5 Things I Love This Week… October 19-26 (Extra Late Edition)

3 Nov

Surfing
I tried it for the first time on Saturday and I am in love. It’s too bad Ontario’s surf scene involves going to the beach with 3 feet of snow on the ground.
These Shoes
Generation Kill
David Simon of The Wire revives his brand of realism with a mini-series about the war in Iraq based on the account of a Rolling Stone journalist who spent the first year of the invasion with an elite Marine Corps unit.
Long Bets
“The purpose of Long Bets is to improve long–term thinking. Long Bets is a public arena for enjoyably competitive predictions, of interest to society, with philanthropic money at stake. The Long Now Foundation furnishes the continuity to see even the longest bets through to public resolution. This website provides a forum for discussion about what may be learned from the bets and their eventual outcomes.”
Rats Playing Basketball