If I had a business card, it would read:
Benjamin Richard Sooy
Friend and Lover, Singer and Songwriter. Breakfast Enthusiast. Former member of Alaska, Quick on my Feet, and AmeliaJay. Fundraiser for Environment Colorado and CoPIRG. All around decent fellow.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Pizza night in Denver!
This is my everything.
This is how Starfleet officers really feel about Q:
“So you can make things appear and disappear, hmm? And create objects out of nothing? Oh, and time travel? And you think that makes you a god? Very good. I suppose we’re all gods, then, Commander. Good to know.”
Happy Star Wars Day.
Was there ever a more charming letter writer than Vonnegut?
In which Kurt Vonnegut modestly offers his talents to the JFK campaign. Our favorite line? “On occasion, I write pretty well.” http://slate.me/11QNcwA
Last night of trng!
Newdisco team dinner
(Source: marvelousmatt)
This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.
KRAMER: Really? 25% off? Do I get that, too?
JERRY: No, just Meryl.
KRAMER: Why, why? Why does she get it?
JERRY: Because she’s my wife!, And I’ll tell ya, I’m really enjoying this marriage thing. You think about each other. You care about each other. It’s wonderful! Plus, I love saying “my wife.” Once I started saying it, I couldn’t stop - “my wife” this, “my wife” that…it’s an amazing way to begin a sentence.
KRAMER: “My wife has an inner ear infection.”
JERRY: See?(via The Wife)
7 Great quotes about libraries on photos of beautiful libraries
With libraries around the world in danger of extinction, Flavorwire posted a series of great quotes about libraries from famous writers. I decided to pair them with some of the world’s most beautiful libraries. You’re welcome;
- Trinity College Library - University of Dublin
- University Club Library – New York City
- Admont Abbey Library – Austria
- Real Gabinete Português de Leitura – Rio de Janeiro
- Suzzalo Library at the University of Washington – Seattle
- Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- Canadian Library of Parliament – Ottawa
Click on the photo to see it full size. Support your local library, kids.
Oh my, this one: