January 2009
“She will, however, take you out for a fantastic dinner, to be followed by a...”
– Date with Laura (via lauraglu)
Everyone in SF should bid on the glu.
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Negotiations and discrimination
I am obviously very excited about the Ledbetter bill. Great news! I was thinking about pay at offices today, though, and I thought of an interesting situation related to equal pay. I would posit most women don’t negotiate, and if they do negotiate, they don’t ask for nearly enough. I was talking to a friend recently, and she never negotiates (which I hear from many female friends). At...
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Truth
Adam: I don't think it's a coincidence that the insanely expensive "bridge" insurance and GI Joe's arch-enemy share the same name.
Does anyone have or know anyone with a Mamiya...
If so, please email me posthaste.
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I hate when I embarrass myself.
Sitting here and just thought:
“It would be great if someone would invent a Netflix for books, where you could borrow and return them at your leisure.”
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pretty accurate
Astrology is pretty silly IMHO (although mercury was totally in retrograde for me), but I do love reading personality trait summaries of signs.
TAURUS - The Enduring One (April 20 - May 20) Charming but aggressive. Can come off as boring, but they are not. Hard workers. Warm-hearted. Strong, has endurance. Solid beings who are stable and secure in their ways. Not looking for shortcuts. Take pride...
britticisms:
“My Week Beats Your Year” by...
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Mayor Richard Daley to name CTA chief Ron Huberman... →
Wow! Very interesting. Sad to see him leave the CTA. (h/t to kooky)
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Health Care and Banking
jeffmiller:
This article argues that “health care reformers should look to the banking collapse as a cautionary tale,” but it gets the analogy all wrong. Here’s the right analogy:
Our government was upset that banks wouldn’t lend money to people who were bad credit risks, so it established policies and institutions that incentivized banks to lend to people that they couldn’t have rationally...
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Old media journalism
I watched All the President’s Men over the past few days. It was very good, and I am glad I have consumed what some people consider to be a critical piece of Americana. While I was watching it, I couldn’t help but think about how much journalism had changed. Nearly every time they got a new bit of information, I instinctively thought “GOOGLE!” or “Internet!” or...
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I am predicting this guy is going to be fired soon
While buying juice and yogurt at Jewel. Cashier was obviously new on the job and very nervous:
Cashier: Do you have your preferred card?
Me: No, I don’t have it with me. Do you have one I could use?
Cashier: Sure, I’ll enter the courtesy card. I don’t take phone numbers though. Only from girls I’d be interested in dating.
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"Just another example of how domestic violence can...
redorangeorangeonred:
dianaparker:
apropos:
Nice. I hate it when domestic violence turns bad. (He was talking about a murder.)
I miss the good old days when domestic violence just stayed in the kitchen and cooked me some damn corn muffins.
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Plotting an evening with an out-of-towner
O: Where is Danny right now? You said he is at his brother’s in Wicker Park?
Dan: Well, he’s not at his brother’s right now. I guess he’s at Huron and Clark.
O: Oh. That’s not Wicker Park at all. That’s like River North.
Dan: Is River North a swanky area? It sounds like it is.
O: Yes, it is a little swanky.
Dan: Okay, cool. I brought a sweater in case.
O:...
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Blagojevich hires Drew Peterson's PR firm →
jeffcagle:
BEST. NEWS. EVER.
Do they specialize exclusively in narcissistic, sociopathic liars?
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What was your first job?
alohanico:
blocksonblox:
thephenthouse:
Working in a fish market off the docks of Long Beach Island, NJ. You?
Score keeper at little league baseball games
I worked as a cashier at an organic grocery store.
Me: I was a Spanish tutor (ha!) and quickly thereafter worked in a coffee shop (still one of my favourite jobs I had). I think I made a whopping $5.25/hour at both.
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The Inauguration of Barack Obama | MJR →
Amazing, beautiful BW photos from young Philly-based photojournalist Mustafah Abdulaziz. No. 7 is one of my favourite — if not THE favourite — election PJ images.
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PolitiFact | The Obameter: Tracking Barack Obama's... →
(via lauraglu)
Handy!
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Accountant recs?
A shot in the dark, but does anyone have recommendations for an accountant in Chicago, preferably one dealing with small businesses or (in a dream world) photographers? I ended up not liking the other one I got passed to, and need a new one. I’ve consulted with several other established photographers, but they’re all trying to find someone good, too.
Note to accountants: start...
To read
I am very bad at remembering the books I want to get when I go to the library/borders. Currently on the docket:
Yes Means Yes
A Second Opinion: Rescuing America’s Health Care
Outliers
unChristian
Guyland
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Valentine's Day PSA →
I was reading Regan’s blog yesterday, and as a concierge-y lady, she penned a post with a lot of tips for buying/planning things for Valentine’s Day. I don’t think anyone needs to plan like that, but I just wanted to pipe in to concur with her statements about florist. If you do end up buying flowers for someone, do NOT buy from 1-800-flowers or FTD. Both are atrocious, make...
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“Some of the city’s most vulnerable residents may be worse off thanks to a plan...”
– Chicago’s Mental Health Centers on Chopping Block - Chicagoist: Chicago News, Food, Arts & Events
Nothing smarter than removing mental health services from low-income areas! Surely this will help to reduce homelessness, crime and drug use!
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Thievery Corporation (183)
Al Green (29)
Grizzly Bear (12)
Jaydiohead (10)
Notorious B.I.G. (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Lessons from my pops
My father is a funny and wise man (a lovely combination). Two lessons he taught me as a child stand out, and both have factored pretty significantly into my life.
Number one is to “first, have fun.” He told me this all the time growing up, particularly when I was a teen and way too concerned with being perfect and finding the right career. You should first do something that you love...
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Maybe I am de classe
So I suddenly remembered that today plays host to the birthday party of one of my good friends. I called her just now to check to see when it was, and she sounded like death incarnate and can no longer attend the party, which is pretty much the most tragic thing ever. She is my third friend that has been super sick lately, and the third friend to whom I have offered to bring soup, popsicles or...
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“Seven states sued the federal government on Thursday over a new rule that...”
– Feministe » Seven States Sue Government Over Anti-Choice DHHS Rule
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volunteering for geoghegan (IL-5 special election...
redorangeorangeonred:
since i am just laying around tonight i was going thru tom geoghegan’s website. . as you may know he is running in the special election for the house seat in the 5th district. . and after spending some time on the site i think they could use some help. . they have a twitter link. . but you click on it and it says coming soon… i am not sure what kind of staff he has. . but...
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Upcoming things I am excited for
Dance party at Eric’s (My requests: American Boy, Single Ladies, What a Fool Believes, Hypnotize)
Chocolate night at The Peninsula
Kickball Winter Classic
Thanks to everyone for making winter pretty enjoyable.