Stomach share. Bliss Point. Feel-good-food. Flavour burst. Mouthfeel. All words that the junk-food industry has contributed to the English language. Paul McFedries explains in the IEEE magazine.
Jazz in Marciac Live – Yaron Herman Trio [Video]
Yaron Herman is a Jazz pianist, also performing at the TED Global event. Watch his 3 piece band perform – Jazz in Marciac 2010
How to give a great presentation: [Article/ Video]
Richard Turere is a Masai teenager who presented this incredible TED talk. Curator of TED, Chris Anderson uses this example to show how to give a killer presentation
Getting enough.. and then some: what abundance is [Article]
Another post from Mr. Money Moustache – you might see why he is one of my favourite financial bloggers from this one called “Getting enough & then some“:
…every expense profile is unique, and every person will eventually need to find a way to make expenses and income match when retirement comes – whether retiring at 25 or 85.
The Worry That You’re Doing the Wrong Thing Right Now [Article]
A problem I often grapple with is what activity should I be doing at any given point in time. I know I am not alone, but Leo Babauta articulates it much better than I could, and also shares his simple steps to handle this challenge. And what do you have to look forward to at the end of those steps?
And if you do these steps, you’ll get your task done, and then breathe. And smile. Because you came a long way, and you might have a long way to go, but you’re here. You’ve arrived. And it’s a lovely place to be.
Tariq Harb, Classical Guitar [Video]
Tariq Harb is performing at the ongoing TED Global Conference in Edinburgh – here is a brief recording of him performing Bach’s Sarabande in Tokyo (this has had only 461 views thus far)
George Carlin: The Illusion of Freedom? [Interview]
I get the impression that George Carlin was probably more a philosopher than a comedian. The older he got, the less bull-shit he was willing to take.
A relevant song for the times [Video]
Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi
Desperately Alone In A Crowd [Article]
David Berreby writes about the plight of Sunnat, a 16 year old Uzbek captured in Afghanistan, & transported to Guantanamo – a situation made worse by his near total linguistic isolation.
Viene De Mi – La Yegros [Video]
I wish I understood what these Spanish lyrics meant, but the soundtrack in catchy nonetheless. La Yegros’ Viene De Mi