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 “The common belief in our culture, with its Protestant work ethic, is that play and successful work are antithetical. This is a perversion of the natural order. The truth is that nature bestows superior work and problem-solving skills on creatures that love to play. “I once saw a series of National Geographic photos that [...] I scored 4/4 on Four Ways to Sabotage Your Relationship. That’s an A+, right? Right? This makes me the Annie Oakley of shooting oneself in the foot. Hooray! Undermined any relationships lately?
Sara, the author behind onsimplicity.net, has been AWOL since October. Perhaps blogging complicated her life. Perhaps she has been cryogenically frozen. Perhaps it’s none of my business, but I wrote to her anyway. Further bulletins as events warrant. Read and learn: 20 Hidden Ways Your Stuff Screws You Over Sexy Simplicity [...] In my online wanderings, I discovered onsimplicity.net. Grab a mug of coffee, tea, or hard liquor and take a look around: Your Clutter Hates You 37 Easy Ways to Say ‘I Love You’ 8 Things to Cut Out of Your Life Immediately Ah! I feel better. Do you [...] O Magazine has a monthly feature called “Five Books That Made a Difference to [Famous Person]” in which some celebrity waxes poetic about the five books that made them who they are today. O hasn’t come knocking, but I’m not too proud to swipe a great concept; as promised, I’ll tell you about the [...]
I found the following paper lying in a computer lab and couldn’t tear my eyes away: ———————————————————————————————————————————— Firstname Surname UNIV 150 Oct. 15th, 2009 Job Offers Presentation Response I’m very meticulous about how I plan my life out, what I’m advancing towards in [...] It was a warm night at Jaunty Headquarters. I leafed through the co-op’s current sales flier, hoping to find a bargain. Times were hard, even for an ace detective. Before I could toss the flier aside, its third-rate ad copy caught my eye: “Why are the flavors of spinach and artichoke always [...] This semester, I re-read Louisa May Alcott’s classic, beloved, time-tested, heartwarming, [insert further adjectives] novel Little Women. I read with purpose; I needed to know how much Meg had spent on silk, and the internet wouldn’t tell me. That’s right; I read an entire book instead of flipping to the pertinent chapter, singlehandedly taking procrastination to new heights. But enough [...] While reading Megan’s blog, I noticed a reference to the ol’ Monday’s Child poem. Remember it? Monday’s child is fair of face, Tuesday’s child is full of grace, Wednesday’s child is full of woe, Thursday’s child has far to go, Friday’s child is loving and giving, Saturday’s child works hard for his living, And [...] |
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