Quote of the Day

We have defined freedom as a kind of heaven in which the inhabitants are forgiven responsibility.

- Shelby Steele

Art Break

Underpaintings looks at some of the work featured by Arcadia Contemporary at the L.A. Art Show. The painting above is Streetwise by Malcolm Liepke.

Sunday Afternoon and Evening

Billing. Billing. Coffee. Email. Congrats to a friend. Meeting prep. Soundtrack from Ben Hur cranked up. More paperwork. [I've heard that there is a football game today.] Dog. Reading. Wife vowing an embargo on new books until stacks are reduced. Correspondence. Dog. Reading. 

Later tonight: The "Sherlock" episode we've been waiting for.

La Pastorella Mia

Some music for Sunday by Shirley Rumsey.

Find Something Beautiful Today

Grad School Blues

Instapundit's Glenn Reynolds, who has written a book on the higher education bubble, points to an article on the questionable pay-off of many graduate degree programs. This is not the environment which many of us encountered years ago and the expense has become unbelievable and the job market has shrunk. 

I believe that the future will bring (1) a rise in certification programs in certain subjects so people don't have to get a full diploma in order to be marketable in the workplace and (2) a decrease in the amount of time it takes to get some graduate degrees. The universities are about to get clobbered by the market. [Look at the decline in law school enrollments.]

Employers who have had unnecessarily rigid degree requirements have contributed to this problem and should push for certification programs.

Alan Rickman Break

The trailers for: 

• "Truly Madly Deeply."
• "Love Actually"
• "Die Hard"

And a memorable scene from "Robin Hood."

Swept Away: A Cargo Ship in a Storm

That car you wanted shipped? When it absolutely positively has to be in the ocean overnight, you might try these guys.

Miscellaneous and Fast

Spiegel Online reports on Russia's efforts to prevent terrorism at the Sochi OIympics.
The trailer for "Lone Survivor."
Instapundit: The bad economics of getting a Ph.D.
TaxProf Blog on a new site that could help to change an image.
Famous rocker mocks his most famous fan.
Crank it up: The theme from "Dragonheart."
Krauthammer on the Gates book.
John Williams: The suite from "The Book Thief."
BBC: A solar phase.

The One Item for Your "To Do" List

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