September 2009
31 posts
missed connections ILLUSTRATED! →
(via beccaginns)
This is phenomenal
“I have this phrase that I say sometimes — ‘Spirits of yesterday, take me where...”
– God bless the harmless eccentrics (via NYT)
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“Don’t you regret voting for Obama?”
– Question to me at dinner… No. and why do people get so worked up about politics? That way lies madness.
“The 13er childhood years, roughly from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s,...”
– Generations, by Strauss and Howe. p. 98
"The New York City 400" - Museum of the City of... →
sarahspy:
“The NYC400 is the first-ever list of New York City’s ultimate movers and shakers since the City’s founding—from politics, the arts, business, sports, science, and entertainment.
“In commemoration of Henry Hudson’s epic 1609 voyage into New York Harbor, the Museum is celebrating our City’s 400th birthday by recognizing the people who have had the greatest impact and influence on the...
“For a million dollars in Manhattan, you basically get a torn t-shirt.”
– Mickey Drexler on NYC real estate
Watchandres:
Because NBC Universal has completely wiped this video off of the face of the earth, I’m posting the one link I could find that still works.
I really enjoyed how low-budget and ridiculous this video is. It’s far better than the ‘Marissa shoots Trey’ O.C. scene that it spoofs.
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The "Greatest" Generation, born 1901-1924
1940s - fighting and building weapons in WWII, only war in memory where the enemy completely deserved it 1950s - raising kids - The US gets suburbs 1960s - settling into careers - Medicare created, so they’ll have health insurance forever, they only have to pay the taxes funding it during the second half of their career 1970s - starting to worry about retirement, Social Security expanded,...
The Minsk and the Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance →
As Vietnamese Disdain the Soviet-Era Relic, Expat Bikers Fall for the ‘Beast From Belarus’
The Wall Street Journal writes about my infatuation with these crappy motorcycles!
“We were fascinated by the curious 1970s-era resolution of the generation gap...”
– - Generations
I had assumed that the baby boomers were responsible for the economic situation that the US is in, but maybe they just decided not to improve the environment that they were given. I need to read and think some more.
