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"Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:48:18 -0500

“Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work. And the belief that things will grow out of the activity itself and that you will — through work — bump into other possibilities and kick open other doors that you would never have dreamt of if you were just sitting around looking for a great ‘art ida.’ And the belief that process, in a sense, is liberating and that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every day. Today, you know what you’ll do, you could be doing what you were doing yesterday, and tomorrow you are gonna do what you didid today, and at least for a certain period of time you can just work. If you hang in there, you will get somewhere.”

- Chuck Close on Creativity, Work Ethic, and Problem-Solving vs. Problem-Creating | Brain Pickings

That first part — things growing out of the activity — is easily true and easily forgotten.

explore-blog: Why habit is the secret of creativity. Chuck...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:45:47 -0500

explore-blog:

Why habit is the secret of creativity.

Chuck Close would agree: “Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work.” As would E. B. White: “A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”

Need.

Government Will Decide What We Can Know - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:02 -0500

Government Will Decide What We Can Know - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com

America's Best Beer Cities | Travel + Leisure

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:25:02 -0500

America's Best Beer Cities | Travel + Leisure:

fuckyeahbeer:

Portland, OR

Denver

Portland, ME

Seattle

Kansas City

Minneapolis/St. Paul

San Diego

Boston

Providence, RI

Nashville

I’ve lived in or near four of the top five (and appropriately take partial credit for their placement on this list).

Doing what he can.

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:43:28 -0500

Doing what he can.

Our seats from the @kansas_lottery Tweet Suite for...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:20:35 -0500

Our seats from the @kansas_lottery Tweet Suite for tonight’s @tbonesbaseball game. So sweet! (at CommunityAmerica Ballpark)

(via This Cheat Sheet Teaches You How to Match Shirt and Tie...

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:34 -0500

(via This Cheat Sheet Teaches You How to Match Shirt and Tie Patterns)

(via Pooping In The Outdoors: A Flow Chart | semi-rad.com)

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:28:43 -0500

(via Pooping In The Outdoors: A Flow Chart | semi-rad.com)

The Gospel of Gatsby and Draper: What if the self-made man wakes up one day and hates himself?

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:20:40 -0500

The Gospel of Gatsby and Draper: What if the self-made man wakes up one day and hates himself?

"A federal magistrate judge in New York recently ruled that cell phone location data deserves no..."

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:11:48 -0500

“A federal magistrate judge in New York recently ruled that cell phone location data deserves no protection under the Fourth Amendment and that accordingly, the government can engage in real-time location surveillance without a search warrant. In an opinion straight from the Twilight Zone, magistrate judge Gary Brown ruled two weeks ago that “cell phone users who fail to turn off their cell phones do not exhibit an expectation of privacy.””

- Federal Judge: Only Powered-Off Cell Phones Deserve Privacy Protections

Your Big Brother is a moron. And this is a powerful government at work.

tastefullyoffensive: Reversed cotton candy...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:50:46 -0500

tastefullyoffensive:

Reversed cotton candy eating.

That’s funny.

WANT

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:48:10 -0500

WANT

The Myth of the Scientific Liberal - Reason.com

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:55:25 -0500

The Myth of the Scientific Liberal - Reason.com:

woody:

hilker:

Frankly, this applies to anyone who admits to holding “science” as their highest and guiding value, not just liberals. More broadly, the point that we generally ignore anything that conflicts with our beliefs, is true of humans in general.

This article is a typical right wing hit job, and its easy to make fun of it because it makes up facts. Sorry Hiker but you should trust more responsible news sources. I particularly like the bit where it claims that the Economist has somehow taken a stand against global warming.

Lets just break this down for a second: the article they are talking about (which they dont link or source to) is totally backing up the climate change evidence. I found this out by doing my own research, and finding the orignal article, which ends with: “Since CO₂ accumulates in the atmosphere, this could increase temperatures compared with pre-industrial levels by around 2°C even with a lower sensitivity and perhaps nearer to 4°C at the top end of the estimates. Despite all the work on sensitivity, no one really knows how the climate would react if temperatures rose by as much as 4°C. Hardly reassuring.”

Also, no actual scientific institute of repute is against global warming. None of them.

Sorry that your article “”on science”” clearly doesn’t understand how science works, and that its misrepresenting facts to suite its own aims.

Ok, I’ll bite.

The Economist article here which I think we both assume he’s quoting (it’s hard to say since neither of you linked to it) says exactly what Shikha says it says, not what you say he says it says: nowhere does it say the Economist has taken a stand. Furthermore, there are at least two other Economist pieces that also say temperatures haven’t done what the models predicted. In the face of such unpredictable environmental changes — which the Economist readily and repeatedly discusses — the author simply wants legislators to make informed decisions. Which is what scientists do.

The article wasn’t on science, either. It was about the liberal propensity to claim science as its highest value, while ignoring actual science in favor of dogma and predisposition (a propensity I applied to all humans, including myself).

You saw one tree and dismissed the entire grove, effectively proving the author’s point nicely.

“He started playing the piano at age four. At eight years...

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:41:02 -0500

“He started playing the piano at age four. At eight years old, Leon Fleisher made his public debut in music performing with the New York Philharmonic. The director called him “the pianistic find of the century” and soon he was accepted to study with some of the greatest teachers of his time.

His star continued to rise in his twenties as he signed an exclusive contract with Columbia Masterworks. Particularly acclaimed for his interpretations of Bach and Beethoven, in the classical music world, he was becoming known around the globe as the “next big thing.”

And then, when he was in his 30s, at the peak of his career, something happened. Over a brief period of time, he gradually lost the functional use of his right hand. It simply wouldn’t work. Doctor after doctor couldn’t diagnose the problem. Physical therapy didn’t help. Counseling wouldn’t bring it back. Medications failed to make a difference.

Predictably, he sank into a depression and wondered if all was lost. I don’t know this for sure, but I would imagine suicide could have been a real option. It appeared his career was over.

After a while, Leon began to slowing find his way through and found that he loved to compose music. Then he discovered his love for conducting, which he dived into as well. While still playing the piano, he developed proficiency playing with his left hand alone.

Soon, his world renown returned, this time for his beautiful and intricate left handed concerts. Take a look a Leon Fleischer performing in his seventies”

Read the rest at A Question to Ask When Faced With Conflict | Storyline Blog

The Myth of the Scientific Liberal - Reason.com

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:09:17 -0500

The Myth of the Scientific Liberal - Reason.com:

Frankly, this applies to anyone who admits to holding “science” as their highest and guiding value, not just liberals. More broadly, the point that we generally ignore anything that conflicts with our beliefs, is true of humans in general.

Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:04:56 -0500

Most Transparent Administration in History Releases Completely Redacted Document About Text Snooping - Hit & Run : Reason.com:

Completely. Redacted.

vintageblackglamour: Happy Birthday to ya Stevie Wonder!!! My...

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:03:52 -0500

vintageblackglamour:

Happy Birthday to ya Stevie Wonder!!! My favorite musical genius was born 63 years ago today as Steveland Hardaway Judkins (his last name was later changed to Morris) in Saginaw, Michigan. In this 1974 photo, he is performing his classic “Living For The City” on “Top Of The Pops” in London. Photo: David Warner Ellis/Redferns. In the comment section, let me know what your favorite Stevie song is (Is it possible to have just one?)

Steveland!!!

evrtstudio: The Homes of Creatives Garage Conversion by...

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:57:21 -0500

evrtstudio:

The Homes of Creatives

Garage Conversion by Michelle de la Vega

Michelle acted as her own general contractor and converted this basic garage into an amazing 250 sq ft home (now her vacation home). Check out the original garage in the last photo or there are more progress photos over at Houzz.

Fantastic.

(via Brave Princess Backlash - Essential Kids) This is awful....

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:55:00 -0500

(via Brave Princess Backlash - Essential Kids)

This is awful. But then, it’s Disney.

An UPDATE! Disney has pulled the stupid one.

Sebelius Shakes Down Companies She Regulates for Cash to Implement ObamaCare | Cato Institute

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:47:29 -0500

Sebelius Shakes Down Companies She Regulates for Cash to Implement ObamaCare | Cato Institute:

Great headline. And then:

“Now we learn, from the Washington Post’s Sara Kliff, “Sebelius has, over the past three months, made multiple phone calls to health industry executives, community organizations and church groups and directly asked that they contribute to non-profits that are working to enroll uninsured Americans and increase awareness of the law.””