Paul Ford calmly and thoughtfully reminds us of stuff that we’ve forgotten, and helps us to look at the world in ways that we might not otherwise.~

If you’re a beta tester and you’d like to see some of the changes that I’ve made to Longing hit me up and I’ll send you a link. If you’re not a beta tester, have at it. ~

The most popular essay in the history of Atlantic Monthly’s online presence. There’s a lot of good information here regarding introverts, of whose number I suppose I am.

With their endless appetite for talk and attention, extroverts also dominate social life, so they tend to set expectations. In our extrovertist society, being outgoing is considered normal and therefore desirable, a mark of happiness, confidence, leadership. Extroverts are seen as bighearted, vibrant, warm, empathic. “People person” is a compliment. Introverts are described with words like “guarded,” “loner,” “reserved,” “taciturn,” “self-contained,” “private”—narrow, ungenerous words, words that suggest emotional parsimony and smallness of personality. Female introverts, I suspect, must suffer especially. In certain circles, particularly in the Midwest, a man can still sometimes get away with being what they used to call a strong and silent type; introverted women, lacking that alternative, are even more likely than men to be perceived as timid, withdrawn, haughty.

Perhaps a bit politicized (I don’t feel like the extroverts are out to get me like he does) but nonetheless a good read about what it’s like to be something other than what you hear about all the time. ~

Mr. Jalopy purchased a jar of random kid-treasures for a $1 at a garage sale. He’s taken a photo of each item and placed them up on Flickr. (via Mr. Jalopy and BoingBoing) ~

Jake takes great photos. Here’s even more proof. Even Streetsy isn’t so bad when he’s behind the lens. ~