When I travel, I read. And when I read, I read nonfiction – almost exclusively. Its nice to be engaged in a story that has the added virtue of being true. Within non-fiction, my 2 favorites flavors are: vigorously accurate histories that read like fiction, e.g., ‘The Woman Behind the New Deal’ or ‘One Minute to Midnight.’; rambling stories that weave in and across themes like mental tourism, e.g., ‘Rats’, ‘History of the World in 6 Glasses’ or ‘Stiff’.

Recent travels to Egypt gave me a chance to extend the list… Summer reading… Read more »

I’m not sure UI Stencils will speed my sketching – OmniGraffle fills this need quite well – but there is something joyful about stencils and pencils, makes me smile in fond remembrance of school supplies.