February 2012
11 posts
“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to the society. The optimist invents...”
– George Bernard Shaw
“People once invested in their memories, they cultivated them. They studiously...”
– Joshua Foer, quoted in this NY Times Article, “The Dilemma of Being a Cyborg” (A phrase from this article that I loved: “our increasingly efficient communal prosthetic memory”)
“Tell me the last time someone ingested two delicious, buttery, brown sugar...”
– Caitlin Emma (Yay grad school eating patterns! I mean… no! Ha! I can’t relate to this quote in the least! Nervous laughter!)
“We’re long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given...”
– Xexox Chairman and CEO Anne Mulcahy (The whole article is well worth a read)
January 2012
18 posts
“The reason I can never own a gun is that I definitely would’ve shot the...”
– Katie Heaney (And to that I respond….. Amen, sister friend)
Unwritten Self-Help Books That Could Have Really... →
I loved this list from The Hairpin. A few favorites:
What to Say When Your Sophisticated and Well-Traveled Boss Asks What You Did Last Weekend, and All You Did Was Drink Wine and Weep While Watching YouTube Videos of Dogs Greeting Soldiers Coming Home From War
How to Seamlessly Integrate an Imaginary Boyfriend Into Your Social Circle
Coming to Terms With Your Imaginary Boyfriend’s...
“We have an assumption that connected equals good. … That’s not to say that...”
– Ben Fullerton
“What’s the difference between a toddler and a psychopath? Apparently, not...”
– Rhiana Maidenberg takes us through the checklist and let’s just say the results are, well, terrifying.
“Whether you fear it or not, disappointment will come. The beauty is that through...”
–
Conan O’Brien in his 2011 Dartmouth commencement speech
“The average American teenager sends or receives 75 text messages a day, though...”
– From “The Joy of Quiet”- Very well worth the read
I’m fascinated by this concept and trend of the end of boredom and stillness because we’re perpetually in contact with our phones or computers. At my old house I used to love the power outages because the house became so...
Insert Joke About Airline Food Here →
In light of inevitable holiday travel, here’s a helpful guide to where to grab a decent bite to eat in some of the larger U.S. airports.
December 2011
7 posts
WatchI missed this Conan sketch where they did an obituary for Kim Jong-Il, but it’s worth a watch- pretty funny.
“Lego is launching a product line for girls. Someone should tell them that they...”
– Michael Labriola on Legos for girls (Thx Katelyn)
November 2011
10 posts
“If, in all sectors of society, women are on the ascent, and if gender parity is...”
– From “All the Single Ladies” by Kate Bolick- This was a really interesting article- well worth the read
“If you look at food — the most common place where we have the concept of “diet”...”
– Via
“Much of [the] U.S., prior to Starbucks, had very few 3rd Places entirely safe...”
– William Gibson, in suggesting one (of many) reasons that made Starbucks a success
“It’s sad that Wile E. Coyote is remembered for his violence and not for his...”
– @gramartin (Via)
“The produce section has become the equivalent of the popular kids’...”
– From “A Food Fight in the Produce Aisle” - an interesting article about how packaged foods gain “freshness credibility” by proximity to produce.
On a sidenote, I’ve come to believe that virtually everything I’ve learned so far in business school is illustrated...
October 2011
13 posts
Trader Joe's Comes to Dallas/Fort Worth →
This one’s for the TJ’s-loving Texans out there. Trader Joe’s is apparently coming to Fort Worth. The news very boringly broke because the company filed for a sales tax application in Fort Worth.
Nevertheless, I’m VERY much looking forward to the pumpkin bread mix, the mini-chocolate chip cookies, the Indian food and….. yep, that’s about it. Man, the money I...
