February 2010
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January 2010
106 posts
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“It is not the name of BROOKS which makes the Saddle good, but the Saddle and its...”
– Brooks Saddles
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Pre 63 | Vertigo | Groove Armada
Groove Armada is...
“Living off as little money as possible and seeking adventure along the way, they...”
– Jacob - Riding the Spine
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“The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an...”
– Charles Schwab, entrepreneur
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“So often we think we have got to make a difference and be a big dog. Let us just...”
– Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund
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“Logic will take you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere”
– Jeremy Parker, founder of VoteForArt.com, as quoted by Entrepreneur.com
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“The city’s Education Department says that on the whole, the closings have been a...”
– As told by Holly Epstein Ojalvo in NYT Learning Network
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“Employ thy time well if thou meanest to gain leisure”
– Benjamin Franklin, inventor, statesman
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Ray LaMontagne (29)
The Shins (27)
Modest Mouse (25)
The Avett Brothers (21)
Vampire Weekend (18)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“80.5” Storm Cycle! 1.5” of new snow graced The Summit in the last...”
– Northstar-at-Tahoe
Wow…
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Observations from aisle 7
More people with earbuds since my last visit
Lots of smartphones w/ killer apps calculating cost, calories, cholesterol
Nobody uses cash anymore, so card swipers became idiot proof
8 out of 10 men on cell with their wife asking for further clarification
Looking forward to my next grocery store visit…by then we’ll be using hover-craft grocery carts
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The Greatest | Cat Power
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“We went back to start-up mode … with the kind of discussion and focus that...”
– Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, as quoted by The New York Times
Warren Buffett said it best with his “three I’s on natural progression”.
“First come the innovators, who see opportunites that others don’t. Then come the limitators, who copy what the innovators have...
“So if you think your life is complete confusion because your neighbor’s...”
– Styx, American rock band, from “The Grand Illusion”
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
The Avett Brothers (65)
The Shins (45)
Alela Diane (36)
The Jayhawks (32)
Tosca (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Mistakes are one thing. But saying things to comfort yourself and prop up your...”
– Steve Tobak, writing on BNET’s The Corner Office blog
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“We have made more money by bucking conventional wisdom than by following it”
– Cristóbal Conde, president and CEO of SunGard, as quoted by The New York Times
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“We’re going to put a dozer line down your favorite trail. We’re...”
– Jeanne Pincha-Tulley, explaining to Ketchum, Idaho, residents how she planned to fight the 2007 Castle Rock Fire.
This summer the hollyhocks and wildflowers were outstanding due in part to this fire a few years ago.
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Just Breathe | Backspacer | Pearl Jam
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Pigs die in avalanche research
Scientists in Austria sedated and then buried pigs in the snow for an experiment to understand the effects of being buried in an avalanche. They have called off their work after protests from animal rights groups and widespread media coverage.
from PlanetSKI
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Medication | Okemah and the Melody Riot | Son...