February 2010
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“I just want to look like Ben Bernanke.”
– CR, working on growing his first beard.
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January 2010
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“Go brick yourself!”
– Zac, during his first game of Settlers
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“In 1900, the average life span for a U.S. citizen was 47. Now we’re living so...”
– Joe Quirk, author of “It’s Not You, It’s Biology” (Many Successful Gay Marriages Share an Open Secret - NYT)
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“I think it’s a very arrogant gamble I made in a way. I’ll have time to set up a...”
– A Bachelor’s Effort to Understand Love (NYT)
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“Always play with people who are better than you.”
– Pat Metheny, years ago after a show in Columbus when Kirk asked him for his advice for young jazz players
This has really stuck with me, and applies to much more than just playing music. The biggest reason that I love living in New York is that every day I’m among people who are “better...
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Note to self: Don't read Glamour. You can't learn...
…and definitely don’t start leaving comments on their blog posts.
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Christian's theories
CR: My theory on most investors is that they're just flailing around in the dark.
Me: Well, what do you think YOU are doing [when investing]?
CR: I'm walking around with a little flashlight.
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“Growlers have been around since Christ was a child. We’re not doing anything...”
– Ben Granger, an owner of Bierkraft (Growlers, the New Old Beer Conveyance - NYT)
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WatchI really enjoy tearing apart resumes, so I was happy to help CR edit his all weekend. Over the years, I’ve become pretty good at editing resumes, and it all goes back to one chapter in one book I read in college, How To Get a Job in the Music and Entertainment Industry, by Keith Hatschek. The simple secret is the use of “worth points”, which apply to any sort of resume, even...
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“The Menifee Union School District is forming a committee to review whether...”
– Menifee school panel will review banned dictionary (press enterprise)
(via daveholmes)
Here’s the definition from Merriam Webster that caused the outrage:
oral stimulation of the genitals : cunnilingus, fellatio
Hardly pornographic or damaging, and frankly, I wouldn’t have...
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Hedge Fund Principled Capital Management Shutting... →
The recession has officially hit home.
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“Do you have a passport and a library card?”
– Key question for men on first dates or in bars (More Men Marrying Wealthier Women - NYT)
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“I love your outfit! Who is the designer?”
– Fancy lady in a floor length fur coat and fur hat in my office lobby to little old me
(seriously. thanks for this coat, C&S!)
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Shoo-in vs. shoe-in
I’m happy to report that I recently learned the proper spelling of this phrase.
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“Have you been saving up for a rainy day? Guess what? It’s raining.”
– My new dentist, quoting Richard Gere, right before I gave him 4 gazillion dollars
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