A couple things I wanted to clip and save from online friends of mine:
From Brit Wolfson
Improvisation as a way of life. A philosophy. That is the idea we are after. Improvisation is the natural way of, well, nature, and I would posit life itself. The tree doesn’t wonder how the rain is going to come […]

The best thing about being away from home is the time you spend imagining what you’ll do when you get back. Of many other things, I’m going to finally get the newest tattoo I’ve been wanting: a dog footprint on my inner right forearm, just above the heraldric rose I have on my wrist. I […]

I’d also like to learn how to ride and care for horses. I’m enjoying this summer stock experience of jumping completely and totally into an activity for a month or two and learning all there is to learn about it up close and personal, so maybe I could find myself a place to apprentice at […]

I am developing a keen urge to go hunting this fall. I’ve never been before but am feeling that it’s time to learn. I’m thinking white tail deer would appropriate given my proximity to the North-East. Would like to try to go maybe in Western Maryland (or maybe Pennsylvania), but I’ll have to find someone […]

From an NYPD document about radicalization of so-called “homegrown” threats:
The Internet is a driver and enabler for the process of radicalization

In the Self-Identification phase, the Internet provides the wandering mind of the conflicted young Muslim or potential convert with direct access to unfiltered radical and extremist ideology.
It also serves as an anonymous virtual meeting place—a […]