Coffee and Conversation: Links and Suggestions for your Light Chit-Chat
“Studying books has a languid feeble motion, whereas conversation provides teaching and exercise all at once.”
Michel de Montaigne, sixteenth century French essayist
Who said we don’t take our conversation seriously? No breach of civility and we chatted aplenty. You may want to follow up or refresh your memories of our conversation. Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week’s Coffee and Conversation session:
Tea Party Moves to Flex it’s Muscle
For GOP, Big Ambitions Face Daunting Obstacles
Marijuana Legalization Measure Loses in California
China’s Ability to Censor Web Will Ebb, Google Says
In Congress, fundraising’s steep price
Steve Jobs On Conflict Minerals: “It’s a Very Difficult Problem”
Did Stewart restore sanity? Or just have a comedic success?
Keith Olbermann: Jon Stewart Jumped The Shark At Rally
Olbermann Is Suspended for Donations
Here are a few links to useful information for your weekend’s light conversations and other good chatter and grown-up talk when you’re sipping coffee, confabbing, and hanging at the local shindig.
French pensioner ‘attacked Muslim woman over veil’
Speak for Yourself Open Mic Night
New Chapter of Net Impact
Remember: you can get Coffee and Conversation updates on your mobile by texting “follow buconvo” to 40404. Enjoy! See you next week.
Peace.