Sunday Stuff

Stephen Colbert's touching tribute to his mom. I teared up.

I love the long exposure firefly shots, and these from Nagoya(!) are no exception.

Baby liligers. Cuz they're cute, they make me think of my brother, and liliger is fun to say. via Go Fug Yourself

"...if we want the rewards of being loved we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known." via Sassy Radish

14 Simple Things Perfectionists Love. Yes! Except for the snow. I hate snow. via Sassy Radish  

So this is why I bake when I'm down.

Is it rational to give up so much privacy to fight terror? A thought-provoking piece by the Atlantic. via Sassy Radish

A 40 hanger closet? Inspiring. I need to go purge. via Shutterbean

Happy making.

These places! via Shutterbean

A request to people with input on magazine covers. So good.

Two articles that bummed me out this week.

Sunday Stuff.

I want to tackle all of life's challenges with this much grace.

Jason Good makes my belly hurt with laughter, and Food is Gross is no exception.

Jamie Oliver. No.

Excel?! Really?!

Oh Colbert, well done.

This is for my tall (and crazy handsome) husband. via Dooce

A Month Without a Fork. via Dooce

The Pace of Productivity and How to Master Your Creative Routine via Dooce  

"I want my kids to be surrounded by natural materials and beautiful things that encourage them to dream. Even with three kids we keep a pretty small number of toys, and most of them are handmade or have special meaning to us. Because kids accumulate toys like magicians – where does all of that stuff come from?! – I go through their stuff every couple of weeks to cull the things that we don’t want to keep. They have much more imaginative play when their shelves aren’t crowded and their toys and tools are organized." Yes.

Sunday Stuff

Non-Food

GeoGuessr, at Kottke. You’re given five random locations from Google Street View and you have two guesses. via Not Martha

I need this. Or like 10 in a row of them.

23 Ways Your Day Could Be Way, Way Worse. via dooce

33 Teachers Who Got the Last Laugh. I think #12 is my favorite. via Shutterbean

Yup, totally yawned while watching this. via dooce

27 Delightful Obsolete Words It's High Time We Revived.  via Sassy Radish I'm also fond of
"Beef-witted" from a similar list my dad found, meaning "Having an inactive brain, thought to be from eating too much beef."

Balancing Act.

Food

Too bad it's not true.

Flour tortillas. Yes. Always. via The Wednesday Chef