marcmack: Another addition to the MacKenzie Gallery of Family Art. This always happens. It’s best to find beauty in it. Otherwise, the Slinky will crush your soul.
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Podcasts I admire, pt. 1
I listen to three of these regularly (Hang Up and Listen, Culture Gabfest and The Moth). Will try more in new year. Podcasts I admire, pt. 1
You should check it out. It’s really fun. maybeedmonton: WHAT?! I didn’t even know this existed! “The days of the dinosaurs roar to life again in Jurassic Forest, a 40-acre prehistoric preserve, just 15 minutes from Edmonton and 250 million years from the present. Gigantic, life-sized and startlingly realistic dinosaurs live and breathe in Jurassic … More
mastermaq: Food trends for 2011 “We’ve seen a hint of that kind of creativity with Eva Sweet, a Belgian waffle cart that graced the downtown farmers market all summer, with long lineups proving that locals are open to mobile cuisine with a twist. Here’s hoping local entrepreneurs will tackle some more inventive street foods in … More
Project management
I would like to pay tribute to my husband, who tried many hard things this year and accomplished them. One hard thing was running for office. Another hard thing was reclaiming our backyard. He toiled for much of August to prepare the yard for his grand vision, which he mostly kept secret. He rebuilt the fence, got … More Project management
laphamsquarterly: This is what happens when the McNally Jackson Tumblr gets snowed in—and it is glorious. mcnallyjackson: This is the Ngram for the word “squitchy”—it shows up early in Moby-Dick in a favorite sentence: “It was a boggy, soggy, squitchy picture truly, enough to drive a nervous man distracted.” (The nerds will get a kick … More
Memorable Stories – Edmonton Journal
Tons of great work here. Makes me proud of my colleagues. mastermaq: A collection of memorable Edmonton Journal stories from 2010. Memorable Stories – Edmonton Journal
Hatching Monsters: Lessons in Fame from P.T. Barnum’s Autobiography
Lapham’s Quarterly looks at advertising and celebrity culture through the lens of P.T. Barnum. Hatching Monsters: Lessons in Fame from P.T. Barnum’s Autobiography
http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2008/aug/12/the-multi-universes/
This is the Radiolab link I meant to share in my last post. Still getting the hang of this. http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2008/aug/12/the-multi-universes/
The universe and everything
I just listened to this old episode of Radiolab, my favorite podcast, as I cleaned the basement to make way for Christmas toys. And then I see this in my Twitter stream, via @Brad_King: http://me.lt/9GjT. Cosmic. The universe and everything