Dave McCandless’ Hierarchy of Digital Distractions is well thought out, and oh-so-true. Now if only he had added GChat/AIM/RSS feeds…
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Med students and primary care
Above is an interesting video from the NYTimes today about the lack of med students choosing primary care over specialties, mostly due to lifestyle and income (or lack thereof). Since graduating from WashU, I know many medical students and doctors — no one I know has gone down the path of primary care.
Restaurant secrets
As a self-proclaimed semi-foodie, I love eating out. But after reading Smart Money’s ‘10 Things Restaurants Won’t Tell You‘, I might think twice about what I’m ordering next time I go out. For instance, should I be ordering the special of the day?
…Countless variables can leave surplus ingredients at the end of the day—which often become tomorrow’s special. “It could be the chef legitimately wants to try out something new,” says Stephen Zagor, founder of consulting firm Hospitality & Culinary Resources. “But it could also be something nearing the end of its shelf life that needs to get out of the kitchen.”
Ew. Ew. Ew.
Cindy Gallop
Cindy Gallop, former BBH USA chairwoman, really lives out the BBH motto: when others zig, zag. Or, in this case, when others buy townhouses with white walls, buy up an old YMCA and paint the walls black.
Gmail fail
Gmail is down. The Twitterverse is going crazy.
The Banana Republic email
For some reason, I receive Banana Republic emails on both my personal Gmail account and on my university alumni account. One of them gave me a special 20% off offer from Virgin America; the other offered 15% off my purchase in exchange for a credit card application. I wonder what makes one email address better than the other.
Meals for a Wedding Photographer
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a wedding photographer eat during a wedding. And if they do, I always imagined them trolling the reception hall for leftover bits of food during non-essential (and perhaps darkened) times — for instance, while the slideshow is playing. Now there’s a blog by an anonymous wedding photographer showcasing the meals that he (she?) gets fed while on the job. It’s probably the same meal eaten by the guests at the wedding; there’s no indication, however, that much of it is ever consumed.
Apologies
I haven’t disappeared completely — I’m still recovering from a week-long trip out West, and hopefully I will soon catch up on posting all my Project365 photos!