December 2008
15 posts
Bargain Hunting for Books, and Feeling Sheepish... →
Irish Colcannon →
Healthy Foods for Under $1 - Well Blog -... →
Basics - A Highly Evolved Propensity for Deceit -... →
“Under the old model, you dated a few times and, if you really liked the person,...”
– from “The Demise of Dating” in the New York Times
“The New York apartments and lofts which were once the scenes of old-fashioned...”
– from “Drunkenfreude” in the New York Times
“In Gladwell’s account, individual traits play a smaller role in explaining...”
– from “Lost in the Crowd” (an Op-Ed piece on Malcom Gladwell’s book Outliers) in the New York Times
“Aunt June was always there for me growing up. She wasn’t really my aunt—she was...”
– “My Aunt June” in Guideposts, November 1, 2007
““What made you happy as a child?” a counselor asked during one of...”
– “One Stitch at a Time” in Guideposts, January 1, 2006
Banished Words →
“The word “cretin” is believed to come from a mountain dialect of French,...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Raising the World’s I.Q. - NYTimes.com
“Years ago, New Republic magazine held a contest for the most boring headline...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - Raising the World’s I.Q. - NYTimes.com
“The British physician D. W. Winnicott coined the term “good enough mother” in...”
– The Six Habits of Highly Respectful Physicians - NYTimes.com
“Samuel Johnson wrote, “Man needs more to be reminded than instructed.”
– The Six Habits of Highly Respectful Physicians - NYTimes.com
The Net Takeaway: Another fine Mesh... →
A review of various tools for file sharing and computer syncing.