Greg Palmer

• How to: Kiss Corporate Life Goodbye — Pearsonified
  (tags: career entrepreneurship)
• A job for Miss South Carolina? | FP Passport
  On January 3, the 46th most-searched term on Google was “Iowa caucasus.” Note the spelling.
  (tags: elections)

I was in a bad mood, and then I saw this:

• What About John Edwards? - washingtonpost.com
  “There is no margin of error for Edwards, no backup plan: He has to find a way to stay at the center of the primary narrative, despite the almost reflexive tendency of the news media to frame the race as Front-runner and Challenger.” Yup.
  (tags: politics elections presidency)
• Michael Pollan recommends we rediscover the joy of eating | Society | The Guardian
  (tags: food)
• Air Spin One
  “The preternaturally jolly McAuliffe is a good man to have spinning for you in a pinch. But his good cheer dimmed when I asked him about Bill Richardson, who appears to have made an 11th-hour deal to throw his supporters to Obama.”
  (tags: elections presidency)
• Why Non-Obvious Brand Icons Work
  Very cool, including a story about how O’Reilly Publishing’s famous “animal covers” came into the world.
  (tags: design technology)

Just a quick note to mention that I’ll be on the RJ McKay Show in Philadelphia tonight around 9pm. Tune into WPHT (1210 AM talk radio) to hear you favorite political pundit (ie, me) pontificate about the Iowa Caucuses, the New Hampshire Primary, and what it all means for the candidates.

Ann’s New Studio

Originally uploaded by Greg Palmer

I finally got the opportunity to visit Ann in her new studio tonight.
It’s a ton bigger with two gigantic windows to let in light; suffice
it to say it is a beautiful new space for one of my favorite artists.
Congratulations, Ann!

• The Big Picture | Per Capita Spending and Life Expectancy
  Oh wow, fantastic graph. What is wrong with this picture?
  (tags: healthcare)
• Clinton Campaign Stung By Third-Place Finish - Off The Bus on The Huffington Post
  (tags: politics elections presidency)
• onegoodmove: I thought these things might be clues.
  (tags: comedy video)

I am the biggest loser, per last night’s bet. And as painful as it was, I’ve fulfilled my debt by making a token donation to a candidate of my friend’s choosing:

(And note he was chosen only because I dislike him so much, not because either of us like Rudy)

A friend and I decided to do top 3 picks and see who comes closer. I’m gonna put them here for the sake of keeping things out in the open.

Me:
1) Edwards
2) Clinton
3) Obama

Him:
1) Obama
2) Edwards
3) Clinton

Can’t wait to see who got closer…

Update: Looks like I’m the big loser here!

• Nice Warren Buffet interview
  (tags: politics)
• Giuliani’s War Zealot & The War Zealot’s Candidate - The Washington Note
  (tags: politics presidency)
• Fliggo - Rigged USA Elections Exposed
  (tags: video politics crime)
• Social Net Site Is Said to Be for Sale - New York Times
  If I had $100 million lying around, this would be fun.
  (tags: internet business)
• Apartment Prices in Manhattan Defy National Real Estate Slide - New York Times
  “The average price for an apartment reached $1.4 million in the last quarter of 2007, up 17.6 percent from the fourth quarter of 2006…”
  (tags: nyc)
• Losing an Edge, Japanese Envy India’s Schools - New York Times
  “Japan is suffering a crisis of confidence these days about its ability to compete with its emerging Asian rivals, China and India. But even in this fad-obsessed nation, one result was never expected: a growing craze for Indian education.”
  (tags: japan)
• Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | Oliver James; Selfish capitalism is bad for our mental health
  (tags: capitalism business health)
• Data ghettos — mattwaite.com
  (tags: data journalism)
• QotD: Cold Weather Beverage - Vox
  The Red Hook… sounds good.
  (tags: drinking)