I’ve been curious about buddhism for a long time now. I’ve been lucky enough to talk to people who know about it and the more I learn the more it makes sense to me. Recently I ran into The Big View, a wonderful website with a great summary the 4 noble truths and the eightfold [...]
From The Impossible Cool. (via lorbus inspiration)
More Johnny Cash:
• A Boy Named Sue at San Quentin
• I Walk the Line
• God’s Goona Cut You Down
• Bob Dylan’s It Ain’t Me Babe with June Carter
• Jackson with June Carter
• Folsom Prison documentary
• Trent Reznor’s Hurt
• Impersonating Elvis
• On Sesame Street
• With Miss Piggy
García Márquez relata cómo escribió ‘Cien Años de Soledad’ en este artículo de El País:
A mis 38 años y ya con cuatro libros publicados desde mis 20 años, me senté en mi máquina de escribir y empecé: “Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota [...]
A good friend sent me this article. It has several gems, like:
10. The more talented somebody is, the less they need the props.
11. Don’t try to stand out from the crowd; avoid crowds altogether.
15. The most important thing a creative person can learn professionally is where to draw the red line that separates what you [...]
After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service. With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail after hearing of those examples.
The quote [...]
I read this a few weeks ago at a couple of blogs, it it is too good to let go. The rest of the speech is very worthwhile.
Media that’s targeted at you but doesn’t include you may not be worth sitting still for.
-Clay Shirky, from this speech at the Web 2.0 Conference
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