And now the books of August.
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❖ Reader’s Notebook: August 2010, Part 1
August was a busy month, reading-wise. I threw a wrinkle in my reading, as well, so the month gets two Reader’s Notebook posts. In Part 1, I discuss why I read what I read. Part 2 will cover the books themselves.
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The Perils of Truck Rentals
This is quite funny to watch, as it appears no one was injured in any of these accidents. But I do feel some sympathy for these drivers. Several of the trucks involved seem to be rentals. I once had to drive a truck as big as these. I could barely keep it in my lane, took out some tree branches, and might have destroyed a stop sign while making a right turn.
Via Laughing Squid
❖ Something to Get Excited About
There’s something pretty cool going on just a couple hours from my house. The Cincinnati Reds have survived the summer and are poised to enter baseball’s final month with a comfortable lead in the National League Central.
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Friday Vid
Sweet baby Jesus! Cee Lo Green just dropped the hottest track of the year! I’ve caught myself singing this almost loud enough for the girls to hear on our trips back-and-forth to school this week. It’s infectious, I tells ya!
Highly unsafe for work, not only because of the language but also because it is sure to get you up from your desk and dancing around.
(Hopefully this works. YouTube has it flagged as vulgar, so you may need to sign in to view it.)
❖ On Having Less
During my summer blog redesign project, I added a number of design websites – both general design and web-specific – to my daily reading list. Through them, I’ve learned more about what I’ll call the Cult of Minimalism.1 Minimalist web design puts an emphasis on strong, simple design elements that easily convey a site’s message to the reader. That means fewer widgets and graphic embellishments in favor of a sparse, but carefully designed, look.
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Bringing the Old to the New
Scene: A father and his three daughters are cruising in the family Swagger Wagon. Father is flipping through radio stations and passes the local retro station, which is playing DeBarge’s “Rhythm of the Night.”
Meghan: “Oooh, dad, turn it back.”
Dad: “OK. You like this song?”
M: “Yes! Is it the same man who sings the werewolf song?”
D: Laughing “No, that’s Michael Jackson. This man sounds like him a little, though. His name is El DeBarge.”
M: “What???”
D: “El DeBarge. It’s kind of a silly name, isn’t it?”
M: “Yes. Dad, is it old music?”
D: “Yes, I was 13 or 14 when this song was out.”
M: “Oh, ok. So it is old. I like that man’s voice.”
Cait: “Hey, that’s not a man singing!”
D: “Yes it is, Cait. He just sounds kind of like a woman, doesn’t he?”
C: “That’s a man singing?!?!”
D: “Yes, everyone’s voice is different and some men sing a little like woman.”
C: “That’s not a girl singing?”
D: “No.”
C: “Are you sure, dad?”
