August 2009
25 posts
If Children Were Wishes - Wye Oak
Joshua Tuscan has been to Uzu Sushi in... →
Joshua Tuscan has been to Uzu Sushi in Philadelphia and liked it.
Pub burger and hefeweissen time.
“There are different species of laziness: Eastern and Western. The Eastern style...”
– Sogyal Rinpoche, via Caterina: Being Lazy by doing too much (via zachklein)
Men Gather Around Dying Squirrel, Ship it to... →
“…there was no way I would’ve done this to save a homeless person,” Solomon told Mikulan. “I’m not particularly nice……For some reason my thoughts just turned to my grandfather, island hopping in the Pacific theater during World War II, wading through blood-and-piss-strewn mud as bullets whiz over his head and Dengue Fever-ridden mosquitos suck at his ears and face.”
Joshua Tuscan added a trip to Asheville in... →
Joshua Tuscan added a trip to Asheville in September.
Joshua Tuscan added a trip to Lancaster in August. →
Joshua Tuscan added a trip to Lancaster in August.
A Whole Lotta Nothing: The entrepreneurial case... →
“Universal Healthcare. Everyone I know that freelances or works a day job and wishes they could quit and follow their dreams of launching a company complains about the lack of healthcare. Whenever I used to talk about freelancing at tech conferences, the first question was always about healthcare coverage. I’ve heard that in places like Berlin where you don’t have to worry about...
Radley Balko on Whole Foods
jeffmiller:
It’s bad form to quote an entire blog entry, but there isn’t a word of it I’d like to omit:
I plan to do a lot more shopping at Whole Foods in the coming weeks. Mostly in response to the moronic boycott of the store now gaining momentum on the left.
Let me see if I have the logic correct here: Whole Foods is consistently ranked among the most employee-friendly places to work in the...
“Health care is already rationed, of course. Those who can’t afford health...”
– Robert Reich
seagoat checked in @ Atlantic Ave & 11th St, Ocean City, MD 21842, United States
seagoat checked in @ Hastings Ln & Old Bridge Rd, , MD , United States
Let’s go to the beach and let loose for a...
Feelin’ Swayze. Starting the vacation right with two pints on an empty stomach.
Netflix Culture →
This is a link to slides from Netflix’s internal culture reference. They explain their company culture and philosophy for sustaining their business into the future. It’s a breath of fresh air to read a lot of this stuff because over the years since graduating college I’ve been moving around in the professional world looking for companies that act on values like the ones they are...
Half of Mortgages Underwater by 2011
Think the housing crisis is over? Think again: “The percentage of U.S. homeowners who owe more than their house is worth will nearly double to 48 percent in 2011 from 26 percent at the end of March,” according to the Associated Press. A report from Deutsche Bank says that “prime” loans that meet the guidelines of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be most affected—41 percent will be underwater by the...
Dollars for Dry Cleaning, Money for Music
While amusing, I think this piece is entirely misleading in that it doesn’t address the obvious motive for the clunkers program. The reason cars were selected was because if the program is successful it kills two birds with one stone for the Obama administration. First they get to claim a victory in the battle on climate change by converting large chunks of our vehicle fleet to much higher...
WatchSuccess and Failure. Been thinking about this a lot lately. Having been more successful at career path I chose than I had imagined I’d ever be, it’s confusing to still have the same feelings of wanting more that I felt before heading into college.
“Such fears are easily activated in the health-care debate, especially if one is...”
– The Health-Care Lie Machine
Lancaster for the weekend.