Thinking Inside and Outside The Box Newsletter 010, November 23, 2024
WHY YOU SHOULD BE KEEPING A COMMON PLACE BOOK
Common place books have been used for hundreds of years as a way to store meaningful information for later review and retrieval. I’ve been keeping them in various forms since I was in middle school. Learn how to make your own here.
HAVE YOU EVER TYPED ON A PUBLIC TYPEWRITER?
I recently read about a bookshop’s experience in having a public typewriter, free to use, in their shop. The book combines commentary from the shop owners along with a large dose of whimsical, hopeful, and memorable comments that their customers wrote on the typewriter.
See some of my favorite lines from the book, and read more here.
A FEW AUTUMN PHOTOS-ALL OF THEM LOOKNG TO THE WEST
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU LIKE CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES!
I often bake something with chocolate for birthday celebrations. For my friend M’s birthday this year, I made these. They were quite the hit. Recipe and ingredient notes here.
CD’S I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO
John McLaughlin-Extrapolation
Martini Kings-Palm Springs Serenade
JJ Cale-Shades
Michael Nesmith-Live at the Palais
Bobby Lyle-Secret Island
Luther Allison-Hand Me Down My Moonshine
Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonius Monk
Eddie Harris-The Last Concert
Bill Frisell-History, Mystery
The Byrds-Live at the Fillmore 1969
Sonny Rollins-Alfie
Here are some fun facts about my music library