December 2010
12 posts
“Cause everybody’s got a part in the game
And everybody’s got a...”
– ‘Shout Out Loud’, Amos Lee.
A somewhat poignant reflection on 2010.
““What Cronkite and Murrow did was they stepped out of their traditional role of...”
– Sheila Marikar (via soupsoup)
Oscar Wilde’s adage ‘if you want to tell the truth make them laugh first, otherwise they’ll kill you’ really hasn’t dated all that much.
I’ve been genuinely heartened to see the US government actually getting things done lately,...
My girlfriend is amazing.
Anonymous asked: Do you ever worry about selling products to people you know, in case they are dissatisfied or wrongfully expect a discount?
“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. That is what life is.”
– Herzog, Saul Bellow (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Julian Assange
For all the juicy and not-so-juicy revelations that have emerged from Wikileaks lately, it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that, for all the headlines and all the controversy it generated, little has actually changed. I am not aware of anyone who has altered their political opinions as a result of the release of so much secret information, and the world diplomatic circuit appears to be...
November 2010
28 posts
Melancholy
Today I learned of the sad passing of Daniel Frezza, an inspirational Old Paradian of remarkable tenacity and fortitude, after a long battle with cancer. Daniel was 25, and had been fighting against a tumour in the base of his skull, and a multitude of related illnesses, since he was 16. Those facts alone are reason for pause: can anybody imagine living a full third of their life with such...
