Cy Twombley must have lived in SF

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Reason reason reason....is anybody listening?

The True America: learning to write like Sarah Palin

Slate Magazine (possibly the best online magazine around) held a 'write like Sarah Palin' contest. Here are some of the winning entries

"Here's a little news flash for your Department of Media: Superman's parents chose life and he was adopted in small-town USA by real Americans who run our factories, harvest our meat-bearing animals, and wave Old Glory down at the courthouse and the churches, not in Washington D.C. by cynical power-brokers and liberal scientists."—Steve Aydt

"It was only then, after I had removed the saddle from the moose, that I noticed the sweet sound of the warblers singing while perched on the fence post reminding me that unlike New York, Wasilla would always have my heart which not only pumps red, but also white and blue."—Brian Breighner

"The campaign path once led me into the homey kitchen of June Asbel, where the aroma of toasted almonds and nutmeg mixed with a sense of American perseverance and optimism."—Edward Dixon

Daily News Briefing

Every morning at the PR firm I work at, I dig through the news of the day and email out the highlights to the company. Here are my favorites from today:

The Living Christmas Co based in southern California offers Christmas tree rentals. Potted 2-7' trees are delivered and picked up via biodiesel truck.

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey announces his new endeavor "Square." The small plastic device plus into smart phones. Buyers swipe their credit cards through the square which then passes their information along to the vendors through an application.

Goodwill receives $1,500 weed donation. Exactly what it sounds like - check the story our here.

Cussin fantastic!

I saw a wonderful movie this weekend - The Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film is based on Roald Dahl's children's classic and adapted artfully by director Wes Anderson and a gaggle of pupeteers. The result is a quirky fantasy world for the hipster set. Check out the behind-the-scenes video for a bit of a preview: