“ And poems are spare. With so little space, they require a distillation, which concentrates and intensifies their meaning and effect. Like evaporating seawater, where only the salt remains, those few lines communicate more. And the best photographs that I know follow this same trajectory.
- Chris Orwig
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“ I see my path, but I don’t know where it leads. Not knowing where I’m going is what inspires me to travel it.
―Rosalia de Castro
Insatiable rats blow up the moon
What does it say about us that we must always poke and query and explode?
By Mark Morford, SF Gate Columnist Friday, October 9, 2009
Former President Clinton Endorses Garamendi During Whirlwind Tour
I was excited to attend a rally today in South San Francisco with former President Bill Clinton speaking to a crowd of 300 about the economy, jobs, health care and green technology.
Take a 5 minute break from your hectic day…enjoy! (via What I Learned Today)
Kuroshio Sea by Jon Rawlinson - Best viewed in full screen with the volume up
“ Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark. In the hopeless swamps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not all, do not let the hero in your soul perish and leave only frustration for the life you deserved, but never have been able to reach. The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
Ayn Rand (via quotewhore)
Death & Taxes 2010 - Interesting graphical representation of Obama’s 2010 federal budget request. By wallstats.com.
“ I believe that a book is a box.
Because a book carries something from some one person to another.
And because it is used (and can be used) to carry ideas across time. Dennis Downey, ‘We Never Go Away’ from NPR’s This I Believe
Because a book carries something from some one person to another.
And because it is used (and can be used) to carry ideas across time. Dennis Downey, ‘We Never Go Away’ from NPR’s This I Believe
“ Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow them.
Louisa May Alcott
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What a Little Moonlight Can Do - Billie Holiday
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground - Willie Nelson
Happy Birthday Dad…remembering one of your favorite songs.
