Tag: Belham

Photo by Joe WilcoxOct 20, 202610:20 pm

Goodbye, Good Friend

Ten years ago, I happily purchased the desk seen in the Featured Image. All wood—no particle board—the thing anchored my home office until our daughter moved in with us a few months ago. I turned over the room to her, and she continued to use my desk (and damage the veneer with food stains; I never ate anything in my office).

But for a reason that will be thoroughly explained in a forthcoming post, we needed to make more space in the room. Something had to go, and I chose the desk for which there was no other place in our apartment. So, on Oct. 14, 2026, I put my beloved desk out in the alley for some scavenger to take. One of my neighbors helped carry it.

Living by Joe WilcoxNov 22, 20173:17 pm

My Best Office Ever

The workspace in our new apartment is something for me to be immensely grateful for this Thanksgiving. While the smaller of two bedrooms, one benefit is larger: The expansive window that looks out onto the street. Hehe, the cats and I share the view, which is on the same side of the building as our living room wrap-arounds. The dimensions offer better usable area than the larger room from our old flat.

The Featured Image, captured at 5:27 p.m. PST yesterday, using Leica Q, shows the view from the doorway. Vitals, aperture manually set: f/2.8, ISO 2000, 1/60 sec, 28mm. My vintage Guerciotti bike, held upright by Saris “The Boss” stand, is in the foreground. Looking straight down from the roadster to the wall is the Casabelle Mail Center, which I purchased from Pier 1 Imports in late-Spring 2009 for use as my primary writing place. I now mostly use the handsome piece for storage and as pseudo-standup desk.

Living by Joe WilcoxMay 17, 20168:03 pm

My New Office

I am a big fan of change. Every so often, I swap computing platforms to shake up my old habits and make fresh ones. The new year began on Google Android and Chrome OS; more recently—as part of an experiment with iPad Pro—I use Apple iOS and OS X. Change is good.

Last week another switch-up started. I have a new workspace, desk and location, which is unsettling yet liberating. Sadly, timing overlapped with the unexpected death of my sister Annette and our family leasing a new car, after an accident totaled the old one.