December 2009
8 posts
The 10 Most Requested New Yorker Articles of the... →
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones. And...
– Victor Hugo, 1802-1885
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be...
– William Morris
What is capable of restoring enthusiasm and confidence, what can encourage the...
– Pope Benedict XVI
It is the act of forgiveness that opens up the only possible way to think...
– Father Desmond Wilson
November 2009
13 posts
If we hold tightly to anything given to us, unwilling to let it go when the time...
– Jim Elliot
Last evening, dinner at the N’s. The happy reality of a family, its...
– Father Schmemann
Better
merlin:
Politics, celebrity gossip, business headlines, tech punditry, odd news, and user-generated content.
These are the chew toys that have made me sad and tired and cynical.
Each, in its own way, contributes to the imperative that we constantly expand our portfolio of shallow but strongly-held opinions about nearly everything. Then we’re supposed to post something about it. Somewhere.
...
Self-consciousness is the enemy of ‘interestingness.’
– Malcolm Gladwell
The Power of Time Off [TED] →
404. Don't linger in a doorway. In or out.
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