July 2011
24 posts
Boring Old Raphael: How to start a conversation: →
If you’re in a cafe and a cute girl asks you to watch her computer while she goes to the bathroom, when she gets back, say, “Hey, just so you know, while you were gone a burglar tried to steal your computer, but I stopped him!” Then she’ll say, “Oh yeah?” and you say, “Yeah. I did a really good job of watching your computer. This cafe is full of burglars.” Then she’ll say something like, “Ha ha,...
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson (via illuminatedbeing)
10 Myths about Introverts →
youmightfindyourself:
Myth #1 – Introverts don’t like to talk. This is not true. Introverts just don’t talk unless they have something to say. They hate small talk. Get an introvert talking about something they are interested in, and they won’t shut up for days.
Myth #2 – Introverts are shy. Shyness has nothing to do with being an Introvert. Introverts are not necessarily afraid of people....
The E Side: Our Night at The Jailers Inn →
ericgrate:
On Independence Day, my wife and I spent the night at The Jailers Inn in Bardstown, KY. The Jailers Inn was once the Nelson County Jail. The front portion was built in 1819 and the rear portion was built in 1874. It was used as the jail until 1987, which made it the oldest jail still in use in the…
