June 2009
63 posts
When days are long and you think you are contributing nothing to world, take heart. Unexpected surprises and creation abound. It just did.
WatchA recent post I wrote for SOF Observed:
Valuing the Mindful Intelligence of Work in All Its Forms Trent Gilliss, online editor
I loosely pitched Matthew Crawford, a political philospher who traded in his credentials to run a motorcycle repair shop, as a possible guest for SOF several weeks ago after reading “The Case for Working with Your Hands” in The New York Times:
…mechanical work has...
WABE never ceases to amaze. Moving Speaking of... →
Struggling to write meaningful words as deadlines fast approach.
I know little French, but Jean-Luc Garneau’s reading of Sully Prudhomme’s poem Le Vase Brisé delivers immense pleasure! http://bit.ly/1EHQzb
Swam with boys at North Cedar Lake Beach this a.m. unexpectedly. Only a 15 min walk from 242mo. Oh & nude yoga folk too.
Seriously considering buying the Neil Young archives set — even though I don’t have a Blue-Ray player. It’ll drive Bella crazy!
OK, when Michael Buble gets better billing than Bjork in an iTunes e-mail, I know I’m ready to be sacrificed.
RT @SOFtweets How does a pioneer of plate tectonics theory come to think about human fragility, suffering, & empathy? … bit.ly/kpSG0
Somehow I feel callous for not feeling sad about MJ’s passing — much like when Princess Di died. Folks all around upset; I got nothin’.
The thunder and lightning make me feel like a kid again.
Reza Aslan on The Daily Show: “Iranians do two things well: we eat, and we mourn.”
Struggling to read more about Sitting Bull when eyelids won’t cooperate.
My colleague just uttered the phrase, “encumbering the expense.” Any accountants out there want to show me some love?
Bella as she spots two pasty dudes on Calhoun: “Just got outta the lab today guys? Who’s running the centrifuge?”
Rather tired of the nerd-jock comedy bit. @hodgman kind of funny last night due to his delivery. http://bit.ly/1av9hv
RT @softweets A song sung in Swahili by a Nobel laureate during a MN snowstorm in a drab hotel room leaves a legacy: http://bit.ly/LTL0T
The upper Plains states be real responsible! RT @planetmoney: Infographic: Your credit score vs. the United States. http://bit.ly/18eTJF
A provocative new documentary about transgender identity in Iran. Watch some clips here: http://bit.ly/NMX4V
Frontline’s ending for “Breaking the Bank” was chilling: “It’s over. It’s over.” I don’t buy it though; I know people and avarice.
G. Cornish’s words about his father’s friend who helped soldiers escape from Japanese work camps in WWII is powerful: http://bit.ly/L841I
“Only in a state of great powerlessness, weakness, fear, and anxiety does the...”
– — Geoffrey Cornish, who quotes his father’s friend who helped soldiers escape from Japanese work camps in WWII, in response to our blog post about Darius Rejali’s personal interest in the torture debate.
The rest of his comment is well worth reading.
(via my post on SOF Observed)
Some knucklehead pegged our cedar with eggs last night. Gives it a nice sheen, like a finely coated loaf of challah.
Once again, Yeats leads me down an unexpected path: http://bit.ly/AOpTz
A great dialogue; a necessary thread. RT @blprnt Please take the time to read this: We’re in this together - http://is.gd/109py #flashbelt
A wonderful, light-hearted blog post from Karen Tumulty. Check out the press release story. http://bit.ly/11fy6p
A lovely set of 13 images on Iran’s presidential election: http://bit.ly/12cEot
I’m going to pluck that low-hanging melon over the Walker. Awesome.
Why resistors resist group-think in a “torture bureaucracy.” Rejali tape from an American RadioWorks interview: http://bit.ly/o83rh
A brief music break to change the tone of a day: http://bit.ly/1BYQK. Thanks @nbr.
Preview of our program on the long shadow of torture with Darius Rejali, and his personal stake: http://bit.ly/e7xlT.
“The superlative for all alone is all” —from Jennifer Michael Hecht’s poem, “My Hero”: http://bit.ly/12lwgx, & on doubt: http://bit.ly/ozJ16
Elie Wiesel’s speech today from Buchenwald was powerful — and ended with a quote from Albert Camus: http://bit.ly/z2YPt
There’s no glory in restraining your child so he can be stabbed with needles. Until he smiles at you.
Editing script for “The Long Shadow of Torture” for tomorrow’s record — hats off to @andyinabox for a fine first draft.
And, in our callout to Muslims for stories of identity, we question if the term the “Muslim world” is even appropriate: http://bit.ly/33xYNo
Double-duty tweets on the heels of Obama’s speech. Voices from Cairo University about his choice of venue: http://bit.ly/CSF7S.
Obama pulled up at the end: “May God bless… peace be upon you.” #cairospeech
Obama challenges Iranian president about Holocaust and state affirmatively that it has happened, non. #cairospeech