by Patrick Rhone, Master Generalist
Opinion | In Defense of Messiness – The New York Times
The parts of my brain that allow me to produce handmade Renaissance costumes are the same parts responsible for a dining room bursting with fabric scraps and sewing supplies. It’s time we admit that what makes us shine can’t be divorced from what makes us scattered.
(via Jack Cheng)
The problem with common sense is that it isn’t all that common and many people think they have way more sense than they really do.
What we (Minnesotans) believe in.
Coined by my friend Garrick this morning, a concept I plan to try to practice more of this year…
Unreasonable Optimism.
A defense against the reasonable pessimism I, and I’m sure too many others, feel these days. An intentional striving for a change in perspective.
There are no words I could write that would provide any comfort for what’s happening in Los Angeles right now. Devastating and heartbreaking. Just thankful that the few people I know out there are safe.
What to worry about – annie’s blog
Love this.
Opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one. It doesn’t mean you have to share yours or be one.
This is important.
It’s fine to “draw your own conclusion”. I don’t have to understand or respect how one could draw any other conclusion from the copious evidence that this was illegal and unconstitutional.
Just a few days earlier, I made the intention to buy a house upstate that could hold all of our grown-ish children and be a physical manifestation of our love. There she was!
I saw photos of Finne and gasped. I slid the phone over to Tim and he started reading the history of the house. Then he gasped.
What we believe in.
Why aren’t we talking about the real reason male college enrollment is dropping?
As someone who is deep into college enrollment thinking I found this fascinating. Especially important to think about as the enrollment cliff approaches this year.