This is an incredible example of the power of HTML5 Canvasing. Draw a Stickman
The Giving Tree Movie (1973)
Narrated by Shel Silverstein (posted by farpman).
Every time I try to read this book to Matthew, I end up fighting back tears.
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.
Phrases We Owe to Shakespeare – via English Muse
Becky, a 20-year-old English Lit geek living in London, scribbled out this list in a Moleskine notebook at 3 am a couple nights ago. She posted it on her Tumblr page,
Ponzi Scheme vs. Social Security – By Veronique de Rugy – The Corner – National Review Online
This is another perspective on my other post on the differences between the two schemes.
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.