The Internet of Things was incredibly busy this week. So busy, in fact, that I considered issuing a “Wednesday Edition” to hold everyone over. Instead, today’s list is the longest yet.

I hope you enjoy.

Field Notes Field Trip! – (The Well Appointed Desk)

A Knife’s Purpose – (James Gowans)

The surprising ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776 – (Kottke.org)

These Marlins’ Tax Bills Are Headed Way North – (Wall Street Journal)

The New Jet Age – (Vanity Fair)

Human Activity in Cities Around the World – (Beautiful Pixels)

I Sent All My Text Messages in Calligraphy for a Week – (Cristina Vanko — The Atlantic)

Student Debt: It’s A Numbers Game – (Joseph Quigley)

Baron Fig Confidant Review – (Modern Stationer)

• Straight-out-of-camera portraiture – (Conor McClure)

Happy Sunday.