Taking a trend that I have noticed around the interwebs and the fact that I suck at coming to my blog often enough (but am awesome at checking my reader in the morning), I am introducing “Morning posts.” Pretty low-key showings-off of some of the things that tickle my brain while I’m waiting for the coffee to kick in.

• The Agitator blogger Radley Balko just moved to Nashville right about the same time as one of my best friends so his adventure in discovering the city really is kind of a glimpse into what a newcomer to the city is experiencing. Sounds Like the Scariest 5K Ever

• Around here in the Pacific Northwest, trees are so abundant that they all kind of live together to create the landscape. They never really get a personality but in the case of “Domesticated Trees,” you really get the feeling of the tree feeling outside of its natural environment, and what it has to go through to “fit in.” Woah. Did I just make a self reflective statement based on trees? Domesticated Trees via DoobyBrain

• Love this shirt. $500 though? Sad. Prime Minister Hatoyama Shirt via Orange Crate Art

• iPad will never replace book. There is a very engrained philosophy behind the physical object and how that begets the idea of free and equal access. Some excellent quotes from NYT Opinion post:

…I didn’t grow up reading texts. I grew up reading books.

The entire impulse behind Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBooks assumes that you cannot read a book unless you own it first — and only you can read it unless you want to pass on your device.That goes against the social value of reading, the collective knowledge and collaborative discourse that comes from access to shared libraries. That is not a good thing for readers, authors, publishers or our culture.

Also noticing that I really need to redo my WordPress theme. This one was made from scratch as a learning experience so, lots of missing bits… weekend project!