I do believe I was one of these stops.
Wow.
This has gotta stop.
In 2011, NYPD made more stops of young black men than the total number of young black men in New York
npr:
Internet’s over, people. Maurice Sendak just won.
Higher praise there could not be. —Wright
Heavens.
!!!
Uh-maz-ing.
San Francisco’s first parking protected bike lane on JFK Drive in Golden Gate Park. This kid is screaming with excitement.
Here’s your wonky map of the day accompanied by a sort of political junky’s Rorschach test.
Modern Gerrymanders: 10 Most Contorted Congressional Districts
I think I can spot a dinosaur’s face about to eat Chicago. What do you see when you look at the maps?
Swing dancers in Pennsylvania.
Hawks just west of Baltimore.
Proust Questionnaire
| Q: | What is your idea of perfect happiness? |
| A: | Loud bar, good band, cold beer, ride home. |
| Q: | What is your greatest fear? |
| A: | Becoming dickish. |
| Q: | What do you consider the most overrated virtue? |
| A: | That’s easy: chastity. |
| Q: | What do you consider your greatest achievement? |
| A: | That Susan loves me so much |
| Q: | If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be? |
| A: | Statistically, it’s likeliest I’d be a Chinese peasant. So would you. |
Happy Valentine’s Day
Solve your own problems first and then put that out there as a product.
Jason Fried of 37signals
speaking at CreativeMornings/Chicago (*watch the video)
“No earmarks, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, cutting Amtrak’s budget, forcing approval of the Keystone XL pipeline and ending mandatory spending on bicycle and pedestrian paths — what’s a diehard Republican not to like?”
— Transportation bill throws a bone to GOP base, Adam Snider, Politico 1/31/12
