Learning optimism by channeling Paul Harvey in the Digital AgeTumblr (3.0; @stepinandstandclear)http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59e1689ab17c2980829d5d82ccfd58a6/tumblr_mnbx7fqTqJ1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/51264745072/sorry">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://bit.ly/nevvvver">Sorry</a></p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51280731515http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51280731515Fri, 24 May 2013 21:50:06 -0700<a href="http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/05/24/david-ogilvy-praise-memo/">Love Letter as Obit: How To Praise Like David Ogilvy | Brain Pickings</a>: <p>Shyness makes it impossible for me to tell any man what I think of him when he is still alive. However, if I outlive you, I shall write an obituary along these lines:</p> <p>––––––––– was probably the nicest man I have ever known. His kindness to me, and to dozens of other people, was nothing short of angelic.</p> <p>Many nice men are too dumb to be anything else. But ––––––––– was far from dumb. Indeed, he had a superb intelligence.</p> <p>His judgment of men and events was infallible; I came to rely on it more and more as the years went by.</p> <p>He was one of my few partners who worked harder and longer hours than I did. He gave value for money. And he knew his trade.</p> <p>He was an honest man, in the largest sense of the word. He had a glorious sense of humor.</p> <p>He had the courage to challenge me when he thought I was wrong, but he always contrived to do it without annoying me.</p> <p>There was nothing saccharine about him. Tolerant as he was, he did no like <em>everybody</em>; he disliked the people who deserved to be disliked.</p> <p>He never pursued popularity, but he inspired universal affection.</p> <p><img height="434" src="http://www.brainpickings.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/davidogilvy1.jpg" width="500"/></p>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51246295041http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51246295041Fri, 24 May 2013 13:26:03 -0700<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/05/23/operation_swill_new_jersey_six_ways_to_tell_if_your_bar_is_selling_mislabeled.html">Operation Swill, New Jersey: Six ways to tell if your bar is selling mislabeled booze.</a>: <p><img height="346" src="http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/crime/2013/05/23/operation_swill_new_jersey_six_ways_to_tell_if_your_bar_is_selling_mislabeled/167277664.jpg.CROP.rectangle3-large.jpg" width="568"/></p>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51245575141http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51245575141Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:45 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06aa753e4167d9829b2e9c05d7456038/tumblr_mnafx0v81F1qk03ano1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://flip.it/8ArM9">Gay Rights and Gun Rights Linked in Seattle Posters, Causing Control Freaks’ Heads To Explode - Hit & Run</a><br/> J.D. Tuccille|May. 22, 2013 2:21 pm, <a href="http://flip.it/8ArM9">reason.com</a></p> <p>I just find it strik­ing that a tra­di­tion­al­ly con­ser­v­a­tive move­ment is branch­ing out to recruit gays and les­bians.</p><p>It’s hard to know who’s respon­si­ble for putting the posters up all over C …</p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51208208154http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51208208154Thu, 23 May 2013 22:43:48 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cbd8db46c411d9910cc8b63faa5e41b8/tumblr_mmyq3ntXXL1qz7eg4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frangry.com/post/50678608076/wfmu-record-library-which-someone-once-referred">frangry</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>WFMU record library, which someone once referred to as an “analog blankie”.</p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51184839243http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51184839243Thu, 23 May 2013 16:57:12 -0700<iframe src="http://embed.newsinc.com/Single/iframe.html?WID=1&VID=24821726&freewheel=69016&sitesection=selatimes&width=600&height=400" height="266" width="400" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>The gate to Kim Kardashian’s driveway has shut on Kanye West’s very expensive Lamborghini. (via <a href="http://soa.li/mbyNTWG">Kim Kardashian’s gate closes on Kanye West’s $750K Lamborghini</a>)</p>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51165903210http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51165903210Thu, 23 May 2013 12:36:40 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/580312b987ab62102558f760eb19695b/tumblr_mn95gzsy9g1qbt59oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ffffffound.tumblr.com/post/51145321089/this-isnt-happiness-tm-gun-inside-the-catcher-in">ffffffound</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ffffound.com/image/f1415155ec929c710f72c633ad0d2e0a23a8df18">this isn’t happiness™ (Gun inside The Catcher in the Rye) </a></p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51150936444http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51150936444Thu, 23 May 2013 08:10:00 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d99ab5b7b9c7f39e592ce39c23b79e4/tumblr_mn982oUf6o1qf6jy9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hollyhocksandtulips.tumblr.com/post/51147633413/lifeguard-summer-beach-party-1947-photo-by-peter">hollyhocksandtulips</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Lifeguard summer beach party, 1947</em></p> <p><em>Photo by Peter Stackpole for LIFE</em></p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51150911778http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51150911778Thu, 23 May 2013 08:09:28 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b8f41ae8dd45d30da09a04ea64939c6/tumblr_mn6ldbgXjv1qiwf8po1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51150882387http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51150882387Thu, 23 May 2013 08:08:52 -0700<a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-fed-grapes-while-urging-press-conference-to,32540/?ref=auto">Obama Fed Grapes While Urging Press Conference To Enjoy Orgy | The Onion - America's Finest News Source</a>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51131327269http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/51131327269Wed, 22 May 2013 22:40:56 -0700<iframe class="tumblr_audio_player tumblr_audio_player_50946328461" src="http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50946328461/audio_player_iframe/stepinandstandclear/tumblr_lqi9rcBrdj1qkdber?audio_file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tumblr.com%2Faudio_file%2Fstepinandstandclear%2F50946328461%2Ftumblr_lqi9rcBrdj1qkdber" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" scrolling="no" width="500" height="169"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://toutvadisparaitre.tumblr.com/post/50937997454/rip-ray-manzarek">toutvadisparaitre</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>RIP Ray Manzarek</p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50946328461http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50946328461Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:30 -0700<a href="http://flip.it/bp7EW">Google Bus Piñata Attacked At Anti-Gentrification Rally</a>: <blockquote><p>Brock Keeling, <a href="http://flip.it/bp7EW">sfist.com</a></p> <p>A reported 30 to 40 people attended an anti-gentrification block party in the Mission on Sunday where, among other things, a Google Bus piñata was smashed to ribbons. [ more › ]</p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50878039903http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50878039903Sun, 19 May 2013 19:59:03 -0700<a href="http://gawker.com/florida-mayoral-candidate-boasts-endorsement-from-jesus-505538921">Florida Mayoral Candidate Boasts Endorsement from Jesus Christ</a>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50838847475http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50838847475Sun, 19 May 2013 11:39:20 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TDhR-C-g9aE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Tiny monkey eating pasta.</p>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50825231265http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50825231265Sun, 19 May 2013 08:36:34 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be1f4f39d28d8ca9b43926c41e0ba5db/tumblr_mmzw3xcDb51rlaql2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50825031856http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50825031856Sun, 19 May 2013 08:33:34 -0700<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/J4uoZCrGti0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://links.laughingsquid.com/post/50677529505/bunny-rabbit-breaks-into-a-tin-of-cookies-to-steal" class="tumblr_blog">laughingsquid</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://laughingsquid.com/bunny-rabbit-breaks-into-a-tin-of-cookies-to-steal-one/">Bunny Rabbit Breaks Into a Tin of Cookies to Steal One</a></p></blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50738314274http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50738314274Sat, 18 May 2013 09:39:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad28238c4e331909b4e72f279cd7f78b/tumblr_mmz554zvKW1qk03ano1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>During my last trip to my friendly barber I took some notes on what sort of stuff a man could stock in his medicine cabinet in order to enjoy that barbershop smell every day of the year. Here is my report.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/10/13/how-to-smell-like-a-barbershop/">Smell Like a Barbershop Everyday | The Art of Manliness</a>)</p>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50700955194http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50700955194Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:28 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fad8a0dbea3030cb15de8291d07454ae/tumblr_mmz02uThzJ1qk03ano1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50693161774http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50693161774Fri, 17 May 2013 18:28:06 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2cb7069c395f877ad1dea7439fe0ea1/tumblr_mmyfx8WrFW1rte5gyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.thisiscolossal.com/post/50664341089/the-floating-temple-how-to-lift-a-seven-million">itscolossal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/05/the-floating-temple-how-to-lift-a-seven-million-pound-112-year-old-building/">The Floating Temple</a>: How to Lift a Seven Million Pound, 112-year-old Building</p> </blockquote>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50670977696http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50670977696Fri, 17 May 2013 13:03:30 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ad0cc288e2a7e1d107b665fa0da7cc2/tumblr_mmwymzSC3L1qkegsbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Not today.</p>http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50670223521http://stepinandstandclear.tumblr.com/post/50670223521Fri, 17 May 2013 12:52:14 -0700