October 2008
41 posts
“There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the...”
– Joseph Conrad
“A secret is best hidden within something apparent.”
“In which case it is no longer white,” said I. “And he that breaks a...”
– Gandalf to Saruman, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, p. 259.
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“Among my saddest moments as a career counselor is when I hear a story like this:...”
– Via Chronicle.com
America’s Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor’s Degree
“Experience is a riverbed,
Its source hidden, forever flowing:
Its entrance,...”
– Tao Te Ching, Lao Tse
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“This scalic freedom of line and mastery of ellipsis is the secret of all his...”
– W. H. Mellers, “The Composer and ‘Civilization’: Notes on the Later Work of Gabriel Fauré,” Scrutiny, 6 (March 1938), 395.
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GOP Head Compares Obama to Bin Laden →
How much more out of hand is this going to get?
Introducing the World’s Largest Solar Powered... →
…Now if it was only an Organic winery it would be too good to be true.
““I’m scared of Barack Obama… he’s an Arab...”
– McCain Denounces Pitchfork-Wavers - Swampland - TIME
The Dangerous Panic On The Far Right
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There was always going to be a point of revolt and panic for a core group of Americans who believe that Obama simply cannot be president - because he’s black or liberal or young or relatively new. This is that point. As the polls suggest a strong victory, the Hannity-Limbaugh-Steyn-O’Reilly base are going into shock and extreme rage. McCain and Palin have decided to stoke this rage, to...
Palin Stumped Again On Her Strong Suit: Energy →
Wrong. Again.
If Gov. Sarah Palin, by John McCain’s estimation, “knows more about energy than probably anyone in the United States of America,” then why is she getting such basic facts about our nation’s energy production wrong?
“La vie ne laisse plus guère de place ni à la fantasie ni aux traditions, qui lui...”
– Life no longer leaves much room for imagination or traditions, which used to give it savor and color.
Beyond Ugly →
And what the McCain campaign is doing, whipping their supporters into a froth, is dangerous. This “he’s buddies with terrorists” is irresponsible beyond just the fact that it is nonsense.
via Balloon Juice
Oct. 10, 1861: The Journey Begins for Nansen →
He made extensive observations of the Greenland fauna, especially bears and seals, and returned to serve for six years as zoological curator at the Bergen Museum — meanwhile earning his doctorate by defending the neuron theory as it pertains to the central nervous system. But Fridtjof Nansen also returned with a passion for the Far North and an unquenchable thirst for adventure.
via Wired
Flickr: Barack Obama's Photostream? →
From deirdre via Twitter:
just accidentally discovered Barack Obama’s official Flickrstream (i think)
WatchFrom National Geographic:
Ghostly snailfish take the bait 4.8 miles (7.7 kilometers) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean to become the deepest living fishes ever filmed.
Deepest-Ever Fish Caught Alive on Camera
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The Choice: Comment: The New Yorker →
Fabulously written—full of the urgency and expectancy of both the American people and the world. Something to chew on:
We cannot expect one man to heal every wound, to solve every major crisis of policy. So much of the Presidency, as they say, is a matter of waking up in the morning and trying to drink from a fire hydrant. In the quiet of the Oval Office, the noise of immediate demands can be...
September 2008
11 posts
