A bit of negative publicity does more to help a farmer targeted by the Big Electric companies with a lawsuit. Interesting story developing here.
Tragedy [News]
As a Twitter commenter said, if this had happened to an Irish woman in a Muslim or Hindu country, the world would be screaming medieval.
Girl Downtown [Music]
Family Business [Essay]
How would you react when your child wants to become a designer? Specifically, a sex-toy designer? A hilarious, thoughtful story on parenting by a proud prude mother.
Legacy [Picture]
Drunken presidents
The first few US presidents were owners of hemp farms & grew rye. All, save one, had a fairly close affair with alcoholic beverages. Barack Obama is, apparently, the first POTUS that is a beer drinker. Enjoy the Life, Libations, And The Pursuit Of Happiness from the White House.
A Second Chance [Article]
Michel de Montaigne, the French philosopher’s brush with death left a deep impression on him – as he said “”If you don’t know how to die, don’t worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don’t bother your head about it.” A short essay about his encounter.
Socializing Sex [Article]
Ted Nyman worries about the invasiveness of social media with a provocative idea – check-ins, reviews & coupons – all when using an imaginary site called sex.ly The site is imaginary, but his fears aren’t: “….Slowly, gradually, without realizing: we stop participating in our own lives. We become spectators, checking off life achievements for reasons we do not know. At some point, everything we do is done soley to broadcast these things to casual friends, stalkers, and sycophants.”
Book-stalker
How do you find books to read? John Lingan turned a chance encounter with his hero, a famous book critic, into a book-hunting date in an used bookstore. He writes “…you don’t get to be the best-read man in America by giving a damn about someone else’s taste. You buy and read books that entice you for small reasons like a good cover or an intelligent introduction, books that appeal to your eccentricities. “
Bad boss? [News]
A Cisco VP who is a former CIA agent vows to hunt down whistleblowers – as it is his hobby. Imagine the work environment!