For the Dogfights in Your Life

Michael P. Maslanka goes all OODA on us (one of my favorite concepts) and gives some solid advice for dealing with adversity.

Quote of the Day

I am here to live out loud.

- Emile Zola

Art Break: Dunn

Art Contrarian looks at the work of Harvey Dunn.

Now If They Can Work Him Up to Bach

Scientific American: A sea lion keeps the beat.

Play Ball

Everyone knows it was former Atlanta Manager Dave Bristol who said, “Only trouble I ever had with chewing tobacco was that the orthodontist said my daughter was going to have to give it up because of her braces.” 

George Will celebrates the return of the baseball season with a quiz.

Going Apple

FutureLawyer has made The Big Switch. Full confession here.

Those of us who follow his admirable blog know the announcement resembles a change of religion.

[Update: Or have I been the victim of an April Fools' joke, well crafted in the swamps of Florida? If so, well done!]

April Fish

The history of April Fools' Day.

George Washington's Tent

An impressive story of historical preservation and replication:

“We all know Mount Vernon, but this is a home of George Washington that most people don’t even think about,” said R. Scott Stephenson, director of collections for the Revolution Museum. The future first president stayed in the field with his troops through the war, living and working in the tent that was the nation’s first “oval office” of sorts, he said.

Needs of a Project

Reconciling what you want and what they want with what is needed over the short and long term.

Quote of the Day

Baseball is what we were, football is what we have become.

- Mary McGrory