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I was hoping for an invitation to read an inaugural poem. Here’s a haiku I prepared in case McCain won the election:“How’d you like your moosesteak, McPalin?” “Rare, with aside of off-shore oil.”

Obama chooses ‘the perfect inaugural poet’

Goof off at work, read a book, ignore e-mail

“Here are some surprising work habits that might seem to contradict conventional wisdom, but have helped these workers achieve their goals.”

i need another social network site like i need another hole in the head

“The BBC reports that forty-six per cent of men and thirty-three per cent of women have lied about what they’ve read in order to impress or seduce.”

Sex, Lies, and Literature

Sol Sender, who led the creative development of the Obama ’08 campaign logo, interview videos

“Txtng: the gr8 db8” is on the list of booklist.

Books for the word lover on your list

“You organise your CD collection according to the Pantone chart.”

23 Signs That You’re Becoming a Design Geek

“Online gardening” and other thoughts regarding online broken windows theory of social behavior

broken windows theory of social behavior

“The average church in America has less than a 15% retention rate of first-time visitors. If I owned a pizza parlor and more than 85% of the people who ate there once decided to never come back, I would think a mailer might just kill the business.”

And The Greatest Of These Is Latte

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When I get my first coffee I better not find one of these (although I do not agree that all 8 types on this list are annoying)

8 Types Of Annoying People You’ll Find Inside Starbucks

The Internet killed the printing press [in Asheville]

Disquisitions about public intellectuals usually conclude that they ain’t what they used to be.

“Do three things well, and one thing better than anyone else.”

What Are You Really Good At?

Oh, now you tell me. I’ve got got three apps open and six browser windows open and I’m working at a downtown cafe. I’m addicted to Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Blogger. But I can quit any time I want (just not today). Wonder if this has anything to do with being a wifi nomad?

NPR: Multitasking: ‘A Brownout In The Brain’