December 2010
32 posts
“We’ve all met people who invoke Ayn Rand to justify behaving like a...”
– Moderation In Randian Things - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Sounds vaguely familiar, like in a past life…
“One of the most important changes in work life is that we do not define our...”
– Penelope Trunk (of course)
“Historically, we find a correlation between the shift from polygyny to monogamy...”
– (I know I have my own suspicions…but then I wonder if marriage is actually a Hayekian form of knowledge embodied in cultural norms that you can ignore at your own peril. Hrm.)
Marginal Revolution: Women and alcohol
“That’s what so much “journalism” now is: a means of shielding secrets from the...”
– Glenn Greenwald on Wired’s lies about Adrian Lamo. (via jonathan-cunningham) (via rickwebb)
Hey, there’s a seed of truth in there! Of course, there’s a limit to how much transparency we’d want out of the government, but I don’t think we could hit that level of openness in...
Cake for breakfast.
It is my boss’ birthday so I thought I’d try out making my mom’s infamous frosting recipe. Perfection!
No more dumbphone!
My old Samsung phone has been laid to rest after three dutiful years. Hello from my first post from the Samsung Vibrant!
Merry Christmas!
“A new paper by Emory economist Sara Markowitz finds that “laws regulating indoor...”
– So the question becomes: do we trade a higher probability of fires harming us and our property for a lower probability of second-hand smoke related diseases?
Which one has the larger social cost? Fires, for the instantaneous property damage, or cancer, for the long-term fixed costs?
Do Smoking...
“Having a pseudo-wife or pseudo-husband at work may not only make you happier...”
– Hrm….
(Platonic) office romances may make you more successful - Jan. 27, 2006
20 Financial Milestones You Want to Reach in Your... →
I’ve accomplished 6 in 2-ish years. How many have you done?
You know your roommate is Southern when...
You’re wearing a dress that’s too tight and she says, “It looks like there’s something about your bone structure through your hips” to gently communicate that you have a fat ass and there’s nothing you can do overnight to fix that before your work Christmas party.
Thanks, C-Bear!
WatchLOVE IT! (via TheTickr)
“Whatever you think of WikiLeaks, they have not been charged with a crime, let...”
– Quote For The Day - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
“There’s no erasing pages in this life. But maybe you can look backward, study...”
– Sand in the Gears » The written pages
On Vegas, and other such bad ideas.
jon: there's no way that this won't be a corrupting experience for you guys
jon: im bringing you to my level
jon: i'll see how much the hangover suite costs, the last quote i got for it was ridiculous but that was too soon after the movie when they had just built it
me: say WHAT??
jon: there is a suite
jon: modeled on the one in the hangover
jon: at casears
me: complete with tiger?
jon: unfortunately not
“…the thing is, I’ve gotten to where I don’t feel like I can write any of...”
– Sand in the Gears » The written pages
I think I first became a goat as a writer when I was writing for the Sports section of the Spec. Although it’s hard to separate others’ labeling of you as a goat from you actually embodying that misfortunate position and needing an...
musefeed asked: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jayesslee#p/u/7/DtXr0pIRSg4
For you.
For you.
I blame the co-occurrence of new Harry Potter...
Is it just me, or does…
Look frighteningly like…
“Kyle Ringo, Boulder Daily Camera: Colorado has focused its search for a new...”
– OMG OMG OMG!
Pleeeease let it be Eric Bieniemy. Pretty pretty please?? Best Christmas present for Colorado ever!!
(via The Wiz of Odds)
Quote of the Day
“You need friends to need friends.”
Or, in my case, “You’ll need friends now, because one day you’ll need friends and if you don’t take care of them like you need them now, you won’t have ‘em when you need ‘em later.”
Not that I need any more articles on career advice...
When choosing a career path, keep in mind the acronym VISE:
Values
Interests
Skills
Environment
From The 6 Worst Ways to Pick a Career
“Up to a point, American politics reflects abiding philosophical divisions. But...”
– Speak the truth.
I’ve already started to see this “value creep” or fear of the enemy manifest itself in me, and I don’t like it. Just another reason to stay as far away from politics as possible. The more you align yourself, the less honest evaluation of any issue you do. A...