There are days when I wake up and feel out of touch with the world and its goings on. It’s usually when I haven’t read the NY Times online in a few days that I start to feel like I’ve been living under a rock (that might be a little dramatic). I usually choose an article based on its title, like choosing a book by its cover, or if I think it’s something I should be informed about like Court Delays Caning of Woman over Beer in Malaysia.
With a few minutes in the morning, here’s what I read. Whether I feel more ‘in touch’ or informed about the world, is not necessarily the case. Maybe it's the articles I chose. If only those worldly articles had catchier titles…
Edward Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Dies
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/us/politics/27kennedy.html?hp
It kind of felt like due diligence reading the article about Ted Kennedy’s passing, but it’s done and while I’m not really a better or worse person for it, I feel I’ve absolved myself from watching a single second about this on the news.
Good Tips at the End of his Meals
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/dining/reviews/26rest.html?8dpc
Frank Bruni’s article on eating out. He’s a food critic, aren’t they all about that? He answers common questions on where to go and how to make the most of your dining experience (this is not really for the budget conscious). But I did find his answer to the question: Is there any best, safest way to navigate a menu? to be helpful.
Stung by the Perfect Sting
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/opinion/26dowd.html
Maureen Dowd comments on a recent story about a model who’s being “attacked” by a blogger. The overarching issue essentially boils down to blogging rights, or more commonly, the First Amendment. But let’s be honest; this is really about jealous, vapid people who have too much time on their hands so they use the Internet for cyber bullying. These are adults mind you, not a group of prepubescent mean girls. Actually, this is what the prepubescent mean girls grow up to be…scary.
Guilt and Atonement on the Path to Adulthood
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/science/25tier.html?em
An eye-catching (and relative) title to say the least. The article attempts to explain how to create the perfect level of guilt within your child so that he or she does not experience behavioral problems and evolves to be relatively well-adjusted. The equation, Guilt = Well-adjusted just doesn’t seem to make sense. Guilt + Therapy = Well-adjusted is more like it.
Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html?hp
It isn’t me either since conceptually I understand what Twitter is, but I still don’t understand why on a personal level you’d want hordes of people to know how you like your eggs, what temperature the shower water was and what color tights the tween sitting across from you was wearing on the train. And why do these hordes of people (followers) care? Apparently, it’s the adult thing to do.
Side note: It’s 13 months or 396 days until our wedding! Wootie woot!
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