Ski Line of 2014
Not my run, but Cody Townsend sliding through a steep and narrow chute (cave?).
Sliding Down the Sudbury River
A beautiful day on the flat waters of the Sudbury River through Concord, with Natascha and the kids.
Canoodling on the Concord River
Natascha and kids paddled with me through our second section of the Charles River. Click to read more.
Casting Along the Concord River
The Concord River forms from the merger of the Assabet River and Sudbury River. The two upstream rivers flow into each other at Egg Rock …
Tour de France in Watercolors
If you like the watercolor above, there is a kickstarter project for a book of these. The artist, Greig Leach, is painting key scenes from …
Tour de Newton
It was a glorious early summer day. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. I was wrapped in a bright orange shirt for my …
The Shape of Boston
Yoni Alter’s depictions of cities’ landmarks accurate to scale. Buy a signed screenprint / Giclée print or buy a wallpaper There are also renderings of …
A Great Time Lapse of Boston
This is Boston from Bodhi Films on Vimeo. This is Boston from Bodhi Films Published by Movoto: This Awesome Boston Time Lapse Will Make Your …
Ghost: The Paradox
Matthew Inman, author or The Oatmeal, wrote a tribute to his dog, Rambo. My Dog: The Paradox It’s a meditation on the reckless, impulsive, and …
Influx by Daniel Suarez
Imagine that there is a sinister Bureau of Technology Control that has been suppressing technology advances. Nuclear fusion? Perfected in 1985. Cancer? Cure discovered in …
Wheelmen
Lance Armstrong was one of the best cyclists in last 20 years. But his wins were built on a foundation of illegal doping and performance …
The Searchers
John Wayne is at his most “John Wayne-ish” in this classic western from John Ford. Wayne plays a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years …
Curling in the Park
The Olympics are over, but your dream of being a curling champion may not be. I took part in a curling mini-league many years ago. …
Captain Phillips
I barely made it through the first ten minutes of Captain Phillips. Tom Hanks was trying to use a thick Boston accent. It was distractingly …
Building Up The LEGO Movie
At first blush you might write-off this movie as a puffy piece of drivel trying to push you to buy more of a kid’s toy. …
Year Zero
It was December and I needed a “Y” book to finish off my A-to-Z reading challenge. I had my eye on Year Zero by Ian …
My 2013 Reading List
My goal this year was to finish reading a book every other week. (For the math or calendar challenged, that’s a goal of 26 books.) …
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, and a Healthy New Year
Christopher Columbus Park by Igor Motov CC NC BY SA
The Tale of the Boston Post Road
If you have driven along Route 20 in Weston or Sudbury you may have noticed the name of the road is “Boston Post Road”. Most …