A female athlete explains why pregnancy should not be treated as an injury under sports endorsement contracts, and asks Nike to ‘dream big’ that women can be athletes and mothers.(via M; via NYT Opinion)
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China bid to birth baby boom a bust“There’s just one problem: Now, most people don’t want to have more than one child anymore.“Raising a child just costs too much,” Liu said.”*****Government central planning of families doesn’t seem to be a good idea. 💡
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The future of Spain: five parties, two modelsA short breakdown of the five parties vying for votes in tomorrow’s elections in Spain.Bonus reading: One EU Commissioner’s take on where Spain stands entering the election. (via El Pais)
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Although I’ve never seen the movie this song is drawn from, I’ve previously posted a Celine Dion Vegas performance I thought was particularly well done.And in this video, Post Modern Jukebox puts their unique spin on it, with the amazing vocal talents of Mykal Kilgore.“My Heart Will Go On”
“A Million Dreams”, from The Greatest Showman.
Saw this movie via stream recently and enjoyed many of the songs, including the above. Going to be keeping an eye on the song writing duo of Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.
For your listening pleasure …
(Full soundtrack playlist)
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We don’t get to choose the consequences of our actions, only the actions themselves.Yours truly
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I’ve run across the book a number of times in the last few years, and always in a way that grabbed my attention. Posting here for possible future reading, and for your consideration kind reader.
“Essentialism” by Greg McKeown. Via your local bookstore or Amazon.
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To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one’s self. Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.Søren KierkegaardWhich reminds me of another quote by G.K. Chesterton, ‘We can make ourselves miserable trying to avoid misery.’Both of these I take to mean that there’s a certain level of discomfort naturally a part of this adventure called life, and if we fight it or try to avoid it, we’ll end up feeling empty for it.
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The man who took no interest in the affairs of state was not a man who minded his own business, but a man who had no business being in Athens at all.—ThucydidesApparently those Greeks had a different idea of civic duty