Some Things I Like

"At home, where he writes, he no longer has internet access. A four-month stint with wi-fi proved..."

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:06:09 -0500

“At home, where he writes, he no longer has internet access. A four-month stint with wi-fi proved “deadly” for his productivity and having no access at all ensures that he is not tempted to “look at Kajagoogoo videos and old ads for Wrigley’s Spearmint Gum” on YouTube. “Writing is a deep-sea dive. You need hours just to get into it: down, down, down. If you’re called back to the surface every couple of minutes by an email, you can’t ever get back down. I have a great friend who became a Twitterer and he says he hasn’t written anything for a year.””

- From a great interview with Dave Eggers (via jhnbrssndn) (via shaneguiter) (via tarts) (via buyhercandy) (via semisetadrift) (via unicornology)

How early should “early birthday presents” be...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:06:15 -0500

How early should “early birthday presents” be allowed?

(This one’s bday is 7 months away :) The nerve.)

Eileen Fisher, this morning — I want to embrace you. Love...

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:27:54 -0500

Eileen Fisher, this morning — I want to embrace you. Love the idea of your clothes. But every few years I try again and go to your store— and I can barely stay for 3 minutes before I feel allergic and itchy and have to run for the hills. It’s old lady chic and I’m just not ready to go there.

Wow. Now THAT is the Batman that brings back warm and fuzzy...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:25:48 -0500

Wow. Now THAT is the Batman that brings back warm and fuzzy childhood memories for me.

madadmen:

nevver:

“Right again, Robin!” Duo (ver. 1.0)

I’ve seen this video of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor at least 10...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:20:57 -0500

I’ve seen this video of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor at least 10 times. Maybe more. It moves me every time I see it.

If you’re watching for the first time, it starts to get intense at about 6:30….and by 13 mins in you won’t believe what a profound and awesome woman she is.

When I think about the kind of public speaker I’d like to be, SHE IS IT. Heart and soul in spades.

If it sounds to good to be true…..

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:56:09 -0500

If it sounds to good to be true…..

Continuations: More Thoughts on EBook Pricing

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:50:28 -0500

Continuations: More Thoughts on EBook Pricing:

The New York Times had a piece yesterday on ebook pricing, which I have written about before. Interestingly, the piece simply states and doesn’t question that an ebook retailer such as Apple should be entitled to a 30% fee.

What will Apple provide? There would seem to be four separate…

theharperstudio: greenporno: ah, the sadomasochistic...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:18:00 -0500

theharperstudio:

greenporno:

ah, the sadomasochistic snail…excellent choice! the snail is from season one, but all three seasons are included in the dvd for your own personal viewing pleasure.

upandoverwego:

http://www.sundancechannel.com/greenporno/ for more awkward fun with isabella rosellini

storybird: (via bookshelves)

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:16:25 -0500

storybird:

(via bookshelves)

Enhanced Salsa

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:15:06 -0500

Enhanced Salsa

wow thelovelybones: During the learning stage, the mahouts...

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:28:53 -0500

wow

thelovelybones:

During the learning stage, the mahouts generally select the colors and determine when a painting is finished. They teach the elephants how to hold the brush, and a number of mahouts have also customized their paintbrushes, adding bamboo handles that are easier for the elephants to grip.

Elephant painting of the northern, or Lampang school tends to be lyrical and expressive, characterized by broken brushwork, curvilinear forms, and bold, clear, primary colors. In the central Thai, or Ayutthaya school, elephants and mahouts prefer darker, cooler colors such as deep violet, black, and forest green, which they apply with broad, vigorous brushstrokes that sweep across the canvas from edge to edge. Elephants of the southern, or Phuket school tend toward saturated tertiary colors like mustard, plum, and magenta, mixed on the surface of the paper with broad, gentle, curvy brushstrokes.

This is quite amazing.

Reset Business Forum

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:26:56 -0500

Reset Business Forum:

gary:

Excited to be doing this event, hope I see a bunch of NYC peeps there, it should be really good

Could You Have Passed 8th Grade in 1895?

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:09:01 -0500

Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education?

This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas, USA .

It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

8th Grade Final Exam: Salina, KS 1895

Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.

2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.

3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph

4.. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of ’lie,”play,’ and ‘run.’

5. Define case; illustrate each case..

6 What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation..

7 - 10. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time,1 hou r 15 minutes)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?

4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a

school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals?

5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.

6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.

7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft.. Long at $20 per metre?

8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.

9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?

10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.

U.S. History (Time, 45 minutes)

1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided

2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus

3… Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.

4. Show the territorial growth of the United States

5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas

6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.

7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell , Lincoln , Penn, and Howe?

8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, 1865.

Orthography (Time, one hour)

[Do we even know what this is??]

1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication

2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?

3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphthong, cognate letters, linguals& nbsp;

4. Give four substitutes for caret ‘u.’ (HUH?)

5. Give two rules for spelling words with final ‘e.’ Name two exceptions under each rule.

6.. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.

7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis-mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.

8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, fare, last.

9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, f ain, feign, vane , vain, vein, raze, raise, rays.

10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)

1 What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?

2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas ?

3. Of what use are rivers? Of what useis the ocean?

4. Describe the mountains of North America

5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia , Odessa , Denver , Manitoba , Hecla , Yukon , St. Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco

6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.

8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?

9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.

10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

The exam took FIVE HOURS to complete.

tenderbuttons: Luzinterruptus have brought their light-based...

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:13:45 -0500

tenderbuttons:

Luzinterruptus have brought their light-based street art from Madrid to NYC; 800 books, each with a light attached, with the intention of replacing traffic with literature.

o my.

@kevinrose talks about his upcoming book with @harperstudio, the...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:34:00 -0500

@kevinrose talks about his upcoming book with @harperstudio, the writer…..and the overly exuberant editor who blogged about it before the deal was signed.

Take-Aways From Tools of Change 2010

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:58:22 -0500

Take-Aways From Tools of Change 2010

re-set Business

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:58:22 -0500

re-set Business

Mental Image Take Away from Tools of Change Conference: Trying...

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:51:00 -0500

Mental Image Take Away from Tools of Change Conference:

Trying to swim through a vat of peanut butter.

Cup Half Full vs Cup Half Empty? Boy vs Girl? 12 vs 14? Public...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:54:00 -0500

Cup Half Full vs Cup Half Empty?

Boy vs Girl?

12 vs 14?

Public vs Private

The snow is so heavy it’s weighing down the trees and...

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:34:35 -0500

The snow is so heavy it’s weighing down the trees and breaking their beautiful branches. I can practically hear their little cries out there. This is my favorite dogwood which was weighed down in snow when I got home…..and then there it is again after I set it free. Doesn’t it look happier?