August 2009
“Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone.”
– Guido Anselmi (via)
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Three things...
…to smile about this morning:
Delicious, gorgeous gourmet meals.
Beautiful, uncomplicated love stories.
Fresh, local market produce.
Enjoy the last day of August!
Stumped.
Try as I might to find one, there is no answer anywhere on the web on how to make the 21 days between visits pass faster and make the missing you hurt less.
Sad realization: while I may have found the answers to every other thing on the “things we could have googled but chose not to” list, even Google can’t answer the important questions.
Amy Macdonald - This Is The Life
From...
Sad stuff.
According to Wikipedia:
Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is a four-time US National Champion (1985-1988), two-time World Champion (1986, 1988) and the 1988 Olympic gold medalist.
Contrary to popular belief, Boitano does not own a vineyard, but now does have his own television show:
On August 23rd, 2009, Food...
According to TSA 7-02 guidelines, tweezers are... →
Swing sets and famous people.
Sir Alexander Fleming, from Wikipedia:
Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. Fleming published many articles on bacteriology, immunology and chemotherapy. His best-known achievements are the discovery of the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the antibiotic substance penicillin from the fungus Penicillium notatum in 1928, for which he...
Cleaning up some paperwork, found a list titled “things we could have googled but chose not to.”
This is going to be fun.
It has been over two weeks since I was punched in the face. The bruising is all gone, you can’t even tell that I was touched, but yet the area around my left eye is still tender and sore and hurts incredibly. Maybe I need to see a doctor.
“When the day empties
and the last light drains away
I need you with me.”
– Tyler Knott Gregson
“We don’t ask to be eternal beings. We only ask that things do not lose all their...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery (via)
“I don’t believe in total freedom for the artist. Left on his own, free to do...”
– Fellini (via)
“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only...”
– C. S. Lewis (via)
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Three things...
…to smile about this morning:
Great customer service from a wonderful restaurant.
Watching the sunset under a cherry tree near the Jefferson Memorial.
Having a friend remind you that they love you after a rough day where you were feeling particularly unloved.
Happy Friday!
For free.
Maria sent me a wonderful link to a story about a man that has put a rose by his wife’s bedside every day for 60 years. It’s a story about selflessness and true love with no strings attached. And it warms my heart.
Not completely sure why, but it also reminded me of this quote by Tom Robbins that I found on beautifulordinaire’s tumblelog:
Love is the ultimate outlaw. It...
“The act of searching for our best spot to create something from nothing is one...”
– Penelope Trunk
Three things...
…to smile about this morning:
Tea and cupcake from Baked & Wired for dinner last night.
Upcoming lunch at Kinkead’s today.
Happy dreams that make you wake up with a smile on your face.
Happy Thursday!
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no...”
– Jane Austen (via)
Enlacement →
Dans mes rêves, je t’embrasse fort,
si fort,
que mon coeur en est brisé de douleur.
by Tina Lee
“Scratch off the appetizers and entrees that are most like dishes you’ve seen in...”
– Frank Bruni’s final column as NYT restaurant critic (via)
“I wonder what Piglet is doing,” thought Pooh.
“I wish I were there...”
– Winnie the Pooh (via)
Odd things I saw...
…on my commute to work this morning:
A woman wearing a parka in the 95 degree heat and sunshine.
A man staring intently at a blank piece of paper for 4-5 minutes on the Metro.
A man filling out the Washington Post crossword puzzle with numbers instead of letters.
A woman sipping her Starbucks coffee with a plastic spoon instead of from the cup.
A manager in my division wearing a...
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Three things...
…to smile about this morning:
A lovely email from a dear friend in Nairobi.
Being inspired by the ideas and spirit of young people.
“Phone Love” from a 972 area code.
Happy Wednesday!
Need your help. →
I don’t always talk about my professional life here on this site, but today I need your help. I’m on a proposed panel for SXSW this year, and would love to get your vote if you think the panel would be a good addition to this year’s conference schedule. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Three things...
…to smile about this morning:
You voting for my SXSW panel.
An abundance of cocoa.
Buying tickets for Sydney in October.
Happy Tuesday!
“There is a difference between being alone and feeling alone. I love batches of...”
– Ben Casnocha, Unconventional, Entrepreneurial Lives and the Challenge of Loneliness
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“Screens have got us surrounded. Last week I stood on a tube platform watching a...”
– Charlie Brooker, We have been invaded by screens