January 2011
141 posts
“Only a third of students are graduating from high school prepared to succeed at...”
– 2011-annual-letter.pdf (application/pdf Object) - only 1/3 of high school students graduate?!! that’s not right.
“Manjiro was afraid, but he said, “My father told me that a person should...”
– Heart Of The Samurai by Margi Preus
“we live in such a strange world. We feel so alone; let’s all find each...”
– from Post Secret
“Don’t accept the chassis without the engine. That library is not simply a...”
– CATALYST CHICAGO :: Letters From Readers
“A librarian must be a collaborative partner who works well with the classroom...”
– CATALYST CHICAGO :: Letters From Readers
“School libraries are not deserving of children without a qualified librarian who...”
– CATALYST CHICAGO :: Letters From Readers
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-23) →
Charlotte Gainsbourg (14)
Cee Lo Green (14)
Cal Tjader (13)
Kings of Leon (12)
Rihanna (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and take a look around once in...”
– Ferris Bueller
Nice reminder of this quote from Jason Pollock on Twitter
“Generally, reading is seen to be important to succeed in life by both those who...”
– Linking School Libraries and Literacy
“There was a very strong relationship between reading attainment and school...”
– Linking School Libraries and Literacy
“They call this “content”. But it’s not, really — it’s filler. And by a more...”
– Marco.org - Google’s decreasingly useful, spam-filled web search
“Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way of men....”
– The Internet Classics Archive | The Doctrine of the Mean by Confucius
“I would caution though that many of us who are prone to technology enthusiasm...”
– The Ed Techie: The year of the backlash
“When people learn to embrace achievement, they get hooked on it. Take a look at...”
– Seth’s Blog: Three ways to help people get things done
“Live Colorfully.”
– Alt Design Summit 2011
“. The ancient Chinese secret is, in short, demand perfection and accept nothing...”
– Voices: On Black Parents and Amy Chua | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
“I find it funny how universal healthcare is big government gone bad, but somehow...”
– Make a donation to Planned Parenthood « Margaret and Helen
“On the occasion of the 45th World Day of Social Communications, I would like to...”
– http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26754.php?index=26754〈=it#TRADUZIONE%20IN%20LINGUA%20INGLESE
The Pope’s “Truth, Proclamation and Authenticity of Life in the Digital Age.” Worth reading.
“Think about a change you really want to make. Now ask yourself what you’re...”
– Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“The only way to truly grow is to challenge your current comfort zone. The trick...”
– Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“Human beings operate best when we take on one thing at a time, sequentially.”
– Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“Put simply, the more behaviors are ritualized and routinized — in the form of a...”
– Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“In 1911, the mathematician Alfred North Whitehead intuited what researchers...”
– Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review
“As I have applied these practices, I have found that my life has slowly but...”
– How to Stop Being a Victim of Your Own Life - Douglas R. Conant - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review - I have to remember this list. And utilize my calendar again.
“The five bad emotions will undoubtedly continue to exist (in my life as in any...”
– Book Review Book Bench- New Yorker - 5 new emotions invented by the Internet
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“The art-making medium he’s using most often these days is the iPad,...”
– David Hockney’s Friends In Art - LA Times
“Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that...”
– President Obama’s statement on Roe v. Wade (via coketalk)
“Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that...”
– President Obama’s statement on Roe v. Wade (via coketalk)
“How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.”
– Henry David Thoreau
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-1-16) →
Passion Pit (13)
Bonobo (5)
Adele (5)
Quantic (3)
Natural Self (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“FILIPINO cuisine, unlike so many other Asian cuisines, has never really taken...”
– THE MINIMALIST; Twice-Cooked, Full of Flavor - New York Times - I will have to try this chicken adobo recipe from Mark Bittman. I am a total Mark Bittman fan. Just like my obsession with Michael Pollan. I tried the Purple Yam adobo recipe which adds coconut milk but you know, nothing compares to my...
