"The mind is restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding...as difficult to subdue as the wind." -Bhagavad Gita
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Brain Power
Sunday, February 27, 2011
DIY
"We're too friendly here." -the librarian at the Los Alamos library asks me to use the self check-out computer to help raise its stats -- apparently the machine has experienced a decline in use because everyone prefers the cute little librarian ladies to check them out. Lucky for me, even though I went over to the self checkout, the librarian still scanned my books.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Il bel far niente
"The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of all your work, the final accomplishment for which you are most highly congratulated. The more exquisitely and delightfully you can do nothing, the higher your life's achievement." -Italian philosophy, according to Eat, Pray, Love.
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Friday, February 25, 2011
Ad pages. Duh.
"I want to know why this magazine doesn't have page numbers." -some irate older man who wanted to know why every single page of the April 2010 issue of Outside didn't have a page number. Clearly the guy has a lot of time -- and anger -- on his hands.
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Overheard in the Locker Room
"I did have a cold a while back. But the truth is, I was just plain lazy." -a little old lady explains to her little old lady friend why she's been missing water aerobics class.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Making Piece
"Book deal or not, I love writing. I love the process of writing, of turning the noise inside my head into prose on the page, words that may be of guidance, or at least entertainment, to others." -Beth Howard, a writer, baker and soon-to-be author of a book (about pie) that I am quite excited to read. Check out her blog, Web site or her awesome house.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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