Remember the story of the officer that bought a homeless man a pair of boots? The man is barefoot again.
"Go to enough weddings and you realize that photographing one is like photographing the coin toss before a football game: Nothing’s actually happened yet." Intriguing article from a wedding photographer.
"When a person feels lonely or is being excluded by others, his or her skin literally becomes colder....Humans everywhere connect the notions of warmth with welcoming, and cold with social exclusion. Linguistic links between these conceptual pairings can be found in Dutch, Turkish, Persian, Chinese, Finnish and a host of other languages." Story in WSJ.
"Vince Lombardi says, in my life there are three things: God, family and the Green Bay Packers, in that order. For me, it's God, family, and Yahoo, in that order." Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer.
"Is scientism defensible? Is it really true that natural science provides a satisfying and reasonably complete account of everything we see, experience, and seek to understand — of every phenomenon in the universe?" This article explains how "the reach of scientism exceeds its grasp."
Are Mormons just another Christian denomination? Um, no.
The hidden origins of Islam. Fascinating.
"The sun will get too hot and oceans will rise. The earth will go away and everything we built will go away too. Everything will be gone. In the meantime, it’s a sad, amazing little place you inhabit, and the world hasn’t ended yet. We’re here, you’re here, and tomorrow might be good, tomorrow can be good, tomorrow has to be good, because otherwise, what are you doing here?" Cheery atheist reassurances. Is it enough for you to go on?
Turn your favorite deceased pet into diamond jewelry.
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