August 2009
40 posts
“The connection between confidence (whether earned or imagined) and performance...”
– I love this book.
The Liar in Your Life, by Robert Feldman.
“Hey guys, instead of fighting over a few points of market share, why don’t...”
– Ok, no one at Anheuser-Busch InBev or MillerCoors actually said that. But with two companies holding 80% of US beer sales, it’s easy to get everyone who matters to act right. (WSJ)
Bad idea: taking the bus in the rain. Every idiot (including me) would rather get on than walk two blocks. So we stop every.two.blocks. Ughh
“Jealousy is just a map, that’s all it is. If you’re jealous of someone, what it...”
– Patton Oswalt on Comedy & Everything Else #48. He kinda trails off, mainly because the hosts interrupt him, but he’s basically saying, yes, if you think of it as a map you can find your way to where you want to go. Via Meghan.
(via perpetua) (via ohheymary)
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“For solar shoppers these days, the price is right. Panel prices have fallen...”
– NYT
Dear crude oil,
Please stay high. This needs to continue.
Thank you,
Christian
“The reasons for the theft boom are complex, including population growth in some...”
– Bicycle theft on the rise (WSJ)
What I really want is a chip that I can hide in my bike that sends out a signal, so I can check a website to know where it is at all times, and track it in google maps or something. Not so that I can get a shotgun and put those miserable thieving dogs in the ground...
c-quoia:
In other news, I am waging war against these terminator fruit flies in my kitchen. Got 2 so far tonight.
Got one, so far tonight. Glad to know I’m not the only one with these little annoyances.
unformed thought on evolution
I was reading about evolution and how different species are constantly changing to better deal with the challenges that they face, never gaining any lasting advantage (you get camouflage, I’ll get better vision, repeat). And I thought about how this happens in business too. Yes, well trod ground, I know. But there are companies with sustainable advantages (usually a combination of economies...
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WatchI spent too much time this weekend on my first lip dub, of Katy Perry’s “Hot N Cold”.
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“When the Finks, knowing that their lease would expire in July, started apartment...”
– Spendthrift siblings move into cheaper but still ridiculously priced apartment.
Work: near Grand Central Salaries: low-mid $30,000s Rent: $1,229/mo each (45% of income) NYT
"So, you wanna be my plus 1?"
What a cute story.
pambeckman:
I like the idea of flying solo or with a friend to a wedding. It allows for endless possibilities. Pam went to a wedding with a friend of the opposite sex and wound up meeting Beckman at that wedding. Without that friend and that wedding, Pam Beckman would have never existed. :)
artinslowmotion:
Wedding invites are fun to receive in the mail. They are a...
WatchA little interview with Adrienne, on the way back into town.
“One of the curious laws of traffic is that most people, the world over, spend...”
– Traffic, Tom Vanderbilt, p. 131
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and...”
– Marie Curie (via c-quoia)
Good quotes today!
Beers and bikes: do they really mix? →
Interesting article, great comments. The ethical question seems to be about what hazards we are allowed to impose on ourselves, and on others, in exchange for exercise, exhilaration and freedom.
“I, like, have so not even ever heard of this before”
– Robert Lutz, new marketing chief and renowned “car guy” at General Motors Co., in an email. (WSJ)
Fine, you might say something like that if you just fell down the stairs or are 11, but who writes that in an email?
I love caffeine
1233pm: sit on couch, read paper
1247pm: sit on couch, read paper
1254pm: sit on couch, read paper
107pm: sit on couch, read paper
115pm: make coffee
119pm: drink coffee
130pm: open accumulated mail
133pm: call bank, opt out of marketing
137pm: call bank, find out when interest posts to account
143pm: organize statements in binders
149pm: read proxy, vote proxy online (FOR directors and auditors)
202pm: kitchen table clean and organized
204pm: take out recycling
210pm: return library book
221pm: pick up dry cleaning
230pm: done with simple tasks for the day