Gretchen Rubin clearly did a LOT of research for her own benefit (and, of course, the benefit of the book) when embarking on her happiness project. Both from explicit references and the book's... more
Gretchen Rubin clearly did a LOT of research for her own benefit (and, of course, the benefit of the book) when embarking on her happiness project. Both from explicit references and the book's construction and her conclusions, it's clear that she's speaking from a learned place. We learn with her, and find out (or are reaffirmed in our knowledge that) it's hard to be an expert on happiness per se, and there are clues and gems of wisdom lying all about us. I listened to the audiobook version of this, and greatly prefer any author's own narration of his or her own work, but if I have one quibble with my experience with this book it's that it's clear at times that Ms. Rubin drifts off a bit and reads rote from her script, rather than "speaking to" us as she tells her story, as the best narrators do (and she frequently does).
Hernan, the master of fleshy, deep progressive house. Who can forget those mixes -- Hernan Cattaneo - MetroDance - double-vay double-vay double-vay punto hernan cattaneo punto com ...ah nostalgia
Google's land-grab in the area of on-line payments, Google Checkout has failed to take off as the big G had hoped. With users not wanting another e-wallet (many already have PayPal, and don't even... more
Google's land-grab in the area of on-line payments, Google Checkout has failed to take off as the big G had hoped. With users not wanting another e-wallet (many already have PayPal, and don't even want to manage with that), and with merchants stung by high fees that frequently eclipse those charged to them by their merchant credit card processing accounts, it's no wonder that critical mass hasn't gathered on the merchant or consumer side. Google may have had it right in the beginning, when they gave merchants who advertised with AdWords special discounts on Google Checkout merchant fees, while at the same time offering abundant coupons to consumers for discount at merchant sites... but after a number of months, Google cut these programs, and when they went, so too did many merchants and the incentive for consumers to choose Google Checkout instead of a store's standard checkout procedure. Another road-block is sites' not honoring their own coupons through Google Checkout.
Wow, nice surprise to see this on my suggested list. On a recent trip to Vermont my girlfriend, dog and I hiked part of the Long Trail, in addition to the Rail Trail. The Long Trail was where he... more
Wow, nice surprise to see this on my suggested list. On a recent trip to Vermont my girlfriend, dog and I hiked part of the Long Trail, in addition to the Rail Trail. The Long Trail was where he first hiked off-leash; he did a great job.
