July 2010
41 posts
“I am bored” generally means “I am boring”
– Dennis Prager (via zoelulu)
“My Princeton colleague Larry Bartels sums it up as follows: “Objective economic...”
– Krugman
“The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them.”
– Ernest Hemingway (via crookedindifference) (via thestanceradness)
The Men Who Stare at Screens: 64% higher risk of... →
jayparkinsonmd:
I’m coining the phrase “Screen Disease:”
Men who spent more than 23 hours a week watching TV and sitting in their cars (as passengers or as drivers) had a 64 percent greater chance of dying from heart disease than those who sat for 11 hours a week or less. What was unexpected was that many of the men who sat long hours and developed heart problems also exercised. Quite a few of...
Page Seven: Time to move →
Nothing like scary and ignorant news to begin the day. A group calling themselves the “Concerned Citizens of the United States,” has leaked a list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants and their personal information to local media outlets in Utah. The list contains the names of children,…
Time to move is right. I’m checking my jobs in Paris.
“…it is no more absurd than what LeBron James is doing. Jordan was 27 years...”
– rest of the article here. Pretty good stuff.
Sad Face
kellyoxford:
i second this. She was smoking hot in Mean Girls
As much as people are hating on LeBron right...
Admit it, if he signs with your city, you’re gonna shit yourself. Be honest now….
Life Improvements
jayparkinsonmd:
david:
Things I’ve changed this year:
I added a bunch of mail filters.
I don’t use a computer at home. I keep an eye on my Inbox (and occasionally browse the web) with my iPad.
We don’t turn our TV on unless we’re watching something with undivided attention.
We replaced all of our big squishy furniture with smaller, more designed, mid-century inspired pieces. After...
