Pictures like this blow my freakin' mind. Sentences like this do too: "This means that the light we're seeing in this image left the Pinwheel Galaxy about 21 million years ago - many millions of years before humans ever walked the Earth." Ooh, here's another good one too. Awesome.
I haven't listened to Fiona Apple in years, but after reading this article, I think I may have to give her a spin.
Watch this video of a recreation of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" using dominos. Pretty cool. The things people have the patience to do...
Have you ever illegally downloaded music? I know plenty of people who have (and do), but I've never done it myself. Always felt wrong. I love music, and so I love musicians and want to support them so they can keep playing music. That said, I will admit that I sometimes make music mixes for my sisters and friends. I justify this by the fact that I am typically introducing them to new bands, ones that they wouldn't be spending money on anyway. This blog post in response to this NPR Music article is interesting, and a good reminder that musicians deserve to be paid for their work.
Did you watch The Electric Company when you were a kid? I did, and it was nothing like the current version. I so clearly remember Bill Cosby and Morgan Freeman and the very best part of all...Spiderman. It was awesome. If you did watch it, check out this article for a trip down memory lane.
Why are American kids so spoiled? Interesting article about current parenting methods and their sad implications. I think we're doing pretty well so far, although this makes me want to buckle down even more.
Okay, I had to add one more in: This will crack you up and leave you smiling. I promise!
happy to say, i've never downloaded music illegally. we buy cd's & upload them to our system. :)
ReplyDeletethanks for that article! my husband and i have been talking about this a lot lately- after reading simplicity parenting and the a book that we just recently read- battle hymn of the tiger mother.
i just had a difficult morning with jacob, and was pretty firm with him in regards to making sure that he knew that he was acting disrespectfully, but i still tend to leave these situations with a little guilt. this puts it all back into perspective. thank you again for sharing.
Ooooh that was such a great article on spoiled kids - thanks for the link! I did think the author should have made her son tidy up after the bear got into the rubbish bin :) I will keep a copy of this to wave at my boys when they next moan about having to vacuum their room.
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