best fortune cookie ever:

“you are on the verge of something big.”

as seen tonight at dinner.

I’m reading Alexander Hamilton: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall (fantastic) and came across this quote by Jacques Necker, France’s “reformist minister of finance” in the 18th century.

There are men whose zeal ought not to be cooled: such are those who, being conscious that they are qualified for great things, have a noble thirst for glory; who, being impelled by the force of their genius, feel themselves too confined within the narrow limits of common occupations; and those, more especially who, being struck with the idea of the public good, meditate on it and make it the most important business of their lives.  Proceed, you who, after silencing self-love, find your resemblance in this picture.

GrandCentral: “one number…for life.”  You can select available numbers from random cities across the country and claim it for your own lifetime personal use.  You can then forward them to any three numbers you want based upon the caller.  Pick ringbacks, screen calls, and more.  And it lists all incoming calls in an online inbox, voicemails included.  Cool!  My number is 781.577.7036.

Via Amit.

A possible move to Raleigh, NC.  If you have experiences / advice / knowledge of the area, please leave in the comments.

I love you all.

Fuego.




My next project.

Contact me if you want some pre-emptive info.  scotthurff (at) gmail

A hint: will be looking for writers who are interested in “yuppie” things, apparel, lifestyle, wine, food, and more.  A plus if you live near a major metropolitan area and consider yourself cool (shouldn’t most of you fit at least the latter?).