Small fragments. Things I read, heard, or couldn't stop thinking about. These are too short for essays but too good to lose. Sort of like commonplace book meets tumblelog.

524 bits, and counting.

View from this Southwest flight on the way to Vegas.

Whoa, "Cruiser" by Red House Painters just came on. Haven't heard this song in years.

Here's a truth: it's almost 2014 and every single from the MGMT debut album still sounds amazing.

Dave Grohl in the last minute of this performance is just incredible.

An infographic is a gentrified data visualization.

Listening to The National and writing lots of code tonight.

Best part of Inception: "We're gonna need a 747" and Saito responds with "I bought the airline."

Itching to get in the car and drive to Big Sur tomorrow evening. Just not practical for a one day jaunt though.

I love NYC for the reason that I can walk anywhere at any time. Had a ton of great memories from the summer. Hope to head back there soon.

What comes first: old man strength or gray hair? Please advise.

The biggest thing I miss about living in SF is the Saturday Farmers Market at the Ferry Building.

Forgot how good Radiohead's "2 + 2 = 5" was. Love the break at the 1:53 mark.

The best analytics dashboards and interfaces are invisible containers that showcase beautiful and understandable data visualizations.

You only find out who's swimming naked when the tide goes out.

— Warren Buffett

There's a science to walking through windows.

— The National, "Graceless"

I fell in love with my work and gave my life to it.

— Jiro Ono