New blog of note: Jalopy Junktown

By at 7:33 pm Wednesday, Apr 5

Hooptyrides is on my short short list of favorite blogs, so when I found out that its editor, Mr. Jalopy, started a new blog, I was beside myself. The fantastic Jalopy Junktown is part wish list, part curiosity cabinet, and part garage sale / thrift score showcase.
3-inch Pocket Globe This little [3" pocket globe from 1792] is so exquisite it makes me want to smash 1000 Treos in protest. Not that I over sentimentalize the 'good old days' but for all the technological advances, there are profound losses. GPS and Google Earth are astonishing magic, but great maps are a thing of the past.

I wish Jalopy Junktown were an 800-page book, but I guess I'll have to wait. Link

Mark Frauenfelder

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