December 2008
The Happiness Project: New Year's Resolution: Four... →
“‘I just got a call. Wrong number. “Hi, I was wondering if you guys...”
– Twitter / barzelay
How Iceland Rattled the World - WSJ.com →
Interesting article from the WSJ on the human impact, global fallout and proposed causes of Iceland’s economic collapse.
“Around midnight on Sunday, there was a burst of hope. Mr. Haarde told a small crowd gathered in the lobby of Iceland’s Parliament building about a new plan taking shape: Iceland’s pension funds would sell some overseas investments to raise foreign...
Interesting point-counterpoint editorials on the role of corporatization in water rights between the Chronicle and the Guardian today.
“‘Played the new Long Winters LP enough to memorize it, which I’d...”
– Twitter / johnroderick
Yay! Life is better when I know there’s a new Long Winters album being incubated.
Courage Campaign | Please Don't Divorce...... →
“Infamous prosecutor Ken Starr has filed a legal brief — on behalf of the “Yes on 8” campaign — to nullify the 18,000 same-sex marriages performed in California between May and November of 2008. It’s time to put a face to Ken Starr’s shameful legal proceedings. To put a face to the 18,000 couples facing forcible divorce. To put a face to marriage equality....
“‘Fans of the faux holiday, which became famous on an episode of...”
– Has Festivus become too much for the rest of us? - Los Angeles Times
Ummm….. seriously?
Dispossessed - How I Lost Most of My Music... →
Column from The Stranger that made me wince in sympathy.
“When music is your religion, as it is mine, losing reliquaries of it can damage your soul and threaten your sanity.”
“‘Consider another perspective: The dehumanization that comes with the...”
– Adam Smith, Esq.: Rumors of my death
Live music in San Francisco, California - Google... →
User-created Google Map with all of the live venues in SF and mouse-over calendars.
Everything comes in threes.
“Financial problems aside, Mr. Zell has publicly ridiculed the focus on long-term investigative projects, telling a New York investors’ conference, ‘I haven’t figured out how to cash in a Pulitzer Prize.’” - NYT: A Scandal in Chicago that Justifies Investigative Journalism
“The [Bristol] Press has chronicled daily life here in central...
WatchSaturday Night Live: Business Meeting with Rainn Wilson
In this holiday season of mounting layoffs, it seemed like a good opportunity to revisit my favorite SNL digital short of all time.
“I say we put mustard on it!”
Who's Got the Dog? →
Really great and thought-provoking piece on divorce and its impact that I heard on NPR yesterday.
“Divorce has an immediate impact on family and friends beyond the couple and their children. Marcia Sheinberg of the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in NY says that the crisis that a divorce creates in the wider network of relationships has been underexplored. It underscores the fact that...
The Best Indie Pop of 2008 | PopMatters →
Lucksmiths #1! Glad to see them getting some recognition.
“‘Cutting your own hair is like marriage: it’s usually a really bad...”
– Twitter / Ainsley Drew
What to Say to a Friend Who's Been Laid Off →
Unfortunately, I can’t think of anyone I know who wouldn’t find this information useful right about now. Courtesy of Lifehacker.
“‘Weird how much less inadvisably overconfident everybody in the Financial...”
– Twitter / hotdogsladies
“‘No, we can’t all turn off the inputs in our life whenever we want. But we...”
– The High Cost of Pretending | 43 Folders
Another thoughtful post from Merlin Mann on someone who took a bold step in managing time/attention resources.
“‘The long, cold winter ahead of us just got a little less dark: The Long...”
– Long Winters Live DVD in Stores - Aversion.com
BeTaMaXMaS →
You just have to see it. Drag to adjust the rabbit ears.
It May Be Time to Think About Buying a House -... →
Great story for my many friends who are currently shopping for their first homes!
SFist: Silent Protest Perplexes →
From the comments:
“A protest in San Francisco that has absolutely no impact on anyone outside of its own participants? I never thought I’d live to see the day.”
“‘The cast of the ’90s sitcom “Full House” — the...”
– SFGate: Daily Dish : Stamos Plans Full House Remake
“‘#1: Mountain Goats, So Many Dynamos @ Bottom of the Hill, SF, CA, 3/2...”
– ipickmynose: an SF-centric indie music blog » best dozen concerts of 2008
AGREED.
“‘It seems like your defining romantic hang-up—your “hook,” so...”
– McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Your Best Friend in a Romantic Comedy Is Always There for You.
“‘“It’s an area that’s been largely overlooked,” said Dr. Rajendra...”
– As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions - NYTimes.com
I know a lot of people who claim to be environmentalists but still eat meat, so I like to keep evangelizing about this sort of data whenever possible. :)
“‘December in Seattle is a magical time. All the cute barista girls are so...”
– John Roderick (via merlin)