We all want progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.
— C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
It’s difficult to watch these videos and not sense that their popularity has something to do with a persistent, if unconscious, desire to see black people perform. Even before the genuinely heroic Ramsey came along, some viewers had expressed concern that the laughter directed at people like Sweet Brown plays into the most basic stereotyping of blacks as simple-minded ramblers living in the “ghetto,” socially out of step with the rest of educated America. Black or white, seeing Clark and Dodson merely as funny instances of random poor people talking nonsense is disrespectful at best. And shushing away the question of race seems like wishful thinking.
— Charles Ramsey, Amanda Berry rescuer, becomes internet meme. (VIDEO)
Both my boss and I are English majors. Just saying.
Showing when you screwed up and missed multiple call times.
Showing angry voicemails from tour managers about your missing those deadlines.
Showing you struggling to meet your obligations.
Titling your album around the fact that you’re not as big of a deal as people make you out to be.
More humble rappers, please. Yes.
Forging the Future with the Tip of the Pen: How Jake Weidmann, one of 11 master penmen in the world, uses ink to link the past and future. (by This Is Our City)
I’ve been hoping to write this article for years. Now I can just share this one. :)
The power of mental accounting—for everyone, but especially for people in poverty
(Source: youtube.com)
I then went onto tell him that while he may be right […] his insensitivity betrayed an unsettling truth—he didn’t have relationships, meaningful ones with the Other. You can always tell those who do, for while they don’t shy away from the truth, they say it in ways that are dripping with compassion and grace.
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Great quote from a great article.
This, not hipster-ism or Apple fanboy-ism, is why I love my Mac.
