January 2012
9 posts
So Much More Than Hot
Distilled vinegar. Red pepper. Salt.
With three common ingredients, Edmund McIlhenny created Tabasco sauce, one of the finest condiments known to man. It’s not just a hot sauce. It’s not just a flavor enhancer. It’s so much more than any single label could ever portray, and yet it’s so simplistic.
Ed didn’t go out and get the fanciest ingredients he could get his hands on, just to make his...
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December 2011
10 posts
A day in the life of me (as a fanfiction reader):
stupidforsalling:
Me as I peruse fanfiction.net: Oh, this looks like a promising story! The summary isn’t awful and there aren’t any misspelled words.
*clicks and begins to read*
Me: Dear God.
*reads some more*
Me: What is this?
*looks around*
Me: Am I being punk’d?
*unable to look away*
Me: Seriously, what is this shit? That’s not even biologically possible!!! Forget this…
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Worry
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
Matthew 6:27
I know a lot of people may not be religious, but this is one verse of the Bible that I think can hit home with everyone.
Posted: Friday, Dec 9, 2011
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My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To...
– A River Runs Through It (via livinginrhythm)
November 2011
19 posts
nickmiller:
Literature, Je t’aime.
Switch off.
Your phone.
via smplist:
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Alas, poor StormTrooper! Photo-a-Day Project
via imjustcreative.co.uk
You have to check out the rest of this creative girl’s project on Flickr. Really really wonderful photography.
State of the world's cities 2010-2011: Bridging... →
tundra-and-lightning:
The world’s urban population now exceeds the world’s rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban infrastructure? Following on from previous State of the World’s Cities reports, this edition uses the framework of ‘The Urban Divide’ to analyze the complex social,...
October 2011
11 posts
The awkward moment when you want to watch a...
True, so true.
“I’m a big believer in boredom,” [Steve Jobs] told me. Boredom allows one to indulge in curiosity, he explained, and “out of curiosity comes everything.” The man who popularized personal computers and smartphones — machines that would draw our attention like a flame attracts gnats — worried about the future of boredom. “All the [technology] stuff is wonderful, but having nothing to do can be...
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September 2011
8 posts
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