Monthly Archives: December 2008
Outliers and The Ecology of Success
Since it’s New Years Eve I’ll keep it short. I’m posting the radio interview with Malcolm Gladwell where he discusses his most recent book Outliers. In the interest of time I’ve only posted one thought I had regarding this interview and … Continue reading
Filed under Authors, Blog, Books, Education, Government, United States, Writer's
Malcolm Gladwell: Perverse and Often Baffling
Who knew Malcolm Gladwell was so funny? In the following 15 minute podcast Gladwell recounts his first months working as a journalist for the Washington Post. Gladwell demonstrates that his talent isn’t restricted to writing, analysis that turns what we’ve … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Earthquake, Fire Claims 7
Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, Pennsylvania resident & Twitter tweeter, Jim Macmillan reported an earthquake to his Twitter network Dec. 27, 2008, just after midnight. Macmillan thought that the area hardest hit by the quake appeared to be an area he … Continue reading
Filed under Authors, Blog, Events, Pennsylvania, Photographs, United States
Outliers: The Story of Success
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell My review My son received Outliers as a gift and I lifted it late Christmas Eve while he was away. Gladwell is fascinating and brilliant, I can’t put it down. View all … Continue reading
Merry Christmas:)
Christmas was difficult last year because it was Alexa’s first Christmas since her father died. This year promised to be easier but then her pet Chinchilla died last night…ccertainly didn’t need that. Nonetheless, we are looking forward to a very laid back … Continue reading
Huffington Post: Send Your Shoe to the White House!
About a week after Lost Marbles encouraged readers to ship an old pair of shoes to the White House as a final act of protest, it appears that the Huffington Post has caught wind of the viral shoe shipping trend … Continue reading
Filed under Blog, Government, Politics, United States
Autism, Health Care Twitter Day:My Thoughts as Nick and Alexa’s Mom
Autism and Health Care Twitter day December 23rd all day. A video should appear in this spot but because I’m posting this in WordPress it doesn’t appear to be working so, here is a link instead. Click here to log … Continue reading
Filed under Events, Government, health, Life
Robert Pattinson’s New Do!
MTV posted pictures of Robert Pattinson sporting a new haircut… Here’s the link to their photo gallery.
Filed under Films, Movies, Young Adult Fiction
Thrown Shoes Hit Sales Record
Reprinted from www.lostmarbles.us While Iraqi reporter and pitcher, Muntadar al-Zaidi, awaits trial the BBC reports that sales for the brand of the shoe that were hurled at President Bush have skyrocketed. There is no word as to the reason for … Continue reading
Victoria’s Secret St. Cloud Sale
While shopping in St. Cloud, MN. yesterday my son stopped in at Victoria’s Secret to say hi to a college friend who worked there, shortly thereafter my daughter and I followed and introduced ourselves. As fate would have it Victoria’s … Continue reading
