Random quotes, images, and thoughts from Ed Ireson.
GQ: Dear Scientists, Wine Is Not a Health Food
“ So yet another study came out today citing the health benefits of red wine. And you know what? Didn’t care the first time you told us it was good for our hearts, don’t care now. […] We don’t consume wine because it’s good for us. Those one, two, five glasses of Pinot we throw back are for our own sanity, for a good buzz. […] Wine just needs to be drank and enjoyed. Period ”
GQ: Dear Scientists, Wine Is Not a Health Food
How To Report The News — Honestly, I made it 30 seconds into the video, before I realized I wasn’t listening to it. Amazing how formulaic news reporting is…
“ I don’t feel like I ate food. It’s like when you swallow a lot of water in the shower. ”
GQ: The Domino’s Taste Test — Sounds like Domino’s still sucks. Who orders pizza from a national chain anyhow? The local joints are always better.
“ The only thing I want to concentrate on when reading a book are the words on the page or, in this case, on the screen. I don’t want to know that I have a new email waiting, I don’t need a popup to tell me that my newsreader has been updated… I just want to READ. ”
In Praise of the Unitasker — I wholeheartedly agree with this. I’ll probably end up buying one, just because it would be nice around the house (and just leave the laptop at the office). But when I want to read, I just want to read.
“The Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee is understandable and defensible. It will continue to attract lots of attention and heated debate. Yet, in itself, it will not be a major determinant of the longer-term outlook for the advanced economies. In fact, it does little to address the real issues. The advanced economies must urgently shift from a largely cyclical post-crisis response to more holistic structural measures. The longer this shift is delayed, the greater the pressure for ad hoc measures that generate lots of headlines but are ineffective in restoring robust medium-term growth and dynamic job creation.”
- Mohamed El-Erian (via, uhh, @billgates)
