[...] Leah Peah interviews El Oso (a contributor to San Diego Blog!). That dude’s pretty cool. David Sasaki might not be someone you’ve heard of yet unless you live and blog in San Diego or are a regular at Global Voices. He’s one of the best kept secrets on the web but with his strong and honest writing voice, sometimes odd sense of humor, it’s only a matter of time until his name will begin to sound familiar everywhere. His blog is a perfect blend of techie, in that he incorporates so many dynamic elements, and personal due to his open writing, along with definite political veins. Check out his visitor map, his plethora of tags just waiting to be clicked and explored and his photos here and here. Combine that with his heart of gold and there is no way you can’t not like him. (Yes, Mrs. Wheeler, that was a double negative. And I meant it.) [...]
In Which my Grandchildren Call Me a Ruthless Murderer - It was the briefest of observations, an exchange that lasted no more than two seconds, and yet it has stayed with me ever since. CB and I were on Boston's Silver Line, on our way to the airport, and eventually to New York City. It was, apparently, a popular day ... - #
“Even as a proud post-nationalist, I still wish I were celebrating the 4th tomorrow. Hot dogs and watery beer would do me right.”Posted 1 day ago from Dudok
"Indeed, this may be the most profound lesson we can derive from our bachelor founders. Although they envisioned a nation built on morals and families, the men who declared independence dreamed of a country where the intimate details of one’s life did not matter to citizenship."
World leaders sent messages to one another via vlog posts. I am reminded of the hilarious parody in The Atlantic of world leaders all in the same Facebook network.
Great feature by Glenna about Cora Taylor, a Liberian who lived in the US for 20 years and moved back to Monrovia where she now works for the gov't and spends her free time making clothes for African barbie-like dolls. (which she buys from Japan for $1).
"Professor Gilbert argues that the threats that get our attention tend to have four features. First, they are personalized and intentional. The human brain is highly evolved for social behavior (“that’s why we see faces in clouds, not clouds in faces,” says Mr. Gilbert), and, like gazelles, we are instinctively and obsessively on the lookout for predators and enemies."
"Having affairs in New York is a longtime American political tradition. The late, great R.W. Apple Jr. once told me that when he was a metro reporter for The Times in 1963, he was assigned to stake out the lobby of a hotel in Manhattan where President John F. Kennedy was spending the night. While on the lookout for official visitors, Apple said he saw “a young woman of a Hollywood nature” heading for the presidential suite. He quickly called his editor, who informed him “I was there to report the comings and goings of statesmen, not starlets.”"
[...] Leah Peah interviews El Oso (a contributor to San Diego Blog!). That dude’s pretty cool. David Sasaki might not be someone you’ve heard of yet unless you live and blog in San Diego or are a regular at Global Voices. He’s one of the best kept secrets on the web but with his strong and honest writing voice, sometimes odd sense of humor, it’s only a matter of time until his name will begin to sound familiar everywhere. His blog is a perfect blend of techie, in that he incorporates so many dynamic elements, and personal due to his open writing, along with definite political veins. Check out his visitor map, his plethora of tags just waiting to be clicked and explored and his photos here and here. Combine that with his heart of gold and there is no way you can’t not like him. (Yes, Mrs. Wheeler, that was a double negative. And I meant it.) [...]