Nathaniel Salzman

Chicago area designer, writer, maker and journalist.

Nathaniel Salzman

August 25, 2011

On the retirement of Steve Jobs

In an attempt to be timely, I wanted to capture my thoughts on yesterday’s news that Apple founder Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO. He remains Chairman, heart and soul of the now iconic technology company, but there’s little doubt that his unfortunately poor health has pushed him to this. The internet is buzzing – Read More –

August 21, 2011

Wrench Log: Introducing the fleet

This “rebuilding year” has involved four machines so far. My wife’s motorcycle got sorted out right at the end of winter and has been running great ever since. Meanwhile, I went from having both a running motorcycle and a running Vespa of my own, to three old motorcycles, none of which were road worthy. Trying – Read More –

August 16, 2011

New blog series: The Wrench Log

Over the years, my blog has evolved into a handful of regular features. Mainly recommendations, significant new experiences, and lots and lots of the Ride Log. This season has been what sports fans would call a rebuilding year. I’ve spent far more time procuring and working on bikes than actually riding them. It’s been fun. – Read More –

August 8, 2011

Look both ways, hold hands and stick together

Recently I went over to my friend Susan’s house to help her paint. Her house was going up for rent, so there was a myriad of touch-up and repainting to do before her new tenants could move in. Her man Sam was also on hand, and soon one of his work friends came by to – Read More –

August 3, 2011

NS Recommends: Misfits

If you’re wholly intolerant to science fiction, adult situations, or raw language, then Misfits is not for you. The show could most readily be described as a fantastic hybridization of the BBC show Skins* and NBC’s strong-starting but fizzle-finishing Heroes. Six young people of an indeterminate age are assigned to the same community service detail – Read More –

July 26, 2011

Ride Log: AirExpo 2011

July 17, 2011 — It was hot out when I opened up my garage door. Not wimpy, midwestern hot, but genuinely tropical, drop dead hot. The weather app on my iPhone said it was going to be 101ºF with 98% humidity – tying the all-time state heat index record at 116ºF. This kind of weather – Read More –

July 7, 2011

Godspeed Atlantis

Weather permitting, this final flight of the Space Shuttle program will happen around lunchtime tomorrow. I’ll be watching the webcast for sure. To my everlasting regret, I won’t be there to see Atlantis blast off in person, and only because I didn’t really plan ahead and didn’t make the commitment to simply go down there – Read More –

June 26, 2011

Ride log: So long, Vespa

June 23, 2011 — On a cloudy, unseasonably cold afternoon for late June, I did the seemingly unthinkable. I sold my Vespa. The sky looked like it might rain if it could muster up the motivation, but at that moment it couldn’t be bothered. I stood in the doorway of my open garage, waiting for – Read More –

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