January 2010
22 posts
“A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other...”
– Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades, 1947
WatchIf you’re not absolutely outraged by the Supreme Court ruling on corporate election spending, I … I… can’t relate to or fathom you at all apparently. Outrage. check. Grief. check. Desperate thoughts of Candian emigration. check. Renewed imperative to *fight*. check. We can’t reclaim our country with hopelessness.
F.D.A. Concerned About Substance in Food Packaging... →
good news: “The action is another example of the drug agency under the Obama administration becoming far more aggressive in taking hard looks at what it sees as threats to public health.”
disaster in Haiti
Please consider donating to the Haiti rescue and recovery efforts. Can you give up tomorrow morning’s latte? The equivalent of two movie tickets? A meal out with friends? We have so much and they have so little. Anything you can send will help. Thank you. (Oxfam is one of many many organizations with specific campaigns… for the Haiti earthquake response)
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/
thoughts on today
In my perpetual war against lethargy and the epic and endless quest for motivation, I am in dire need of a few pretties today to inspire me and refocus my energies. Here are some happy thoughts of late.
1. Clementine peel animals by my talented co-worker and friend, Eric. I want him to teach me this mastery so I can have it in my book of tricks with which to impress my future children.
sea...
“Europe is often held up as a cautionary tale, a demonstration that if you try to...”
– Paul Krugman, “Learning From Europe”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/opinion/11krugman.html?ref=opinion
“Q. What is Beethoven doing in his grave right now?”
– A. Decomposing.
avatar in 3D
kim: I liked that the film spoke to the concept of American imperialism.
matt: oh was that in there? [sarcasm]
kim: yes, it was subtle.
