Maira kalman: And the Pursuit of Happiness... again

The glorious Maira Kalman in her wonderful series for the times "And the Pursuit of Happiness" ... with her latest.

optician sign

in our Swedish signs for Fridays series... (he doesn't look like he is enjoying his hair raising choice of glasses much)

Opportunity for bloggers

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LOSE THE SOCKS!

OK so this post has to be the silliest because i completely left out the story. This is the last time.. ... a friend told me this story. i've provided visual aids. it had to be done. (I agreed to leave her nameless for her own fashion protection. But that doesn't mean I can't publish it abroad.) my friend went into Whole Foods in this very outfit: this old man (seemingly unable to help himself) screeched out from across the aisles, “LOSE THE SOCKS!” after she recovered from the shock and realized he was speaking to her, she shouted back, “I have a very SEVERE foot infection!” which is both unfortunate and true (and handy as well because it sent him packing)

maira kalman: And the Pursuit of Happiness

The glorious Maira Kalman is doing a wonderful series for the times called: "And the Pursuit of Happiness" and here's her latest. I love it and her! (I am lucky enough to volunteer at school with her so I have really in actual fact even met her.)

glasses sign

JonKoping: Galna Glasogon i neon (hope that isn't something rude because i just copied it from the website) Anyway... an Ever-So-Slightly-Creepy Swedish Sign in our Swedish Signs for Friday Series. [fixed link] IN slightly less creepy OTHER NEWS... a friend told me this funny story about when she went into Whole Foods. I had to draw it the minute we got off the phone--and here it is for your viewing pleasure. (I agreed to leave her nameless for her own fashion protection.)

new yorker cover by... iphone

the stroke by stroke video of The New Yorker cover being painted on an iPhone. Jorge Colombo drew the cover using Brushes, an application for iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square. more here.

common sense and sense of humor

"Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing." --William James (b.1842) psychologist and philosopher and brother of Henry James