From Pacat: This morning I’m on the bus reading Slack [: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency], which we talked about. I was also thinking about Rebecca Solnit, because Jeff asked me the question about which Solnit to read. All of the sudden, it flashes on me: Solnit makes the same [...]
When shopping for royalty-free images I am always reminded how fun it is to do so. For example, here are some categories one can sort by when shopping for “business travel” :
The Pipeline — 1 shot Malibu or Bacardi Coco rum — fill soda water The umbrella drink without the umbrella — look tough while getting your aloha on. A nice light sweet taste without the sugar blast. Sip to visions of suntans and sunny shores.
“And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pitch and moment With this regard their currents turn [...]