Archive for August, 2013
A relief and heartbreak
Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them. From Nightwood by Djuna Barnes
One of my favorite songs redone can’t-breathe better
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading The Onion Predicts Real Life on NASA’s Asteroid Redirect Mission Thoughts on the love affair with buses More trains please, and stop whining about the cost Can Free Transit Work in a Real City? Railway files for bankruptcy after crash So many companies use this trick – shift assets to a new […]
So was your PhD like this, too?
Gurus, who, I trust you know, are Indian teachers, expect you to contemplate the acorn ten years at a stretch, and if, in that time, you are no wiser about the nut, you are not very bright, and that may be the only certainty with which you will come away, which is a post-graduate melancholy—for […]
While you’re waiting for the bus
Stuff worth reading Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make—and break—online video. “Verizon has chosen to sell its customers a product that they hope those customers don’t actually use” Science to be key factor in lawsuit against oil and gas companies for coastal loss Long term monitoring is important for science – and good […]
As if she had once owned the earth
The landlady had always been impressed with the ability to pay. When she found a stream of wealth, she followed it to its source and before long, it was not distinguishable from her own. She felt that the money she paid out in taxes returned to all the worthless pockets in the world, that the […]
Same old, same old
June and July look just the same, but July felt better. The pain was less intense and my mood better. I’ll take what improvements I can get. If you’re paying close attention to these graphs, you’ll notice that the numbers for September – December are higher than they were in previous versions. That’s because I […]