Just a quick post to share the wealth. I get an email newsletter every day called " Very Short List ," which alerts readers to a new book, album, or website. And I must say, the links are consistently--though not infallibly--awesome. They were the source for Michelle's Something Different post , and where I found out about Stuff White People Like . Today, I'll just share two recent items, one sublime and one ridiculously funny: TED. Every year, some of the most creative minds in the world get together to attend the Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference . The speakers' challenge: "to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes)." More often than not, the talks spill beyond the three stated genres into education, world politics, and basically saving the world. The conference has a gigantic waiting list and a $6000 price tag, but videos of all the talks are available online. When you have 18 minutes, go watch Jane Goodall on what separates us f...
for some reason i thought you were going to say that he LOOKS like a celeb...sorry about that. :S
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Every time I've walked into a church bookstore and seen the flyers for it I wanted to tell everyone in the store... "Hey my cousin's husband..." But I refrained, just barely. Yaaayyy! Congrats.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! Make sure you print that out and put it somewhere special. That's REALLY cool!
ReplyDeleteWow! I saw him on TV in the choir after conference....I don't remember which session, so I guess that makes Nate a double celebrity :)
ReplyDeleteThis pretty much makes me famous too. I was roommates with the wife of this guy!! Haha. We're excited to get the j.s. papers, however, they're sold out everywhere!
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