January 2012
15 posts
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When did we lose Congress? Not just in terms of losing our respect for just...
– Seth’s Blog
On how more information can narrow, rather than widen horizons:
“What...
– Is It Time For You To Go On An ‘Information Diet’? : NPR
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If I was a cartoon character, I think I’d be Bugs Bunny. I’d be the baseball...
– FanGraphs Q&A: The Best Quotes of 2011 | FanGraphs Baseball
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Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whiskey and drive fast on empty streets...
– I’m in.
Hunter S. Thompson (via unicornism)
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Photo: Pugmug. http://t.co/DAFCh7VW
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December 2011
18 posts
“But it’s only by having some distance from the world that you can see it whole, and understand what you…” http://t.co/oQ8BA12B
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But it’s only by having some distance from the world that you can see it whole,...
– The Joy of Quiet - NYTimes.com
“Real leaders, wrote the novelist David Foster Wallace, are people who “help us overcome the limitations…” http://t.co/ESiDViGv
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Real leaders, wrote the novelist David Foster Wallace, are people who “help us...
– Leadership Lessons From the Shackleton Expedition - NYTimes.com
“But it was not until government spending soared in preparation for global war that America started to…” http://t.co/2XnbUkGr
“In whatever kind of a “race” life may be, I have very abruptly become a finalist.” - RIP Christopher… http://t.co/sKpAa9XB
In whatever kind of a “race” life may be, I have very abruptly become a...
– RIP Christopher Hitchens
Topic of Cancer - Culture
But it was not until government spending soared in preparation for global war...
– Joseph Stiglitz: “A Banking System is Supposed to Serve Society, Not the Other Way Around” | Politics | Vanity Fair
Remarkable work often comes from making choices when everyone else feels as...
– Seth’s Blog
The single best thing for our health [video] - Holy Kaw! http://t.co/6jaNoGNd
The single best thing for our health [video] -... →
“Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing….” http://t.co/B7d6sZkJ
Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are...
– In Africa, the Art of Listening - NYTimes.com
Video: Good, good stuff. The Band, The Weight (by watanokuni) http://t.co/GYVqEEtS
Video: Just call me Barbara, neglecting to clean my fingernails, and can’t help interrupting…well, Helen is… http://t.co/JTGrecVZ
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The Hit List: 13 Things Crucial For Your Success [In Any Field] http://t.co/0opUQjOT via @chasejarvis
November 2011
24 posts
Video: Back away from my corn… (via Selfish porcupine won’t share [video] - Holy Kaw!) http://t.co/S27d2olk
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Neil Young covers Willow Smith’s ‘Whip My Hair’ with Bruce Springsteen.
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Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars -... →
“And notice, it’s from the end of the Great Depression to the 1980s that we built America’s middle…” http://t.co/hcUQbB58
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And notice, it’s from the end of the Great Depression to the 1980s that we built...
– The Woman Who Knew Too Much | Politics | Vanity Fair
“The recent Congressional Budget Office report on inequality didn’t look inside the top 1 percent, but…” http://t.co/jNmHUrQ9
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The business model of the conservative media is built on two elements: provoking...
– When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?
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Some of the smartest and most sophisticated people I know—canny investors,...
– When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?
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The recent Congressional Budget Office report on inequality didn’t look inside...
– Very good question, why exactly do the .1 deserve a break and the backs of grandmas and grandpas?
We Are the 99.9% - NYTimes.com
Photo: Verlander! The picture is all mine, taken at Fenway in May. With a no-hitter, an AL pitching Triple… http://t.co/4ETmbFzu
The problem at base is that the country has been told too many pleasant lies and...
– Supercommittee Does Its Real Job For Its Real Bosses : It’s All Politics : NPR
So the dozen people on the deficit panel reverted in the end to the...
– Supercommittee Does Its Real Job For Its Real Bosses : It’s All Politics : NPR
I think that when he accepts the fact that we know that he loves Jesus Christ...
– Plummer on Tebow: ‘When he accepts that we know that he loves Jesus Christ, I think I’ll like him a little better.’ - Shutdown Corner - NFL Blog - Yahoo! Sports
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Join me on @Kiva. A $25 loan can change a life! http://t.co/rqvVoNgR via @Kiva
“Most people don’t form a self and then lead a life. They are called by a problem, and the self is…” http://t.co/vsQKevdy