December 2010
“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the...”
– John Burroughs
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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is...”
– Audre Lorde (via exhibitnumber1)
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”
– Walt Whitman (via getyourrunningshoeson)
The first rule of doing work that matters
Art is hard. Selling is hard. Writing is hard. Making a difference is hard.
When you’re doing hard work, getting rejected, failing, working it out—this is a dumb time to make a situational decision about whether it’s time for a nap or a day off or a coffee break.
Zig taught me this twenty years ago. Make your schedule before you start. Don’t allow setbacks or blocks or...
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“I’m a genuine lover of ice cream. … I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, but I eat a...”
– Vice President Joe Biden, talking on the phone with two people who used a Recovery Act small business loan to open up an ice cream shop in Santa Cruz, California. (via petervidani)
“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via tulletulle)
“For most of history even a first degree at a university was the privilege of a...”
– Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic | The Economist (via calmwater)
“What are the differences between Mark Zuckerberg and me? I give private...”
– Julian Assange on SNL
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Faithful to Two Worlds: The Marines and the... →
Harmful chemical found in tap water of 31 U.S.... →
“What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts...”
– Sarah Dessen (via justbesplendid)
“What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts...”
– Sarah Dessen (via justbesplendid)
The Little Guide to Inspiration →
The Little Guide to Inspiration →
“In just nine months time, my skilled colleagues will be jockeying to outdo one...”
– Former “Good Morning America” producer Eric Ortner, himself a first responder after the attacks, is upset by the lack of media coverage surrounding Republican efforts to block the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. [taken from Why Is Jon Stewart The Only One Talking About The First...
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Hallelujah - Regina Spektor...
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Hallelujah - Regina Spektor...
Watch9/11 First Responders React to the Senate Fillibuster
“A big piece of what makes Tumblr special is its ability to provide total freedom...”
– Tumblr CEO David Karp, on what separates Tumblr from other platforms. (via newsweek)
My goal for the day is to avoid eating every baked...
The Benefits of Exercising Before Breakfast
“But a new study published in The Journal of Physiology suggests a more reliable and far simpler response. Run or bicycle before breakfast. Exercising in the morning, before eating, the study results show, seems to significantly lessen the ill effects of holiday Bacchanalias.”
-The New York Times
