-Edith Wharton
Saturday, January 2, 2010
echo sunset, pasadena ca
"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
stop and smell them, rose parade 2010
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better man"
-Benjamin Franklin
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
craft
Xavier Viramontes A Life in Print as seen on KLCS
www.xavierviramontes.com * www.alifeinprint.net * www.galeriadelaraza.org
Monday, October 5, 2009
organizational ergonomics
Study: Body posture affects confidence
The results show how our body posture can affect not only what others think about us, but also how we think about ourselves, said Richard Petty, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at Ohio State University.
"Most of us were taught that sitting up straight gives a good impression to other people," Petty said. "But it turns out that our posture can also affect how we think about ourselves. If you sit up straight, you end up convincing yourself by the posture you're in."
The results show how our body posture can affect not only what others think about us, but also how we think about ourselves, said Richard Petty, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at Ohio State University.
"Most of us were taught that sitting up straight gives a good impression to other people," Petty said. "But it turns out that our posture can also affect how we think about ourselves. If you sit up straight, you end up convincing yourself by the posture you're in."
Sunday, October 4, 2009
credibility counts
To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.
-Edward R Murrow (1908-1965)
Friday, October 2, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
embracing success
"I love my success... I love that people know me and say hello. Tell me the downside. When people talk about the burdens of success, you want to spit in their fucking face." — Joan Rivers
Monday, July 13, 2009
work without effort
Think of the small as large,
and the few as many.
Confront the difficult
while it is still easy;
accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts.
Act without doing;
work without effort.
-Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
and the few as many.
Confront the difficult
while it is still easy;
accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts.
Act without doing;
work without effort.
-Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Monday, May 4, 2009
warren thinks we're "fabulous"
“If I had to put all of my net worth into stock, that would be the stock.”
- Warren Buffet regarding Wells Fargo
(WFC 5/1/09 $19.61)
- Warren Buffet regarding Wells Fargo
(WFC 5/1/09 $19.61)
Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
true style
"My style, who I am, is not about my clothing...I am myself, I've always been myself and you don't judge me by what I wear. You judge my by what I say."
-Whoopi Goldberg, responding to criticisms on her clothes
-Whoopi Goldberg, responding to criticisms on her clothes
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
today's toast
May those who love us, love us
And those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts
And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles
So we'll know them by their limping
-Irish Toast
And those who don't love us, may God turn their hearts
And if He doesn't turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles
So we'll know them by their limping
-Irish Toast
Thursday, March 5, 2009
top
Is it wrong to use your sex appeal?
Well, not if you’re hungry
Is it the only reason you should use it?
Probably. Because you know, if women could sleep their way to the top there would be many more women at the top.
-Gloria Steinem
(from an interview with RussiaToday.com 3/3/2009)
Well, not if you’re hungry
Is it the only reason you should use it?
Probably. Because you know, if women could sleep their way to the top there would be many more women at the top.
-Gloria Steinem
(from an interview with RussiaToday.com 3/3/2009)
Monday, March 2, 2009
hey spendy
"The problem is us. The problem is not the banks, greedy though they may be, overpaid though they may be. The problem is us... We've been living very high on the hog. Our living standard has been rising dramatically in the last 25 years. And we have been borrowing much of the money to make that prosperity happen."
-David Beim, Columbia
Monday, February 9, 2009
sexy economics
The Power of the Pill: Oral Contraceptives and Women's Career and Marriage Decisions
by Claudia Goldin & Lawrence F Katz*
---- Abstract -----
The fraction of U.S. college graduate women entering professional programs increased substantially around 1970 and the age at first marriage among all U.S. college graduate women soared just after 1972. We explore the relationship between these two changes and how each was shaped by the diffusion of the birth control pill among young, single college educated women. Although the pill' was approved in 1960 by the FDA and diffused rapidly among married women, it did not diffuse among young single women until the late 1960s when a series of state law changes reduced the age of majority and extended mature minor decisions. We model the impact of the pill on women's careers as consisting of two effects. The pill had a direct positive effect on women's career investment by almost eliminating the chance of becoming pregnant and thus the cost of having sex. The pill also created a social multiplier effect by encouraging the delay of marriage generally and thus increasing a career woman's likelihood of finding an appropriate mate after professional school. We present a collage of evidence pointing to the power of the pill in lowering the costs of long-duration professional education for women. The evidence consists of the striking coincidences in the timing of changes in career investment, marriage age, state laws, and pill use among young single women. The connection between changes in the age at first marriage and the pill is further explored using state variation in laws affecting young single women's pill access. We also evaluate alternative explanations for the changes in career and marriage.
*Published: Goldin, Claudia and Lawrence F. Katz. "The Power Of The Pill: Contraceptives And Women's Career And Marriage Decisions," Journal of Political Economy, 2002, v110(4,Aug), 730-770.
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research $5
by Claudia Goldin & Lawrence F Katz*
---- Abstract -----
The fraction of U.S. college graduate women entering professional programs increased substantially around 1970 and the age at first marriage among all U.S. college graduate women soared just after 1972. We explore the relationship between these two changes and how each was shaped by the diffusion of the birth control pill among young, single college educated women. Although the pill' was approved in 1960 by the FDA and diffused rapidly among married women, it did not diffuse among young single women until the late 1960s when a series of state law changes reduced the age of majority and extended mature minor decisions. We model the impact of the pill on women's careers as consisting of two effects. The pill had a direct positive effect on women's career investment by almost eliminating the chance of becoming pregnant and thus the cost of having sex. The pill also created a social multiplier effect by encouraging the delay of marriage generally and thus increasing a career woman's likelihood of finding an appropriate mate after professional school. We present a collage of evidence pointing to the power of the pill in lowering the costs of long-duration professional education for women. The evidence consists of the striking coincidences in the timing of changes in career investment, marriage age, state laws, and pill use among young single women. The connection between changes in the age at first marriage and the pill is further explored using state variation in laws affecting young single women's pill access. We also evaluate alternative explanations for the changes in career and marriage.
*Published: Goldin, Claudia and Lawrence F. Katz. "The Power Of The Pill: Contraceptives And Women's Career And Marriage Decisions," Journal of Political Economy, 2002, v110(4,Aug), 730-770.
Source: National Bureau of Economic Research $5
add to the reading pile
Buddhist nun joins forces with 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' author
The siblings' book, Rich Brother, Rich Sister, celebrates both business acumen and Eastern religion. The Long Beach nun wonders: 'Am I selling out?' 
The siblings' book, Rich Brother, Rich Sister, celebrates both business acumen and Eastern religion. The Long Beach nun wonders: 'Am I selling out?'
Monday, January 12, 2009
seems so obvious
“Peace Meals is about switching our mindset from saving time to making time, because it is the special people and small moments that make the big memories.”
-Dena Prasher, Cookbook Chairman
http://www.juniorleaguehouston.org/
-Dena Prasher, Cookbook Chairman
http://www.juniorleaguehouston.org/
Friday, January 9, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
aint it the truth...
I'm always in the mood for Randy Newman lately. And that's not necessarily a good thing. It seems like whenever the country's kind of at a low point, I’m always in the mood for Randy Newman.
-Sarah Vowell on KCRW
-Sarah Vowell on KCRW
nice to meet you, mr. disfarmer
From Disfarmer.com:
Nothing speaks more eloquently about Disfarmer's artistry than the photographs themselves. His genius was the ability to capture without judgment, the essence of a people and a time.
symphonic diplomacy
The Pyongyang Concert
The New York Philharmonic became the first major American orchestra to perform in the insulated communist country. North Korean officials broadcast the concert nationwide and internationally, and it is now captured on a new DVD titled The Pyongyang Concert.
The audience applauded for more than five minutes, and orchestra members, some of them crying, waved. People in the seats cheered and waved back, reluctant to let the visitors leave.
(NY Times 2/27/08)
The New York Philharmonic became the first major American orchestra to perform in the insulated communist country. North Korean officials broadcast the concert nationwide and internationally, and it is now captured on a new DVD titled The Pyongyang Concert.
The audience applauded for more than five minutes, and orchestra members, some of them crying, waved. People in the seats cheered and waved back, reluctant to let the visitors leave.
(NY Times 2/27/08)
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