I’m afraid this is extremely old news, but I hadn’t seen this video until now, so I’m sure some of you haven’t either. In 1969, Mr. Rogers appeared before the US Senate Subcommittee on Communications to support funding for PBS. His soft-spoken testimony was impressive. It’s about 7 minutes long, and you [...]
David Sedaris on gift lists
Chriss Angel Levitation Revealed (video with sound: requires Flash)
The Poker Machine: game theory vs. psychology in poker
How to get up right away when your alarm goes off. I’m going to have to try that.
Someone submitted my memory improvement guide to digg. Digg it.
My unbelievably low-tech Hipster PDA has turned out to help me organize my life better than any watch, digital PDA, desktop or web application ever has. [...]
“Peace of mind is better than piece of ass.” ~ Chris Heyer
“B.S.” ~ Troy Morton (in response to Chris Heyer)
“Peace of heart is better than peace of mind.” ~ The 77’s
Saturday night I took Lori to Space for dinner. Gravity was present, but the filet mignon was out of this world. Maybe my quitting smoking has made me more fully enjoy the taste of food. Or perhaps it was just the Matrix telling my brain that it was juicy and delicious. I [...]
Sarah and her team, “Code Red,” are competing to become the next “20-Buck team” writing for the Post-Dispatch about good times that can be had for $20. Sarah is a great writer and her team’s a lot of fun. If you have a few seconds, go and vote for Code Red. Help a [...]
It has been a bittersweet weekend. Some of my closest, oldest friends are struggling mightily; and I grasp, cling, and beg…awkwardly desperate to help. Even those to which I have begun to grow close in recent months are constructing solid walls around their heart, impenetrable and cold. I read Emily Dickinson again [...]
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It was a cold, damp, and not altogether fruity afternoon as the fish hurled themselves out of the water. It was cold because the water was very frigid. It was damp because water has that property. And it was not altogether fruity because there was not very much fruit in the stream [...]
make your own heart
Food for thought: Ten things about yourself that would surprise you.
Trivia Night: Ryan and Molly invited me to a trivia night at the German Cultural Society Saturday. I’m never very good at trivia because the questions typically focus on history and pop culture, not two of my strengths. But it was fun, and [...]
