January 2011
1 post
“Emotions, in my experience, aren’t covered by single words. I don’t...”
– Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex
December 2010
1 post
“Franz said, ‘Beauty in the European sense has always had a premeditated...”
– Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being
November 2010
2 posts
October 2010
6 posts
Mind Matters →
Jonah Lehrer’s How We Decide
“But there were other lessons Simon taught me that I regret learning. I learned...”
– Lynn Barber, An Education
WatchGrace Weber and Jeanna Salzer covering Mumford & Sons’ “Little Lion Man”
Beautiful!
September 2010
6 posts
“AFOOT and light-hearted, I take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world...”
– Walt Whitman, “Song of the Open Road”
A Year in MP3s →
What an insightful piece about beginning and ending with music! What do you think you should force yourself to do for an hour or two every day for the next year?
“Text and email are polite invitations to a conversation. They happen at the...”
– Scott Adams: Phone (via mnmal)
August 2010
9 posts
yaramaznick:
Iron & Wine — Love Vigilantes
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“When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.”
– Maya Angelou
Don't Be Ugly By Accident →
Ever wondered what people really think about your profile pic?
“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.”
– Johann Wolfgang Goethe
There Are No Friendly Breakups →
Finally, someone speaks the truth! Friends reconcile after fights, so exes can too. But the angry/messy part has to come first. We’re all only human, after all …
“Never love a wild thing. You can’t give your heart to a wild thing: the...”
– Truman Capote
Zen, jazz, & creativity: Lessons from the art of... →
mnmal:
In structure there is freedom and spontaneity.
Restraints and limitations can be great liberators.
Don’t ever force it; be ever natural.
Good intentions are key. Sincerity is king, and yet…
It’s not about you.
Listen more than speak.
Speak only when you have something to say, and then in the most economic way possible.
Your approach can be direct and subtle at the same time.
Fear...
July 2010
14 posts
Prep, Forward and Back →
I will marry a man who dresses like this. :-)
The Smiling Genius →
Really an excellent column about a composer that was admired by his contemporaries but is not extensively studied in modern times. Friends with Debussy, Strauss, Stravinsky, Ravel, Monet, and Manet, this man was known for his ability to write beautiful music and spread good cheer. Definitely too rare these days, in my opinion! Click here to hear his Espana conducted by Leibowitz and performed by...
Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage...
“It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.”
“Words are a heavy thing … they weigh you down. If birds talked, they...”
– Northern Exposure
June 2010
21 posts
“Intimate relationships cannot substitute for a life plan. But to have any...”
– Harriet Lerner
“People love others not for who they are, but for how they make them feel.”
– Irwin Federman
“People say everyone has skeletons in their closets, but actually I could never...”
– Lynn Barber, An Education (via housingworksbookstore)
“Be open to your dreams, people. Embrace that distant shore. Because our mortal...”
– Chris Stevens, Northern Exposure
Twist and Shout →
Excellent article, strangely reminiscent of my yoga experience with Meredith.
“If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we’re...”
– Professor Irwin Corey
“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his...”
– James Oppenheim
“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”
– Adlai Stevenson Jr.