Where Streams of Opinion Come Together With the Sea of Data
Song of the day: “One Way Ticket (Because I Can)” by LeAnn Rimes. Poem of the day: “Tender Buttons: Objects—Food—Rooms” by Gertrude Stein. This is the entire book of Cubism-influenced ‘verbal still lifes’ that are more about the juxtaposition and sounds of words than any literal meaning per se. Beautiful stuff if you approach it … Read more
Song of the day: “Long Wide Open Road” by Darrell Scott. Poem of the day: “Stove” by Philip Booth. Fact of the day: In economics, a culture of “debate through tweets” has replaced “debate through books.” I think this is true in everything, and it’s not a good thing. Learned on thing today: We want … Read more
Song of the day: “Tonight the Streets are Ours” by Richard Hawley. Poem of the day: “Muted Music” by Robert Penn Warren. Fact of the day: The good news is that there are 50 billion wild birds in the world today. The sad news is that 10 percent of species are down to 5,000 individuals … Read more
Song of the day: “Amost Cut My Hair” by David Crosby in a 1969 demo. Poem of the day: “Suburban Pastoral” by Dave Lucas. Along with his explanation. Fact of the day: The bottle of wine with the highest markup is not the second-cheapest. Learned one thing today: In a survey of people in 53 … Read more
Song of the day: “Go Rest High On That Mountain” by Vince Gill. Poem of the day: “What’s Wrong With Being Human” by Josh Rathkamp. Fact of the day: Putting dowsing to the test. Learned one thing today: One side-effect of the current labor shortage is that bad bosses and bad places to work are … Read more
Song of the day: “I Wish I Knew” by Bill Evans Trio. Poem of the day: “Fire-eater” by Tony Harrison. Fact of the day: Stocks of ‘physical’ companies are performing far better than stocks of digital companies. Learned one thing today: The world sees the U.S. differently, and Americans have been slow to grasp this. … Read more
Song of the day: “Send It On Down” by Lee Ann Womack. Poem of the day: “Old Mountain Road” by Charles Simic. (Scroll down in this PDF to page 47.) Fact of the day: The Daily Mail understands its readers — “purest distilled Middle England.” Learned one thing today: How Facebook uses your information to … Read more
Song of the day: “Listen to the Lion” by Van Morrison. Poem of the day: “Epitath for Poet’s Tomb” by Shuntaro Tankawa. Fact of the day: The Noid is back, and with it, remembrance of Noid’s past. Learned one thing today: The other thing that happens when products get turned into subscription services. Visual of … Read more
Song of the day: “Open Arms” by Journey. Poem of the day: “Praise to the Mind” by Weldon Kees. Fact of the day: Snobs make things better for the rest of us. Learned one thing today: Could today’s housing boom have the perverse effect of turning America into a nation of renters? Visual of the … Read more
Song of the day: “Hit Somebody” by Warren Zevon. Poem of the day: “Low Tide at St. Andrews” by Emily Pauline Johnson. Fact of the day: The digital economy is far from eco-friendly. Learned one thing today: Last year saw a baby bust. Will this year see a baby boom? Maybe. Maybe not. Visual of … Read more