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Tied up for a few meaningful minutes on a downtown Baltimore street Enjoyed this recounting & reflection by Dan Rodrick’s in today’s Sun about an everyday experience of meaning. :)
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Teflon Bone foldersAh yes, when it’s time to get serious with folding paper - a modern version of the bone folder.
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Meet the woman who doles out the snacks to keep the Ravens fueledA good run-down of healthy and active snacks as cataloged by the Baltimore Ravens’ nutritionist.(via The Baltimore Banner)
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Save emails into Evernote(Note to self)Standard format for sending email into your Evernote:Email Subject: [Title of note] ![optional date for reminder] @[notebook] #[tag]Note: You can use any combination of these commands, but to ensure correct sorting behavior, always add the reminder first, followed by the notebook, then the tag.
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Newsletters spam test by mail-tester.comWith the enhanced email verification going on lately (seems a decade or two past due), this turns out to be a handy way to see how emails from your domain stack up and where some tweaks will help them be seen as legitimate.
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In 2023, I started believing in ‘horseshoe theory’ of politicsInteresting take by political commentator Jonah Goldberg, as syndicated through The Baltimore Sun:Of course, these trends predate 2023 by quite a bit. But what’s changed is how much more willing the political center is to let itself be defined by the logic and rhetoric of the extremes. The result is a kind of bipartisan consensus around the more European idea of fighting for control of the state, led by fairly mainstream politicians terrified of their party’s bases.Why the rhetoric of the fringes has become mainstream probably has a lot to do with the changing media landscape and weakness of parties. But what remains constant is the importance of rhetoric itself, which, as the late literary critic Wayne Booth said, is “the art of probing what men believe they ought to believe.” And the loudest voices are bending the arc of our politics towards illiberalism.
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Lessons from spacE“Lessons from Space” via The Baltimore Sun.In which “Hoot’s Law” is shared: “No matter how bad things may seem, they can always get worse.”The point of which is: If you make a mistake, don’t rush and scramble trying to fix it, thereby compounding the problem. Better to take moment to take a deep breath, get to a working frame of mind, then go at it, perhaps even calling in help when applicable.Definitely good advice. :)
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Note: IKEA Vintersaga mulled spice drink + Tanqueray Gin = Magic 😉 …Merry Christmas all, and to all a good night! 👶🏽🌟🎄😃
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I’m sure I posted this years ago, but this is one of those fun (and now, for me, classic) Christmas shorts with which to mark the season, Ornaments by Aaron Rogers. :)
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Beautiful image of the Holy Family.By artist Ruth A. Stricklin of New Jerusalem Studios, Phoenix.
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Nate Bargatze & SNL crew sharing George Washington’s dream … for a country of many measures. :’)
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Norm Lewis sings “Make Them Hear You” from the musical Ragtime. As performed in the PBS production, American Voices with Renee Fleming.Outstanding, simply outstanding. Of the vocalists I’ve heard sing this song, Lewis does it the best, and just love his voice in many others contexts as well. Man.Hope you enjoy too, gentle reader. :)
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Reno Is Beating the Odds in Solving HomelessnessInteresting take on the growing issue of homelessness in cities.(Update: Article in similar vein from Baltimore Sun)
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The feeling for this moment. :)(Ben Rector’s “Thank You” from his latest album, The Joy of Music)
