I recently ran into a couple of reading lists (I’ll share them at the end) and realized that I LOVE reading book recommendations. I can’t get enough of them.
So I decided to compile my own (somewhat eclectic) list of novels I think are amazing and essential to every library. I hope you enjoy it.
A few days ago, I was inspecting the whole chickens that were on sale at the local grocery store. The price was quite nice - $0.88 a pound - and although it was a different brand of chicken than what I usually buy, I was considering making the purchase (we tend to buy free range chickens, which cost more).
In the June/July issue of Scientific American Mind, Robert Epstein was quoted as saying:
When children are very young, they all express creativity, but by the end of the first grade, very few do so. This is because of socialization.
When we were kids, anything was possible. The wide world lay open and we saw the future as a great adventure. We could do anything. I believe that all life should be an adventure, and that happiness is our natural, default state of being. But clearly we have allowed things to get in the way of our happiness and freedom.
This is a guest post from Nickel, who writes about personal finance at Five Cent Nickel. Since that and his four kids don’t keep him busy enough, he’s launched another site more narrowly focused on credit cards.
Though small was your allowance, you saved a little store; and those who save a little shall get a plenty more. — William Makepeace Thackeray
Meghan took a Flarke Computer desk, that cost $24.99 at Ikea and turned it into a retro vanity for doing her makeup and hair.She says, "I took the desk, sanded it and then decoupaged the top with pictures of 1950's pinups and put a piece of glass on the top to protect the photographs.
Someone I know who lives in Geneva knows that I'm very interested in happiness, and she related the following story to me, because this incident made HER feel so happy.
I asked her if I could post it, because I found it such a gratifying incident.
It’s like Christmas for you guys lately, isn’t it? We’ve got cool people sending us emails all the time, clambering to give you free stuff. And we’re not complaining!
Want to get a free pack of 50 unique, professionally printed business cards? Want to pay absolutely nothing to have them delivered to your doorstep, regardless of where you live?
A few weeks ago we asked you all if cooking was manly. The answer was clear. Yes, cooking is manly. Very manly in fact. An astounding 1,957 of you said yes, while only 88 said no. Many of you in your comments discussed some of the food you like to prepare. Grilling and cooking breakfast seemed to be popular meals to prepare among men.
My favorite mad scientist sent me this video.
It's the recording of a 14-year-old Beatles fan named Jerry Levitan who snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in 1969 with a reel-to-reel tape recorder and persuaded Lennon to do an interview.
The recording has been set to animation by and was nominated for "Best Animated Short" in the 2008 Academy Awards.
Some of my favorite lines:
By Xin Lu Today my friend sent me an article titled "We Have Met the Enemy" by Knight Kiplinger , the Editor in Chief of Kiplinger publications. It is a blunt article pointing out that America's current economic woes are caused by none other than the American people and its elected government.
I dream of my perfect office with surreal artwork decorating the walls, the comfy chair and the desk that supports a dual monitor set-up.
Unfortunately, I always seem to wake up from this dream a couch that has stuffing spilling out with my Dell Inspiron laptop sitting next to me.
Last week, I spent seven days in northern Wisconsin at a cabin on Shell Lake, owned by a friend of a friend. It was truly wonderful - so rural that we were out of cell phone range, but with plenty of outdoor stuff to do.
