Just a little (link) love: jumping edition
June 15, 2017
I was trying to define success for myself and I like this: “Real success has to do with the power you build in yourself, power that no one conferred on you and no one can take away from you.”
Using this list, I’m 4/5 of the way to successful by the Forbes article’s definition. I could use a bit more of 2 and 4. 2 – I’m still looking for what I want to do long term other than be rich, canny, and philanthropic. ?
Does anyone remember Atari? And the E.T. Game? NPR interviews the game creator who explained how the game came about and financial impact on his life. My favorite quote:
We need to do better about teaching the history of colonialism and the California missions.
The Massachusetts answer to online sales tax losses is … weird.
Speaking of whitewashed history, Robert E Lee was a horrible person. “White supremacy was one of Lee’s most fundamental convictions.”
The Original Superman Still Knows How to Embarrass Batman
So THAT’s how dogs know what time it is! I always marveled at how Seamus knew exactly what time it was: “Time quite literally smells different throughout the day. Morning has a different scent from afternoon, which smells different from night-time. The canine nose is so sensitive that dogs can determine the difference between 5pm and 6pm, the time when your partner’s car rolls into the driveway every weekday.”
I suspect dogs and toddlers have keen sense of smell. Baby bun starts whining and is at the door when it gets close to going home with Mommy….
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I’m told that babies CAN smell us from as far away as ten feet. I bet toddlers have honed the skill even more.