Those who profit from the narrow view of beauty and image in this country: – Doctors who perform bariatric surgery. (More people die from that surgery than from obesity.) – Weight loss pill pushers – Weight loss food pushers (Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, etc) – Gyms – Natural food companies and grocery stores – The read more
Monthly Archives: July 2010
A nuance in the problem of trying to be original
July 4, 2010 – 5:25 PM
I think, maybe far too often, people who wish to be original try to do so by just being different than everyone else out there. A nearly impossible feat. Originality is fairly simple: you just have to be yourself. Being yourself is the problem. Here’s why. [Oh and sometimes yourself is like otherselves. For example, read more
Quotes from and thoughts about Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
July 4, 2010 – 1:23 PM
First, quotes: Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent. (page 53) Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naivete, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do. (p. 54) …if I did read more


