graydon james

GO train announcement as we enter Union: "Do not cross the tracks, it's dangerous and illegal. (pause) It is super fun though. But don't do it. But if you do, I get it, cause it's awesome. But please...don't. (pause) But it is fun."

The implication of their old slogan was that peanuts were the satisfying part of the equation. It should have been: "Packed with satisfaction, Snickers is really peanuts."

When you pay your hydro bill, do you also whisper, "Hail hydro" at your computer like I do?

Who doesn't dig the conflicted loner with a deep sense of right and wrong? ow.ly/WMrG50IgYlG

Intuitively we know this is true: ow.ly/lj2Y50Ialmu. On the show "Quantum Leap" it always took a few seconds before the glowing nimbus of light coalesced into Dr. Sam Beckett, and then a bit more time before he said, "Oh boy."

Teleparallel gravity! I'm intrigued by any theory that sounds like it was named by Ray Bradbury: ow.ly/qHlH50I5ehG

I'm not *this* introverted, but in the summer I would go out for a bike ride at 2am and I enjoyed the absolute quiet. There is a joy in seeing the city in a different way: ow.ly/xKqh50I5cFj

All my button smershing adds up to something, I'm sure: ow.ly/6Hpg50HP2i8

I love mathematical theory because there have been numerous open problems -- so easily stated they can be understood by the lay person -- that end up requiring multi-hundred page proofs: ow.ly/WSBR50HI3Jr

I think the love of the largest, guzzliest vehicles is probably a problem: ow.ly/1tza50HGIHw

That feeling of Googling your own album to remember the release date: "In City & Country" released May 4, 2018...Star Wars Day! I mean...c'mon memory, work a little, yeesh.

An argument for moral ambiguity (aka some sense of realism) in political narratives: ow.ly/8iJx50Hqw4L. I think the problem is that a simple "good v. evil" narrative is more compelling to certain audiences...and easier to spew from a talking head.

I embraced slow productivity years ago! (Har de har)...but seriously, time lost due to anxiety and a crushing sense of obligations unmet reduces time spent actually getting things off your to-do list. This is sensible: ow.ly/wOxF50Hqn48

So...what do you want to write next? says the quiet little blinking cursor: ow.ly/fmQY50HqgV1

A "gift" for y'all -- no one asked for it, no one wanted it, and yet here 'tis. A pandemic project of very reasonable proportions. I'll say this: I had fun making it! youtu.be/8wgRqY27n-4

Any list of "bests" is going to be one person's opinion. These seem like some cool games, mostly if you enjoy watching movies: ow.ly/VYFM50HaXHo

One of the funniest actors, in my opinion. Tons of raw talent and charm: ow.ly/Ypmv50Ha2eV

Access to information doesn't seem like a bad thing, but overestimating your own memory/intelligence leads to entrenched viewpoints: ow.ly/ynlg50H9p9o

They are always a decade away from viable fusion reactors *but*...the number of private firms involved in fusion technology does speak to the fact that they're getting closer: ow.ly/HRiA50GW8yq ...they're probably, like, a decade away.