February 2012
12 posts
“Nobody likes junk mail, but if you’re too lazy to go through and...”
– http://lifehacker.com/5883999/paperkarma-stops-junk-mail-with-a-snap-of-a-photo
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Getting excited for July.
newportfolkfest:
…we just switched up the look of our Tumblr, check us out! Some big announcements coming up. Early bird tickets, lineup, etc…it hasn’t been much of a winter, but we’re ready for summer at the Fort. Newport is going to be wild this summer with America’s Cup starting things off in June.
I’m pretty sure I’m going to buy tickets when the go on sale tomorrow…
January 2012
20 posts
WatchAlastair Humphreys wins my vote in NatGeo’s Adventurer of the Year poll (voting at that link). From NatGeo’s write up:
“Break down the elitism in adventure—that was my goal,” says Alastair Humphreys. The 34-year-old Brit has ridden his bike 46,000 miles around the world, crossed Iceland’s rugged glacial highlands on foot, and set his sights on the longest unsupported journey to the...
The new X PRIZE
Yesterday, my friends (and former colleagues) at the X PRIZE Foundation rolled out their newest incentive prize: the $10,000,000 Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE. Teams from around the world will compete to build “a portable, wireless device in the palm of your hand that monitors and diagnoses your health conditions.” This is truly a Star Trek idea being made real. As with most things...
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LA's New Wave of Pie Shops →
More of a “note to self” than anything else, really.
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December 2011
22 posts
To See or Not To See (Lauryn Hill Edition)
On the one hand, Ms. Lauryn Hill is supposed to be terrible in concert. On the other hand, “Miseducation of…” is a brilliant album. So, what to do when she does a live concert performing that album?
Cultural Differences
One of the great joys of marrying someone from a different cultural background is introducing a loved one to favorite cultural phenomenon from your own background and watching them experience it for the first time. It’s interesting to see when these fails completely and when it succeeds—it teaches you something both about your spouse and about your culture. My latest complete success:...
