The other day, I was listening to an episode of the radio show/podcast On Being. Seth Godin was the guest, and he had some thought provoking things to say.

If I were to ask you to tell me the story of Daedalus and Icarus, what would you remember of it? What lesson do you think we should take from it?

( My thoughts )

Back in February 2012, I did a post asking if anyone knew a simple way to price compare different cuts of meat so that I could optimize my meals per dollar (as opposed to pounds per dollar).

I got some good advice on figuring out how many meals can come from a given amount of meat, but less on my basic question.

The other day I found this post ( Read more... )

This is the Winter of New Friends!
Find some lovely new LJ peeps at Tina's Friending Meme ;)

By now everyone who knows purpura has probably heard about her current state of health. (If you haven't, let me know and I'll summerize and point you towards more detail.)

If anyone is on Pinterest and wants to help find Cool Stuff for Katie let me know. I'll add you to the list of folks allowed to add pins to the board ( Read more... )

I've seen a couple versions of this floating around, but this is the one I decided to do. It might take me a bit more than 10 days, because I'll probably only do it on weekdays.

Day One: Ten things you want to do some day.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight qualities you think are awesome in other people.
Day Four: Seven (semi) ( Read more... )

Today is the 132 birthday of Helen Keller, one of my childhood heros. She overcame huge obstacles to become a public figure, advocating for people with disabilities and travelling the world to speak. Everyone admires her, right?

What's been left out of the popular perception of Helen Keller is her politics. No one seems to remember that she was a ( Read more... )

Given that we're actually starting to take baby steps towards homeownership, I decided that I should actually write down some of my thoughts and the things I want to do once I have land to do them on. Some of these are realistic, while others are pipedreams or things that will take a couple of decades to pay off ( Read more... )

Not only do I dislike the music Bjork makes, I also dislike the music she listens to.

To be fair, I might have liked these songs if they were interspersed with selections that were more my style. All in a row like this, though... Not for me.

uawildcatgirl asked me "What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time ( Read more... )

I've been trying to get down to New York City more often lately. My goal has been once a month, and I think I'm actually managing about every 6 weeks. Normally I pick a neighborhood and explore it, including whatever museums/tourist sites are there.

My next visit has been planned for this Saturday for a while, but this time I'll be doing something a ( Read more... )