Ben Towle

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Bob Dylan: Chronicles Vol I

I recently finished reading Chronicles Vol I by Bob Dylan, which my Mom gave me as a present. I’m probably not typical of the audience for this book: I’m too young to have been around in the 60s for Dylan’s heyday, and I’ve never had a real “Dylan phase” like many folks. I do like …

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The Somerville Gates

The Somerville Gates If you had any doubts about how truly silly the “artist” Christo is….

Boxing Bucket, pg. 5

And, finally, the exciting conclusion to “The Return of Boxing Bucket:” (Click for larger image)

Too much time on my hands

Proof of Principle Computer Controlled Coffee Roaster Well, not my hands, but this guy, who’s converted an old popcorn popper (combined with an even older DOS-based computer) to make a home coffee roaster. Maybe there’s just not a good coffee shop around…

Caricature

Here’s a caricature of Katherine and me done by Jon Towle who (coincidentally) is also a cartoonist. He kindly sent this to me just for fun–we Towles are liket that, you know. Jon lives on the west coast and you can check out his site here. (Click for larger image)