Poll and book recommendation
I'd say my blogging has lost its focus, but that would be to imply that it ever had one.
What would you like to read?
That said, there is one thing I want to link to now now now. It is Daniel Gilbert's "If Only Gay Sex Caused Global Warming" commentary piece in last Sunday's LA Times. Gilbert is a brilliant, funny psychologist, who explains with wit and precision why it is so easy to whip the populace into a froth about relatively insubstantial issues and so hard to motivate them (er, us) when it comes to far more frightening larger problems.
Some few of you who have been reading this blog for - hmm, more than two years now - may recognize Mr. Gilbert's name. I mentioned him with great favor when I put together a set of links on research into happiness a few years back. I am thrilled to report that his book on the subject, Stumbling on Happiness (powells.com link here, for those of you who try to be more socially responsible consumers) is now out and getting great reviews. Run, don't walk, seriously. There are some books which immediately shoot straight to the top of my reading pile, and this is surely one of them.
What would you like to read?
- The post-memorial-day "yes, but" post about support for the troops and torture
- The list of all the books I have started, finished, or read entire in the last six months, up for review by request
- The weird and convoluted thoughts I had around having a Boy rather than a Girl
- More poetry! You used to post poetry! What happened to the poetry?
- Thoughts on kids' music, with a few notes on Woody Guthrie and suggestions for songs that are easy to improvise on
- More baby photos, bitch. We're not here to read about you.
- More baby/parenting updates, musings, etc. I feel like that's all I do lately, but if that's what you like, I've got more. Oh, yes I do.
- Instructions for how to apologize effectively
- Thoughts on the conflict between caretaking and wonder
- More linkage to interesting stuff I find around the web or random bullshit whateverness
- Notes on risk-taking and personal revelations after 30 (heavy on the navel-gazing)
- A list of things I think actually save time, money, or effort on a regular basis
- None of the above! I will tell you in comments
- none of the above! I don't even know why I read your stupid blog.
That said, there is one thing I want to link to now now now. It is Daniel Gilbert's "If Only Gay Sex Caused Global Warming" commentary piece in last Sunday's LA Times. Gilbert is a brilliant, funny psychologist, who explains with wit and precision why it is so easy to whip the populace into a froth about relatively insubstantial issues and so hard to motivate them (er, us) when it comes to far more frightening larger problems.
Some few of you who have been reading this blog for - hmm, more than two years now - may recognize Mr. Gilbert's name. I mentioned him with great favor when I put together a set of links on research into happiness a few years back. I am thrilled to report that his book on the subject, Stumbling on Happiness (powells.com link here, for those of you who try to be more socially responsible consumers) is now out and getting great reviews. Run, don't walk, seriously. There are some books which immediately shoot straight to the top of my reading pile, and this is surely one of them.
posted by The Stute Fish at 13:21
4 Comments:
Do I only get to pick one? Because 7, but also 1, 2, 3 and 11. And definitely not 14. :P
I'm easy, go with what feels most compelling to write about now, you'll get around to the other stuff eventually.
None of it feels compelling...I'm sick and nothing feels worth doing, except making silly polls about what I should do when I feel better. I will probably post the fourth month of Squidbits soon, just because it's timely, but it takes a while to get all the photos formatted etc...
I started making a list of numbers and then realized it all seems pretty interesting to me. So blog as the spirit moves you, I guess.
I do miss the poetry -- you posting it reminds me to read it.
I wish I could blog again/more but between time constraints and privacy concerns, it has fallen to the wayside.
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