Through the Brier

Tonight, let it be Löwenbräu. Finally…a legitimate use...

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:48:19 -0400

Tonight, let it be Löwenbräu.

Finally…a legitimate use for Glyphboard.

Why am I suddenly feeling like a fool? (via)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:20:00 -0400

Why am I suddenly feeling like a fool?

(via)

"This way the web isn’t just this thing on the side that only appears in browsers. It’s everywhere...."

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:39:22 -0400

“This way the web isn’t just this thing on the side that only appears in browsers. It’s everywhere. It’s the oxygen of modern computing.”

- Brent Simmons in The age of hybrid apps

"A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us."

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:04:40 -0400

“A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.”

- Franz Kafka

They could have gone with something schmaltzy like “Time...

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:36:00 -0400

They could have gone with something schmaltzy like “Time of Your Life” or “Beautiful Day”. Or, having made the inspired choice of Queen, they might have missed the mark with “You’re My Best Friend” or even “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”.

But no, these two glorious bastards picked “Don’t Stop Me Now”. And that, my good friends, is why Brian and Eileen are my wedding music video heroes.

(via)

"If I die, who will teach the children about Bo Diddley?"

Wed, 13 May 2009 10:30:00 -0400

“If I die, who will teach the children about Bo Diddley?”

- Dr. Johnny Fever

Parenting Milestone: Today our son shoplifted his first toy. Next up: The Pigeon Drop.

Mon, 11 May 2009 13:13:08 -0400

Parenting Milestone: Today our son shoplifted his first toy.

Next up: The Pigeon Drop.

The Wisdom of Two-Year Olds

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:32:28 -0400

Me: You want to go inside?
He: We can't.
Me: No? Why not?
He: We have to see everything.

They’re Sand People all right, I can see one of them now.

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:26:00 -0400

They’re Sand People all right, I can see one of them now.

wordsyouhavetogoogleeverytime.com

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:04:00 -0400

wordsyouhavetogoogleeverytime.com:

For distorte it’s redoubtable. For me it’s:

nonplussed

Googling it often won’t help you, though. In an dastardly scheme to nonplus the rest of the world, we Americans have begun to use the word in a sense nearly opposite its formal meaning.

(via xeni)

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:17:00 -0400

(via xeni)

"Writing is as vain as it gets. And if you don’t publish your stuff, it doesn’t mean that you’re..."

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:35:36 -0400

“Writing is as vain as it gets. And if you don’t publish your stuff, it doesn’t mean that you’re wise—it means that your writing isn’t good enough to fool yourself.”

- Oliver Reichenstein

Wulffmorgenthaler.com

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:10:21 -0400

Wulffmorgenthaler.com

This may well be the greatest Wondermark of all time.

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:48:00 -0500

This may well be the greatest Wondermark of all time.

Today shadowfirebird linked to an article about the...

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:30:37 -0500

Today shadowfirebird linked to an article about the Boston ironworkers who, while constructing new buildings at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, paint the names of children undergoing treatment onto the beams of the new buildings.

The article mentions the first such tribute, back in 1996. I remember, back then, this touching video about the tribute playing in movie theaters before the previews, and theater employees passing hard hats through the audience to raise money for the Jimmy Fund.

This One's Mostly for Me

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:24:34 -0500

This morning my son and I were quietly sitting on the floor playing together. He was sitting in my lap, the hair of the back of his head brushing lightly against my lips, as we searched out and fit the pieces of a puzzle together. He stopped of a sudden, twisted around in place, put his arms around my neck, kissed my cheek and said, “I love you.”

It wasn’t the first time. He’s recently begun spontaneously letting his mom and I know his feelings for us. It wasn’t the first, but it is a joy each and every time. What came next was a first.

He turned himself back around and began scanning for another puzzle piece. After a moment he hesitated and cocked his head slightly to look at me out of the corner of his eye. With a shy half-smile he said, “You’re my best friend.”

That’s what sublime means.

Don’t tell his mom.

Resolution #7,153

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:32:00 -0500

Never—and I mean ever—play Scrabble against Mills.

"We are programmed to be interrupted. We get an adrenalin jolt when orienting to new stimuli: Our..."

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:13:55 -0500

“We are programmed to be interrupted. We get an adrenalin jolt when orienting to new stimuli: Our body actually rewards us for paying attention to the new. So in this very fast-paced world, it’s easy and tempting to always react to the new thing. But when we live in a reactive way, we minimize our capacity to pursue goals.”

- Maggie Jackson in an interview with Wired. (via)

This is one of a number of terrific observations about interruptions and their debilitating effects on thinking, relating, and creativity. I would hang this on the outside of my door…if I had an office. With a door. That closed.

We’re fine. We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:00 -0500

We’re fine. We’re all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?

(via powerpig)

I love this one from Indexed.

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:20:00 -0500

I love this one from Indexed.