December 2010
8 posts
more than 95 theses: G. K. Chesterton, "Christmas... →
ayjay:
There fared a mother driven forth
Out of an inn to roam;
In the place where she was homeless
All men are at home.
The crazy stable close at hand,
With shaking timber and shifting sand,
Grew a stronger thing to abide and stand
Than the square stones of Rome. For men are homesick in their…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-12) →
Paul Kelly (13)
The Waterboys (10)
Gorillaz (10)
Violent Femmes (10)
Joe Henry (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
La Habra Strike Update
From the “not so fast!” files: Financial analysts from the two sides have been working together through the weekend and yesterday, and apparently agreed on a framework for bargaining late last night. The union was prepared to go back to the table last night, but the superintendent said she could not assemble her bargaining team on such short notice. Negotiations were scheduled to...
“I don’t think such a law should pass. I think the current laws, which...”
– Wikileaks and the Long Haul « Clay Shirky (via ayjay)
“On one hand the world seems to be a “closed” book, allowing of only...”
– Umberto Eco, “On Some Functions of Literature”
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Arctic Monkeys (11)
Justin Townes Earle (8)
Wilco (7)
Neko Case (6)
Camera Obscura (6)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Allow me to illustrate with an example. Every few months, I would visit a little...”
– WikiLeaks just made the world more repressive - The Globe and Mail (via ayjay)