All I can say is “wow”:http://www.livejournal.com/users/koaloha/29646.html. Maybe the lesson here is that the true strength of our people is in laughter and joy.
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Finally, some honesty
I just read the most astute, “honest portrayal of the Iraq situation”:http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2004_0920.html I’ve seen since the whole frenzy started. It’s balanced, it’s backed by facts, and amazingly enough it offers a coherent plan for how to both restore the country and get U.S. troops out of there as soon as possible.
The author? “John Kerry”:http://www.johnkerry.com/. I know, I’m as surprised as anyone.
It really is a good read, and it’s the only thing I’ve read so far that gives me hope of getting out of this quagmire.
Boxy Jewels
I’m such an artist wanna-be. I’m desperate to find something, anything, which would justify buying “these jewel cases”:http://www.jewelboxing.com/. Of all the times I needed a band!
Linkies: Carfree Cities
As a guy who spends 3 hours a day schlepping to work and back, I’m interested in anything that makes transit faster or more convenient. According to J.H. Crawford’s wonderful book “Carfree Cities”:http://www.carfree.com/book/, designing cities around people instead of cars doesn’t just reduce the time we spend getting from point A to point B, it improves quality of life.
“!/images/sticker-carfree.png!”:http://www.carfree.com/
Like the book, the site is a great mix of human-scale observations and engineering ideas. Crawford has a way of blending photos, designs, and description to make it compelling reading. Be sure to check out the photo tour of Venice at the very least.
forÍt des morts
If I were to be buried, “Capsula Mundi”:http://capsulamundi.com/ would be my choice of venue. Hopefully it will be commonplace in a hundred years.
Does this remind anyone else of the “Piggies”:http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/speaker.shtml?