April 2008
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”
– Winston Churchill (via missmeyer)
swissmiss: Who will care for your data when you... →
We’ve moved from dining room tables to domain names.
Watchdammit. if my “career” in “digital media” doesn’t work out, it looks like i have some pretty stiff competition for what i was sure my fall-back job would be (via elmartinez).
“peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or...”
– unknown (via memento-mori)
Groomify →
there was never a good, real outpost for guys looking down that double-barrel of a shotgun we call marriage. now, there is. check out tom’s new project as soon as possible.
“A lot of people don’t want to make their own decisions. They’re too scared. It’s...”
– Marilyn Manson (via solentdreams) (via marco)
“While I’m gone in France, I’ll be off the grid. No internet. So...”
– Twitter / Cameron Hunt wondering if this was a conscious decision or not. i’ve always cherished where i go in vermont because there was never any television. now that wi-fi & cellular access is almost ubiquitous as TV, i’ve realized that we’ll probably never be not connected....
“We do not remember. We rewrite memory much as history is rewritten. How can one...”
– Chris Marker (via roomtone)
NPR: Smoosh Rocks Out in a 'BPP' Cubicle →
this was today’s surprise.
“If you do a great job of researching and understanding the situation and issues,...”
– Mark Oldach (via goldenfiddle)
“This makes the New Jersey courts the first in the US to rule that people have an...”
– NJ Court Asserts Online Privacy Rights - Boing Boing
“Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’”
– Jedi Master Yoda (via patrickrhone)
“Who the hell gets anything productive done in 14 hours a day? Try working 5...”
– David Heinemeier Hansson (via jnunemaker) (via marco)
“Plans are a strategy against uncertainty. The problem is, they only make you...”
– Why do we plan up front? - (37signals)
“For a future plane trip, I plan to ride my bike to the Burbank airport, which is...”
– The Green Issue - Bill Nye - Science Guy - Television - Science - Education - New York Times
artificial intelligence.
the software platforms keeping my life humming along right now: Google Apps (personal calendar, e-mail, docs) Microsoft Exchange Server (professional calendar, e-mail, docs) 37signals’ Backpack Instapaper Google Reader Sandy on a daily basis, i spend the large majority of my existence inside a web browser using those programs (minus work stuff that revolves around Microsoft products, my...
6 arguments.
over the course of a weekday morning, i have six different alarms that go off to wake me up. i’ve set my phone to go off at 4am, 5am, 630am and 730am. then my clock radio goes off at 6am and 7am. i can say, with heavy certainty, that the percentage of times i don’t get out of bed until 730am are more than common. why? i live in the basement and there isn’t a ton of light in...
“I have always been self conscious about my online presence, but for some reason...”
– Tales from the Big D welcome, tracy.
“Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via soxiam) (via asprettyasasong)
the drugstore greeting card section.
one of life’s great intersections.
Watch“we’re gonna get on the net and blog it out.” lolz via tom.
“However, the point of the story is that people tend to know my last name long...”
– Jason Knox more agreeable sentiments. i have strong instances of this in my life as well.
Circle of influence, circle of concern →
marco: Interesting and simple. read this. especially if you’ve heard me preach about having control.
things my dog has chased in the past week.
numerous geese, squirrels, chipmunks and birds several groundhogs about five deer a fox i’m on pace to start filming my own nat geo special soon. update: add turkey vulture to this list.
“The reward will be an opportunity to THINK.”
– Tips on how to work smarter from Ricardo Semler - (37signals)
what am i, republican?
the influx of warm weather has not only brought on a strong desire to start fresh, do outside things, travel, etc. but also preoccupations about: guns - going to a shooting range (never been). tennis - i’m probably better than you. taxes - doing them this afternoon. oof. really, really good coffee - i’m talking french press. anyway, long story short, changing a lot of the physical...
“EITHER ACT OR FORGET”
– Sagmeister via Kottke (via reversecowgirl)