Walking back to our hotel yesterday evening I remembered that I had heard that Portland’s Stumptown has a new location in Manhattan. Then I discovered that it is only a couple of blocks from our hotel. Morning coffee:

Looking up from my coffee I saw this van. “Covering the Earth”.. sure looks like red sludge is killing the planet. File under bad advertising.

Interview w Errolson Hugh from Acronym (vimeo)

Saw this bike on Green Street, near Blue In Green, which is a fantastic denim store where a very well informed Japanese sales person outfitted me with a nice pair of Japanese denim jeans: