May 2012
14 posts
Who in Your Company Can Say "Yes" to Innovation,... →
Just as important, the sponsor must come to play. That means visibly making risky “bets” and being accountable for successes and failures. Sponsors can’t hang back, assuming they will be able to recognize big ideas when they see them. This assumption can be destructive because big ideas often begin in absurdity. As Albert Einstein once said, “If at first an idea isn’t...
WatchWilliam Noel (from the Walters) - Ted Talk: Revealing the Lost Codex of Archimedes…the Walter’s exhibit last year on this codex was sensational.
Study traces origins of monogamous coupling →
latimes:
From an evolutionary standpoint, the key players in the mating game were males with poor fighting skills and females faithful to them.
lovely.
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addictions
To my chagrin I think I may now be addicted to buying art…books, vintage jewelry, art - all of my vices. A triple threat.
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10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1… Goodbye 31.
April 2012
7 posts
March 2012
15 posts
“a man must be content to pay a price for his opinions as well as for his...”
– robert southey, 23 March 1812
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simplicity rules
I long ago abandoned the notion of having a list of unrealistic resolutions for a year. They never pan out. For me it seems to work best to focus on one achievable goal. Case in point last year was ART, to take time to appreciate it and to add 6 pieces to my personal collection.
Up until now nothing has felt fitting for this year, until now… SIMPLICITY. In a notebook from 2007 I had jotted...
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February 2012
7 posts
“Don’t be defeatist dear, it’s very middle class.”
– Downton Abbey Violet
January 2012
12 posts
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