Weekend Links

• If you read a fair amount of articles or blogs, the topic of responding to your lifestyle when you say "I'm busy" too much is one you've read about.  What Tim Kreider put out in the New York Times a few weeks ago is the best piece I've ever read on the subject.

• I cannot get enough of Matthew Perryman Jones' newest record, "Land of the Living", and this acoustic version of "O Theo" captures the richness of his voice so well:

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• If you're not a fan of David Ramirez, stop reading and get off my blog. Just kidding. Don't do that, but do download the free acoustic version of his new song, "Stick Around".

• Austin posted a great time lapse from the room of WELD that I re-posted a few nights ago, but make sure to read his post on it here.

• One of my favorite (and first) memories from growing up in Paris was Dad taking us camping and following portions of the Tour de France. Looking through these photos gets me hoping I'll get to go back to see it.

(Photo by Christophe Ena/Associated Press)

• I have really enjoyed The Fossil Collective's fresh, acoustic new EP, Let It Go.

• Glad Baylor could do some cleaning up at the ESPYs this week.

Starting Wednesday, Lacey and are going to a cabin in Canada for a week or so. Excited to decompress with her, spend time in a beautiful place together, read a lot, write some.