A quick travel thought: I wonder if I’m the only one who passes by certain road signs and feels compelled to announce “It’s more of a SHELbyville idea.” I haven’t decided if it’s more or less awkward when I’m alone in the car. Onward. (Posted simultaneous to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Throw up your hands and raise your voice

Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and a new book conspicuously timed to coincide with Father’s Day, was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. During the interview, he shared the advice his father once gave him, calling it the Lewis family motto: “Do as little as possible, and that unnwillingly, for it is better to receive a slight reprimand than to perform an arduous task.” I think I may have just found my new family motto. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Raise the walls and shout its flaws, a carpenter should rest

Thanks to Videogum for continuing to call attention to beautiful nonsense like the above. Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!” Continue reading Damn, it feels good to be a gangsta

Eight years ago, I exited a job that involved selling device that I hadn’t even heard of immediately prior to being occupationally obligated to declare myself an expert in their use. More problematically, given my admitted shortcomings in all things scientific, I occasionally had to help clients design full-scale electrical infrastructure solutions. Instead of work that was right on the border of my capabilities and well outside my interests, I got a job in higher education. It was primarily concentrated on serving as the adviser to a college radio station, so it felt a little like a retreat and an … Continue reading Don’t need to wait for an invitation, you gotta live like you’re on vacation

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