Wisdom is for statues. Humor uncaps our inhibitions, unleashes our energies, seals friendships, patches hurts. Laughing is probably the most alive you can be. The Obligation to be Interesting: James Wolcott’s “Critical Mass” – The Daily Beast Source: thedailybeast.com
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Durham Comics Project
The Durham County Library has some great librarians interested in graphic novels and cartooning. Here’s a link to the Durham Comics Project site, with an absolutely charming little strip drawn by a little girl in their comics workshop. The strip is titled “Our New Swing Set.” I love the little look of puzzlement as they’re building the …
Furlough Diary – Day 10
I work for a government contractor, and we were sent home at 11:30am on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The company (rather generously, believe it or not) covered everyone’s hours that week. This week, we’re taking mandatory vacation. No indication yet what next week’s plan is.
Movie: “Enough Said”
Warning – Mild spoiler alert. I don’t reveal plot points, but if you read this post, you’ll be able to put it together. We’ve had an astonishingly good run of movies this summer, apart from the abysmal — dare I say Pepto-Bysmal — “Blue Jasmine.” Our latest was “Enough Said,” a small, sweet romantic comedy …
Ebooks—What We Gain, What We Lose
Link: Ebooks—What We Gain, What We Lose | doug toft Writer Doug Toft finished reading a big book on his Kindle, and noted the positives and negatives of ebooks, ending with a pensive quote from David Byrne. Byrne is right to be concerned about the persistence of ebooks. Ebooks and PDFs will last only as long …
Each of us has a different capacity to give to others without losing ourselves. Some of us can give only a bit, some of us give so much there is nothing of us left. Your real job, not necessarily the one you get paid for, is to find the opportunity to infuse meaning into your …
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