February 2012
Cold Weather Running Tips (or why arm-warmers are... →
A post from the archives for the folks who left this questions in my ask-me queue….hope this helps.
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luck, it must be said, is a loaded word... →
luck, it must be said, is a loaded word. sometimes someone’s luck is nothing of their own doing, a result of the privilege of their birth. sometimes we mean luck in the purest way, the happenstance of sitting next to the right person on a bus. (this sort of luck seems practically mythical; one wonders if it ever happens.) but for many people, “luck” is something of their own making: they...
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The bad news is time flies. The good news…you’re the pilot.
– unknown
weekend redux
a friday night spent dozing on the couch the best 1 am email a food enthusiast could hope for followed by a racing heart that then made it tricky to fall back asleep then a 4 am knock on my door (faint at first, then the rapping with the knocker began. i cracked it open to take a bleary eyed peek…only to find a lost, drunk boy clearly in the wrong place) saturday morning donuts - birthday...
Things to Worry About →
In 1933, F. Scott Fitzgerald ended a letter to his 11-year-old daughter, Scottie, with the following:
Things to worry about: Worry about courage Worry about cleanliness Worry about efficiency Worry about horsemanship Things not to worry about: Don’t worry about popular opinion Don’t worry about dolls Don’t worry about the past Don’t worry about the future Don’t worry about growing up Don’t...
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prettythingsandchocolatemilk asked: Hey Em, I just wanted to tell you I think you're great. Happy Thursday!
in order that people may be happy in their work,...
- john ruskin (1819 - 1900) | thanks to erehwyna via texturism
We need much bigger pockets, I thought as I lay in bed, counting off the seven...
– Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (via thechocolatebrigade)
January 2012
some of the things I daydream about...
Surfing , Flying (not in an airplane) That gigantic oatmeal cream pie from “Honey I Shrunk The Kids”
World peace Being a teacher and taking my speech team to State Finals 4 day work weeks, trips to Amsterdam, Owning a single family home in the city
The books Pillars of the Earth & A Wrinkle in Time.
Tapping the “play like a champion” sign at the ND stadium (an Irish...
The 11 Toughest Reservations In The World. →
1) Noma (Copenhagen) 2) Sukiyabashi Jiro (Tokyo) 3) Next (Chicago) !!! 4) Tickets (Barcelona) 5) Quintessence (Tokyo) 6) The Fat Duck (Bray) 7) Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare (Brooklyn) 8) minibar by josé andrés (Washington DC) 9) Schwa (Chicago) 10) The French Laundry (Yountville) 11) Yam’Tcha (Paris)
Challenge Accepted!
[Source: Eater | Via: Profashional]