Defending those of varied learning

In Defense of Polymaths - Kyle Wiens - Harvard Business Review

Wordy Birds

"A sentence is wordy if its meaning can be conveyed in fewer words."

Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual, Fourth Edition

So much better

Now what am I going to do
I left my girlfriend for you
Thought life with you would be
so much better, better
Now I know that I'm not your treasure

Now what am I going to do
I cheated on my girlfriend for you
Thought this time would be
so much different, different
When my mind spoke, I should have listened

~Circa 2011

This one's off the record

You are my secret lover
Keep this one off the record
We're not going public
On the social networks
Keep this one off the record
And off the books
No accounting for this one
I really love this one
But no one gonna know about this one
--That's how we like it--
I got this feeling girl
I'm not gon fight it.
Either we're Cowards
or concealing our true feelings
Secretly knowing it wouldn't work
Secretly knowing it wouldn't get better
Secretly knowing there's something better
Secretly knowing its not worth the effort

Duo asks "What's Beef?"

The Hitch's Immortal Rejoinders

Waking up at 4 A.M. to begin the day as a scribe

Q: What time of day do you get up?

In the 4’s. I set my alarm for 5, 5:15 a.m., but my body clock inevitably wakes me up between 4:30 and 5.

Q: And what time do you go to bed?

I’m usually asleep before 10 p.m. It’s the only way to survive and have a semi-healthy lifestyle. Not to say it’s a healthy lifestyle.

Q & A with Chuck Todd