Dave’s gotten me into watching the Ted talks. There’s something like 380 of them online so far. They vary wildly in quality, but the good ones are very good. If you’ve got a free hour of time, here’s 3 that made me think. They are startlingly related, considering that it’s unlikely these three people set out to give related talks. Barry Schwartz on the paradox of choice. Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce. Dan Gilbert on happiness.
On Thursday Michele yelled up the stairs to me. We have an intercom system on the phones, but she can never remember how to use it. So she walks from one end of the downstairs to the other to yell up the stairs to me whenever she needs something. My desk is at the top of the stairs, and I can hear her fine from there. “Joanna?” “Yo.” “Have you been having trouble with your applications this morning?” “My applications?” “I’ve been having horrible problems with Firefox and InfoSelect. Do you think it’s the wind?” “Uh, why would the wind…nevermind.*…
The two new cats showed up after being trapped by some of the volunteers and brought to the ranch. Michele kept them in the horse trailer, because cats often try to head home, no matter how far away they are, when they’ve been moved. She was out of town for a few days, so she told me to be sure to feed and water them. She put Sunflower Velcro in there too so an owl wouldn’t eat her. Every morning I’d add some water to their bowls of frozen water and put some food in their other dish. I’d check…