Friday links: August 8, 2014

 

 Rolling.Stones.Spain_-640x360 Mick Jagger talking about Monty Python: “Still a bunch of wrinkly old men trying to relive their youth and make a load of money. I mean, the best one died years ago.” I love it.
 Ebola_Americans-03809-2087 The dedication of our front line health care workers just cannot be underestimated. Whether it’s an infectious disease epidemic like Ebola or a natural disaster, they put themselves in harm’s way to care for others.
 churchill A correspondent to Winston Churchill wrote, “OMG” in a 1917 letter. Here are other “modern” phrases that have been around for a while. Next we’ll find Egyptian hieroglyphs that say LOL.
 6c368822 Great speech by Bill Gates at Addis Ababa University. My favorite quote: “Usually, people assume that realism and optimism describe two different schools of thought. I disagree. I believe my optimism about the future of Africa is extremely realistic.”