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Message in a Bottle

mentalflossr: When Josh Baker was 10 years old, he dumped an entire bottle of his mother’s vanilla extract down the sink. He then wrote a quick note that said, “My name is Josh Baker. I’m 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is April 16, 1995.” He stuffed the note inside the empty extract bottle and threw it into Wisconsin’s White Lake. Life went on and, after high school,...

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“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you...”

– F. Scott Fitzgerald [thatkindofwoman]

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-24) →

Nico Stai (51) Yann Tiersen (18) The National (14) Josh Ritter (7) Matt Nathanson (6) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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I’m in Boston for the day. Flew in as the sun was setting yesterday and then spent much of the evening at a client dinner. This morning’s run was my personal push back against the rush of travel, the stress of getting any number of things done prior to a work trip, and the pressure of client interactions (as kind, intelligent, or funny as they are, sometimes the last thing you want to...

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“Many firms that are not intentionally screening out the unemployed may still...”

– A disconcerting/disheartening article from today’s NYT. For those who have been unemployed for a significant amount of time, there is little to no interest to hire and little to no legal protections. This article, NPR’s report of the growing racial wealth gap, and the FT’s report...

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Good luck to all those taking the bar exam today. May your pencils be sharp; your laptops in fighting trim; and may you remember all the ins and outs of the defeasible estates, the difference between non-hearsay vs not hearsay, and when the P&I clause is applicable in an essay or multiple choice (answer: never ever ever ever). You’ve studied hard, you’ve studied long, you’ve...

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