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As someone with Franzendentalist roots and Epiphinator tendencies, who consumes too many hours of social media, I keep sensing some serious hurt feelings from the older-media side — “Why would you love that thing instead of me?” They act like my wife would if I brought home a RealDoll. But it’s not like that. I don’t think people love Twitter or Facebook in the same way they might love Parks and Recreation or Twilight. Rather, we like the beer and tolerate the bottle. And even if we have those other browser tabs open, we’re still hungry for endings.

Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings?

There’s so much to comment on in this piece that I don’t really know where to start. I especially appreciate what I’m going to call the “get off my lawn” part because I’m SO that. Now, get off my damn lawn.

7/19/11 — 6:46am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx7GsqRR
Me and my plus one on the Toplitzsee. Ausseerland, Austria.

Me and my plus one on the Toplitzsee. Ausseerland, Austria.

High-res 7/8/11 — 2:31pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx6uRIVG

montereybayaquarium:

Rescued sea otter pup 540 and surrogate mother Joy explore the Sea Otter exhibit together for the first time on June 28, 2011. Joy has helped raise 15 pups, making her the most successful surrogate in the Aquarium’s Sea Otter Research and Conservation program.

And then, the bands around my grinchy heart broke open.
Notes: 82 7/6/11 — 12:59pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx6pWgVz
It looks like this where we are. There’s more on my Flickr stream.

It looks like this where we are. There’s more on my Flickr stream.

High-res 7/5/11 — 2:44pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx6nOcHO
Falco Lives

Good news, 80s fans. There’s a Falco impersonator. Roughly translated…

When asked about his talents, he responded “Styling hair and impersonating Falco!”

7/3/11 — 12:19pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx6ip9bj
Maccabi Games -- the "Jewish Olympics" -- Open in Vienna This Week.

“To represent your country in this kind of gathering is always a proud moment,” Kyte said. “It will be the first Jewish Games in a former Nazi-occupied territory and to have thousands of athletes marching through the Rathausplatz will be a fantastic sight.

I’m kind of kicking myself for just finding out about this. It’s probably just as well I can’t attend, I can barely read a word about this without breaking into tears.

7/3/11 — 3:58am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx6iJR39
Today we ate a lot of cake. But first, we confronted our mortality.

Today we ate a lot of cake. But first, we confronted our mortality.

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The Hallstatt Replication Process

Sure, it sounds like the title of a Big Bang Theory episode, but it’s not. We’re going to Hallstatt today, and I wonder if we’ll be replicated in the new, Chinese version.

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It’s funny to hear someone who has a reputation for describing things…. describing things.
Guy in the back seat of the car on the road from Salzburg to Aigen im Ennstal, Austria.
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Kim Rogers writes View from Here, the Outrigger Hotels blog. Also, she’s a total bird hugger. This is her pic of an albatross chick — funny looking AND awesome.

Kim Rogers writes View from Here, the Outrigger Hotels blog. Also, she’s a total bird hugger. This is her pic of an albatross chick — funny looking AND awesome.

High-res 6/30/11 — 2:17am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/Z7rrHx6bfXJ0