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RT @LocalDirt: Most store-bought honey isn’t honey at all, test show. http://t.co/TUZc5YlS via...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:38:46 -0500

RT @LocalDirt: Most store-bought honey isn’t honey at all, test show. http://t.co/TUZc5YlS via @msn

RT @GeekStats: Americans now spend 8.4% of their monthly income on gas; surpassing the 2008 record...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:49:24 -0500

RT @GeekStats: Americans now spend 8.4% of their monthly income on gas; surpassing the 2008 record of 7.9% | Oil Price Information Service

Globalization datapoint of the day: Organic isn’t locavore

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:14:13 -0500

http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2011/11/09/globalization-datapoint-of-the-day-organic-isnt-locavore/

teachers write their own online textbook, save district $175,000 http://t.co/5u9aghX0 #fb #in

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:31:03 -0500

teachers write their own online textbook, save district $175,000 http://t.co/5u9aghX0 #fb #in

I just unlocked the “Photogenic” badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/EquJlJsY

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:59:53 -0400

I just unlocked the “Photogenic” badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/EquJlJsY

Forbes: As U.S. Struggles, Canada Soars To Top

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:31:24 -0400

Forbes: As U.S. Struggles, Canada Soars To Top

RT @jah: Maybe I’ll switch from left-wing to right-wing media consumption so I can hear more...

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 20:35:27 -0400

RT @jah: Maybe I’ll switch from left-wing to right-wing media consumption so I can hear more about successful liberals overtaking the USA.

delish turkish food. (@ Mersin Mediterranean Cuisine) http://t.co/tVUPje8

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:20:26 -0400

delish turkish food. (@ Mersin Mediterranean Cuisine) http://t.co/tVUPje8

crew race! (@ The National Yacht Club) http://t.co/3satMd6

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 07:28:03 -0400

crew race! (@ The National Yacht Club) http://t.co/3satMd6

RT @smichm: RT @eportelance: Yonge & Eg is the busiest pedestrian intersection in Toronto, with...

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:54:18 -0400

RT @smichm: RT @eportelance: Yonge & Eg is the busiest pedestrian intersection in Toronto, with over 42,000 ppl/day. Yonge & Dundas is …

driven past it a million times, trying out for the first time. cool train cars converted to diner...

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:43:08 -0400

driven past it a million times, trying out for the first time. cool train cars converted to diner seating. fresh an… http://t.co/dOGmW8l

Audio: omg! i’m giddy like a bieber tween. tom waits releases the title track from his long-awaited...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:57:58 -0400

Audio: omg! i’m giddy like a bieber tween. tom waits releases the title track from his long-awaited album!… http://t.co/urwsh0A

omg! i’m giddy like a bieber tween. tom waits releases the...

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:13:10 -0400

omg! i’m giddy like a bieber tween. tom waits releases the title track from his long-awaited album! this is going to be good people, really good - full album due 10/25.

you’re the letter from jesus on the bathroom wall

you’re mother superior with only a bra

you’re a shame, you’re a shame

you’re the same kinda bad as me

-tom waits

“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,...

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:36:22 -0400

“Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the…” http://t.co/0dLjSFi

"Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence..."

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:42:14 -0400

“

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.

Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crêpe bows round the white necks of the public
doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.

He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.

The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.

”

- Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden

"Put up in a place where it’s easy to see the cryptic admonishment T. T. T. When you feel..."

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:02:18 -0400

“

Put up in a place
where it’s easy to see
the cryptic admonishment
T. T. T.

When you feel how depressingly
slowly you climb,
it’s well to remember that
Things Take Time.

”

- Piet Hein - Danish poet/scientist/architect/all-round human being

"My luck was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results,..."

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:34:46 -0400

“My luck was accentuated by my living in a market system that sometimes produces distorted results, though overall it serves our country well. I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions. In short, fate’s distribution of long straws is wildly capricious.”

- Warren Buffett from his pledge letter to donate 99% of his wealth to charity. (http://money.cnn.com/2010/06/15/news/newsmakers/Warren_Buffett_Pledge_Letter.fortune/index.htm?iid=EL)

locavore (our iphone app) is named one of top apps for moms by babble.com, here’s the...

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:02:41 -0400

locavore (our iphone app) is named one of top apps for moms by babble.com, here’s the link:

http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/dinner/top-iphone-apps-food-android-best-eating-awareness-locavore/

just sent an email to my 10-year-old and realized i should sign it as “dad”, not my...

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:10:42 -0400

just sent an email to my 10-year-old and realized i should sign it as “dad”, not my usual “cheers, -raif”

great feeling, however still not sure what the right signature is for when a parent emails a child…

RT @TechCrunch Spotify Will Launch In The US Tomorrow Morning (It’s About Time)...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:34:56 -0400

RT @TechCrunch Spotify Will Launch In The US Tomorrow Morning (It’s About Time) http://t.co/9YCtEYt #fb