January 2012
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Last physical therapy session today
Let’s recap the experience, shall we?
[Background: A meniscal tear necessitated arthroscopic knee surgery in 2002 at the tender age of 14.]
- Sharp pain followed by swelling kept me home from work/away from the outside world for days
- My physician ordered an X-Ray
- It was clean
- She referred me to an orthopedic surgeon
- I tracked down the same surgeon who operated on me nearly 10...
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The editor of the Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol, once confessed to former NPR...
– National Public Rodeo | Business | Vanity Fair
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FastCoExist on what may soon be one of the first...
And it’s in India:
PRT systems have a number of touted advantages. They’re convenient because they can shuttle passengers directly to their destinations without stopping at intervening stations; they’re electric, so they can, in theory, run on clean energy; and the pods themselves are small and have short turning radii, so they can fit into dense urban areas. They may also help solve the...
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Join me on Pinterest! →
Because being addicted to Tumblr isn’t enough.
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Today in "Things I should never, ever do again."
Forget to moisturize during Chicago winter.
Drink an Americano (even half-caf) on an empty stomach.
Respond to random tweeters who appear to be interested in accessing some of my work.
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Abuse of power
A prominent fashion blogger is tweeting about her latest diet, which makes her feel like she’s “starving.” Ignoring the fact that she is not, in fact, starving, her approach to the subject is startling and truly offensive. (I’m only not naming her because we write in the same market and I’m wary of burning bridges.)
Journalists and bloggers have a responsibility to...
Tumblr 101
Today I learned that Tumblr loves books and teacups.
Huntsman: I'd say third place is a ticket to ride!
Mom: What? Are you an idiot?
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I need to kick that kid in his butt face.
– Safiya, on the idiot stealing Saadi’s stuff at school.
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Can’t wait to see how “Ivy Blue Carter” turns into a meme.
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