I’ve been invited to a friend’s son’s high school graduation. As a present, I’m planning to send him the “10 Most Important Books That You Don’t Read in High School” (at least I didn’t). Here’s my first cut, first draft list. What would you add, subtract? Desert Solitaire (Edward Abbey) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert Pirsig) The River Why (David James Duncan) Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury) Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer) Coming … more
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Otter 501 Reviews – Short list
Reviews: http://www.pineconearchive2.com/120511PCA.pdf http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_20642999/amiable-nature-film-otter-501-is-salute-sea http://www.santacruz.com/ae/articles/2012/05/15/otter_501_tracks_pup_from_stranding_to_release http://www.motherofpearlitis.net/2012/05/review-otter-501-great-family-movie/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deborah-stambler/otter-501_b_1508361.html http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/psi-vid/2012/05/10/its-so-flufeeee-otter-501-a-must-see-movie/ http://www.carmelmagazine.com/archive/12sp/otter.shtml http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/10/DD9L1OF31B.DTL http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/otter-501-movie-brings-a-new-twist-to-nature-documentaries#comment-304475 http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/2012/may/10/it-otter-be-pictures/ http://www.misadvmom.com/2012/05/movie-review-otter-501.html http://www.tammystwocents.com/2012/05/otter-501-a-must-see-movie/ http://www.thesemiorganicmom.com/2012/05/otter-501-viewing-party.html Articles: http://livingincinema.com/2012/05/08/the-band-honeymoon-on-their-soundtrack-for-the-documentary-otter-501/ http://networkedblogs.com/xIy2N Links: http://otter501.com/ https://www.facebook.com/otter501 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqPYqABSHjE Otter links: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3116#.T7ROC-1QQyE http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/aa/pressroom/web/PressRelease_view.aspx?enc=dL80ZKBsI57uZ2z008wzTQ== http://montereybayaquarium.tumblr.com/post/18684953434/toola-the-most-important-animal-in-the-history
Why I’m supporting Marc Del Piero for 5th District Supervisor
I hope you’ll join me, former Supervisor Karin Strasser Kauffman, former Carmel Mayors Ken White and Jeanne Grace, Chris Fitz, Janet Brennan, Julie Engell, and The Monterey Herald in enthusiastically supporting Marc Del Piero for 5th District Supervisor. I invite you to donate to his campaign, vote for him, and spread the word among your friends. This decision doesn’t come easy. In 1995, I was an early supporter of Dave Potter in his race against Jeff Davi. I hosted … more
TechCrunch | Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) | LinkedIn
TechCrunch | Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) | LinkedIn. Events CrunchBase HOT TOPICS APPLEFACEBOOKGOOGLEANDROIDDISRUPT NYCHACKATHON OPINION Comment inShare 306 Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Convertible Note Seed Financings (But Were Afraid To Ask) SCOTT EDWARD WALKERSaturday, April 7th, 2012 Comments Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, a boutique corporate law firm specializing in … more
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs – Harvard Business Review
The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs – Harvard Business Review. The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson His saga is the entrepreneurial creation myth writ large: Steve Jobs cofounded Apple in his parents’ garage in 1976, was ousted in 1985, returned to rescue it from near bankruptcy in 1997, and by the time he died, in October 2011, had built it into the world’s most valuable company. Along the way he … more
Going Green but Getting Nowhere – NYTimes.com
Going Green but Getting Nowhere – NYTimes.com. WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR Going Green but Getting Nowhere By GERNOT WAGNER Published: September 7, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE YOU reduce, reuse and recycle. You turn down plastic and paper. You avoid out-of-season grapes. You do all the right things. Enlarge This Image Leif Parsons Good. Just know … more
Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? – NYTimes.com
Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? – NYTimes.com. Magazine WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? By JOHN TIERNEY Published: August 17, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER COMMENTS E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE Three men doing time in Israeli prisons recently appeared before a parole board consisting of a judge, a criminologist and a social worker. The three prisoners had completed at … more
Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? – NYTimes.com
Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? – NYTimes.com. Magazine WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS Can Jeremy Grantham Profit From Ecological Mayhem? By CARLO ROTELLA Published: August 11, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER COMMENTS (44) E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE Sitting in a Panera in Boston’s financial district in early July with Jeremy Grantham, I suddenly found myself considering how I might safeguard my children’s and … more
‘Shared Value’ Gains in Corporate Responsibility Efforts – NYTimes.com
‘Shared Value’ Gains in Corporate Responsibility Efforts – NYTimes.com. Business Day WORLD U.S. N.Y. / REGION BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE HEALTH SPORTS OPINION ARTS STYLE TRAVEL JOBS REAL ESTATE AUTOS Global DealBook Markets Economy Energy Media Personal Tech Small Business Your Money UNBOXED First, Make Money. Also, Do Good. By STEVE LOHR Published: August 13, 2011 RECOMMEND TWITTER E-MAIL PRINT REPRINTS SHARE CORPORATE social responsibility efforts have always struck me as the modern equivalent of … more
The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme | Grist
The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme | Grist. Support Grist. We dare you! Click here or text GOGREEN to 85944. log in or register connect CLIMATE & ENERGY FOOD CITIES LIVING BIZ & TECHNOLOGY SPRAWL The American suburbs are a giant Ponzi scheme 79 BY CHARLES MAROHN 22 JUN 2011 9:40 AM http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&api_key=207899229854&channel_url=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fconnect%2Fxd_proxy.php%3Fversion%3D3%23cb%3Df2bf758094%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.grist.org%252Ff14bbe05b4%26relation%3Dparent.parent%26transport%3Dpostmessage&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&node_type=link&sdk=joey&show_faces=false&width=90http://platform0.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.html?_=1311710616981&count=horizontal&id=twitter_tweet_button_0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&related=grist&text=The%20American%20suburbs%20are%20a%20giant%20Ponzi%20scheme%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&via=grist https://plusone.google.com/u/0/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org%2Fsprawl%2F2011-06-22-the-american-suburbs-are-a-giant-ponzi-scheme&size=small&count=true&db=1&hl=en-US&jsh=r%3Bgc%2F22595239-f24a003b#id=I1_1311710617074&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grist.org&rpctoken=565840614&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe Not real wealth, just the illusion of wealth.Photo: John “K”We often forget that the American pattern of suburban development is an experiment, one that has … more