July 2011
3 posts
Naomi Wolf on al-Jazeera →
groupuscule:
“As with any addiction, it is very difficult, for neurochemical reasons, for an addict to stop doing things - even very self-destructive things - that enable him to get that next hit of dopamine. ”
We should really stop enabling people with Parkinson’s. They won’t get their life together until they hit rock bottom anyway.
Lake Disappointment →
bestofwikipedia:
Lake Disappointment is an ephemeral salt lake in Western Australia. It was named by the explorer Frank Hann in 1897. Hann was in the area exploring the east Pilbara, around Rudall River. He noticed creeks in the area flowed inland, and followed them expecting to find a large fresh water lake. To his disappointment the lake turned out to be salt, and subsequently it got its name...