Posted on June 30th, 2008 in School with 1 comment
From a New York Supreme Court Justice in the New York Times:
After a career in public service, I regretfully say, I would not do it again.
Philosophy and point of view led me to doing good instead of doing well, so I never expected to become rich. But now that I’m in my 10th year of a frozen judicial salary — less than summer students are being paid at law firms — I have concluded that whatever I may have accomplished for the public, I have wasted 25 years of my life by serving on the bench.
Posted on June 26th, 2008 in Culture with no comments
Can you tell I like the Coen Brothers? This is my favorite movie scene of all time.
Posted on May 27th, 2008 in School with no comments
This Email appeared in my inbox last thursday from a teacher at my school:
Do any of you have Black lights? I need to borrow them for exhibition for a glowing bacteria project. Your Pink Floyd poster will be fine without it for a few days. Thanks!
Posted on May 26th, 2008 in Culture with 3 comments


Lately, I’ve gotten into the habit of taking screens of movies that i find particularly beautiful. Can any of my three readers figure out what movie these are from?
Posted on May 6th, 2008 in Religion & Philosophy with no comments
Starting to study philosophy is a lot like falling in love (which makes sense, given the literal meaning of the word, right?). When a person falls in love, it’s normal to be so enthralled with the beloved that nothing and no one else seems worth a thought. Every conversation eventually turns back toward the beloved. Time spent apart is considered wasted. Other, ordinary folk throw up their hands in exasperation — and the lover cares naught. (AskPhilosophers.org)
Posted on April 21st, 2008 in Culture with no comments
For tourists, it seems like the adventure of a lifetime — riding in a jeep through the snake-infested jungle to see the exotic “long-neck women” of the Kayan tribe. But now Zember has removed her coil — in protest of her captivity. She no longer wants to keep Thailand’s shameful secret: that the long-neck women are Burmese refugees who are being prevented by Thai authorities from taking up asylum overseas. As a lucrative tourist attraction, the women are forced to live in a virtual human zoo. (Marie Claire)
Posted on April 1st, 2008 in Humor with 1 comment
My ideal woman would be reasonably hot and have a full time job and issues that keep her from trusting, loving, again etc. If she could be irrationally terrified of commitment, so much the better! If you have kids and/or elderly family that can distract you from me further, great! (craigslist)
Via Anthologies of Awesome.