Life – Page 12 of 14
Blog posts about life, art, and everything.

George Bernard Shaw on progress
September 9, 2011 | Miscellany
Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. […]

Memo from management
May 22, 2011 | Miscellany
Memo from management regarding the 2011 end times prediction and absolutely stunning apocalypse that followed. Good job everybody!

I think we understand each other
March 7, 2011 | Miscellany
I tried explaining to my 19 month old daughter that she can’t have a stomach bug weekdays between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm.

Holding Santa accountable
December 23, 2010 | Miscellany
We’re down to the wire, and Santa has yet to be vocal on the good vs bad judgement process, his security, collection and storage policies regarding this data.

Thomas Nast and the origins of Santa
December 15, 2010 | Miscellany
In 1862, Thomas Nast created the cover of Harper’s Weekly depicting Christmas as a jolly plump bearded fellow, with clay pipe and a sack overflowing with toys.

John Singer Sargent motivates
December 1, 2010 | Miscellany
Along with whistling, cursing and growling, John Singer Sargent would talk to himself while painting. Trust me this is motivating.

To whom it may concern
November 29, 2010 | Miscellany
You know, the email replies I write in my head are so much more satisfying then the ones I eventually send. Tact, it seems, is what keeps us all on topic.

Sesame Street and parenting
October 29, 2010 | Miscellany
Basing a moral foundation for parenting your kids on Sesame Street guest stars might not be the best idea, but I do it anyway.

The cookroom is on fire
October 19, 2010 | Miscellany
Forthwith the kitchen will no longer be referred to as such, but instead as the cookroom, which is more consistent with the nomenclature of the other rooms.

Storysome
October 4, 2010 | Miscellany
Storysome ought to be a real word. An adjective meaning to cause an anecdote. For example, you might reflect – Those are some storysome stab wounds.