December 2011
1 post
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“Like all forms of design, visual design is about problem solving, not about...”
– Bill Baxley, 2003.
Dec 7th
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October 2011
2 posts
Sometimes, the darkness wins.
Oct 26th
3 tags
Oct 26th
810 notes
April 2011
1 post
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Apr 22nd
February 2011
2 posts
2 tags
Ontological Parsimony
It is irrational to believe in the existence of anything unless the overall evidence supports your claim.
Feb 26th
31 notes
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“Teachers are not the problem in education. Look, most teachers are altruistic...”
– swampland comment section
Feb 21st
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January 2011
1 post
Wind and Mr. Ug →
Jan 23rd
November 2010
2 posts
1 tag
The Other Parent
full tank empty car homeward bound.
Nov 30th
2 tags
Nov 1st
486 notes
October 2010
7 posts
3 tags
Oct 21st
35 notes
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“The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine...”
– Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Oct 19th
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Beside the Point
(by Stephen Cushman) The sky has never won a prize. The clouds have no careers. The rainbow doesn’t say my work, thank goodness. The rock in the creek’s not so productive. The mud on the bank’s not too pragmatic. There’s nothing useful in the noise the wind makes in the leaves. Buck up now, my fellow superfluity, and let’s both be of that worthless ilk, ...
Oct 15th
Oct 8th
Oct 7th
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Oct 5th
257 notes
Oct 3rd
August 2010
1 post
6 tags
“You missed that I, like millions of others, go to work 5 days a week. That...”
– Swampland
Aug 19th
July 2010
10 posts
Whetting Stone →
Let the wheel spin ‘til the wet stone whines let the blade thin ‘til the sharp edge shines this world is the whetting stone for my jagged soul.
Jul 31st
Jul 28th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-25) →
James Taylor (2) Peter, Paul and Mary (1) Cat Stevens (1) Paul Simon (1) Bob Dylan (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 27th
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“To do any kind of creative work well, you have to run at stuff knowing that it’s...”
– Ira Glas, On Air and On Error: This American Life’s Ira Glass on Being Wrong (via writingtoreachyou) (via 12minds) (via nerdgasms) (via meldoesgradschool)
Jul 22nd
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-11) →
John Prine (24) Todd Snider (19) Jimmy Buffett (18) Jackson Browne (15) John Hiatt (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 12th
Jul 7th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-7-4) →
Paul Simon (8) Simon & Garfunkel (8) John Denver (7) Bob Dylan (6) Indigo Girls (3) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 6th
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“People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy...”
– Oliver Goldsmith
Jul 5th
Jul 5th
Jul 1st
574 notes
June 2010
7 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-20) →
Paul Simon (9) Simon & Garfunkel (7) John Denver (7) James Taylor (5) John Prine (5) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 23rd
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“Why is Barton the only one apologizing when the 115-member Caucus of House...”
– This satire from Swampland commenter choska had me rolling! (Re: Rep. Joe Barton, who upbraided the White House for their role in setting up a BP-funded escrow account for victims of the Gulf oil leak.)
Jun 18th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-13) →
Simon & Garfunkel (68) Paul Simon (33) Old Crow Medicine Show (15) Bob Dylan (13) John Prine (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 15th
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Jun 14th
232 notes
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-6) →
Simon & Garfunkel (19) John Denver (18) Paul Simon (17) Grateful Dead (12) Old Crow Medicine Show (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 9th
Edge →
I wake and sleep on the honed edge of a paradox. Young enough to feel invulnerable old enough to know better.
Jun 5th
Shrouded →
My Past envelops me, a gossamer shroud of metaphysical vapor I can neither descry nor entirely perceive, save for a chill at its whispering touch. At rare moments in time the shroud slips away, and…
Jun 3rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-30) →
Morcheeba (35) Massive Attack (30) Moby (12) Zero 7 (9) Grateful Dead (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 1st
May 2010
18 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-23) →
Paul Simon (32) Simon & Garfunkel (28) John Prine (24) Bob Dylan (23) James Taylor (17) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 25th
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May 21st
436 notes
why worry? →
baby, I see this world has made you sad some people can be bad the things they do the things they say but baby, I’ll wipe away those bitter tears I’ll chase away those restless fears and turn your…
May 19th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-16) →
Bob Dylan (24) Old Crow Medicine Show (21) Paul Simon (21) Simon & Garfunkel (13) Guy Clark (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 17th
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May 17th
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May 17th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-5-9) →
Paul Simon (24) John Denver (16) James Taylor (11) Bob Dylan (11) Steve Earle (11) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
May 13th
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May 12th
16,439 notes
4 tags
May 12th
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May 11th
515 notes
morning →
rise up! the day is calling lilacs blooming sunbeams falling; they light the way from your heart to mine.
May 7th
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May 5th
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May 5th
77 notes
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“Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism’s in my...”
–  Ferris Bueller
May 4th
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May 4th