Dean Dome tonight against State
The selection of a Republican candidate for the presidency of this globalized and expansive empire is — and I mean this seriously — the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance that has ever been.
— Fidel Castro, who was the subject of several barbs during a GOP debate in Florida. (via officialssay)
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More controversially perhaps, Ms. McGregor unapologetically puts her career first — ahead of children, husband and friends, she says. Among her top tips for women who want to make it to the top: accumulate skills (if you’ve got a mediocre degree from a mediocre university, get another one from a good one); build your network; become financially literate (not least so you know what interest rate you’re paying on your credit card debt); outsource at home and delegate at work; scrap the sentence “I can’t do it” from your vocabulary (Ms. McGregor, 49, learned how to fly a plane at 47 and how to shoot a gun at 43. “Do men take you seriously if you are 49 and have a B.M.I. of 37?” she asked. “No, but they do if you have a gun in your hand.”); and, crucially, learn to say “No.
— Advice for women who want to make it to the top (NYT)
Trying to balance this today.
(Source: makemestfu.net)
Reblogged from makemestfu
Fact: Thinking about going to the gym burns between 0 and 0 calories.
— Rule 25 of the 27 rules of conquering the gym (WSJ). Tomorrow: Must force myself to do more than just think about going running.
The Adequate Gatsby →
And other less-ambitious book titles.
