I once tried to explain why this was such an important issue to someone without success.
I wish I had spoken with the clarity of zefrank’s explanation .
Lurvin zefrank these days. Just added him into the oh so important podcast subscriptions.
While personally I’m busy trying to learn all the other languages, I loved this clever German ad for learning English. Dedicated to mein grossen schister IW in Wuppertal.
A little something for MM. A few things to add to your “Movies to Watch” list. Some of my favourite films of all time are on here so, bon appetit.
Much like every other child of my generation that grew up in this hemisphere, Sesame Street was unbelievable formative. Not just educationally, but also in terms of constructing a worldview for an entire generation of a friendly, helpful and interesting universe (rather than the one Fox News seems to be constructing based on hyper-competitive, fearful, violence that rewards stupidity and bigotry).
So, I’m reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell at the moment, which is absolutely fascinating and insightful in its characterization of word of mouth epidemics, fads, and other social “flash fire” phenomenon. I cottoned on to it in doing background reading on the DeanSpace software and the Dean campaign phenomenon in the run-up to the last democratic candidate nomination.
by Dr. Seuss
Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head, You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself Any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t care to go there.” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, You’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.