Posts from January 2015
On Pride and Prejudice
On the anniversary of the first publication of Pride and Prejudice
Los Angeles Monorail
Why can’t we have nice things?
#FridayFive: Pearl Jam Albums
View the Friday Five from January 23rd, 2015
Life in Space
An exploration of life aboard the International Space Station, and the surprising reasons the mission is still worthwhile
#FridayFive: Steaks
Ranking Steaks
“Growing up in a place that has winter, you learn to avoid self-pity. Winter is not a personal experience, everybody else is just as cold as you, so you shouldn’t complain about it too much. You learn this as a kid, coming home crying from the cold, and Mother looks down and says, ‘It’s only a little frostbite. You’re okay.’ And thus you learn to be okay. What’s done is done. Get over it. Drink your coffee. It’s not the best you’ll ever get but it’s good enough.”
Garrison Keillor
#FridayFive: Soul Coughing
View the Friday Five from January 9th, 2015
#FridayFive: Dreaming to Run
In which I think of places to roam