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50 People On ‘The Most Intellectual Joke I Know’ Oct. 15, 2013, from an article in Thought Catalog by Chrissy Stockton Mine: “Descartes walks into a bar and the bartender asks him what he wants to drink. Descartes says ‘hmmm, I don’t know’ and vanishes in a puff of...
Last night, people from all over the country joined together for a Keith Jackson's Living Wake. It was a last jam and heartfelt sendoff for our friend. Terrapin Station graciously donated their fantastic show room for the night. No talking, we just played. For the...
The amount of caffeine in various brands of coffee. Easily the most critical information I've seen today.
This incredible evening was part of the Sunset Piano 2013 series: http://sunsetpiano.com/
This elegant graph documents party swings and shifts from 1788 to 2012. The darker the color, the further from the center. To add an extra frisson, this was created by Randall Munroe, the mastermind behind xkcd. Edward Tufte would approve.
Today's relevant quotes are from Sun Tzu (c. 5th Century BCE): Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all that I can? Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
The passenger pigeon was once the most numerous large bird in North America. Flocks a mile wide, and hundreds of miles long, filled the sky and blocked the sun as they passed overhead. Then Europeans happened. By 1907, teeming billions had been reduced to three birds...
In 2008, I went to Denver to work for the Obama campaign. Below is the second of two reports that I sent to California, describing the experience. Fellow Citizens -- Colorado revels in an unexpected grace. It is an article of faith hereabouts that the first snow falls...