an effortless life is a meaningless life
I often tell my wife and son that the best life for me would be to get up in the morning and go to a cafe and have coffee and meet friends and read the newspaper. But you can't do it every day, because if you did, your life would be effortless. And an effortless life is a meaningless life.
- ha jin, "QUESTIONS FOR HA JIN: A Novel Perspective," new york times magazine April 10, 2005
posted April 11, 2005 in printboston
that's where i'll be from june to the end of the year. i don't know anything about boston, really. do you?
posted April 11, 2005 in deliverythe kind of parents who name their son Jake don't tend to live in the same neighborhoods or share economic circumstances with the kind of parents who name their son DeShawn
The 20 Whitest Girl Names
1. Molly
2. Amy
3. Claire
4. Emily
5. Katie
6. Madeline
7. Katelyn
8. Emma
9. Abigail
10. Carly
11. Jenna
12. Heather
13. Katherine
14. Caitlin
15. Kaitlin
16. Holly
17. Allison
18. Kaitlyn
19. Hannah
20. Kathryn
The 20 Blackest Girl Names
1. Imani
2. Ebony
3. Shanice
4. Aaliyah
5. Precious
6. Nia
7. Deja
8. Diamond
9. Asia
10. Aliyah
11. Jada
12. Tierra
13. Tiara
14. Kiara
15. Jazmine
16. Jasmin
17. Jazmin
18. Jasmine
19. Alexus
20. Raven
Most Popular Girl Crossover Names
1. Andrea
2. Whitney
3. Alicia
4. Kendra
5. Alexandria
6. Natasha
7. Tiffany
8. Brittany
9. Amber
10. Talia
11. Erika
12. Brianna
13. Ariel
14. Gabrielle
15. Veronica
16. Alana
17. Kyra
18. Ashley
19. Breanna
20. Erica
- Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, "A Roshanda by Any Other Name," slate april 11, 2005
posted April 11, 2005 in print