Hi, I’m Marissa Coughlin, I work in tech PR and read a lot on the internet. This blog is an expression of my life on and off the Web. You can also find me on twitter @marissacTumblr (3.0; @marissac)http://marissac.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/490/trends-with-benefits">This American Life - Trends with Benefits</a>: <p>One of the best TAL episodes I have listened to (and that says a lot). Very good explainer of the core reasons behind the switch in the US from a welfare state (as the jargon goes) to a disability state. Spoiler alert - States play a big role. </p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/47740787829http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/47740787829Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:22:05 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fac60544cc3226e2f951ddfb1480af5/tumblr_mirj75RE8f1qzooxpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://theimpossiblecool.tumblr.com/post/43985706537/grace-kelly-1956" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theimpossiblecool</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://soniceditions.com/image/grace-kelly-wearing-floral-dress" target="_blank">Grace Kelly, 1956</a>. </p></blockquote>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/44054973160http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/44054973160Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:06:07 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc3s6bLI4o1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Building the Lego fire truck.</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/33847256781http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/33847256781Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:15:47 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc3s4z3OMi1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy Avery!</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/33847213386http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/33847213386Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:14:59 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma9j4yXwg51qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The boring but important task of fixing my extension cords.</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/31432165747http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/31432165747Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:38:58 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fp54AK0x1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Like mother like daughter</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340622106http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340622106Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:00:40 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fp4cCNPn1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rowan still as cute as a button</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340579077http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340579077Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:00:12 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fp1jZxkw1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’m getting domestic! Indoor succulent garden by Urbio</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340462370http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340462370Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:58:31 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9fp01WSvG1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pretty much the best food ever. Fried olives from locanda</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340399896http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30340399896Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:57:37 -0700<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/business/book-reviewers-for-hire-meet-a-demand-for-online-raves.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all">The Best Book Reviews Money Can Buy</a>: <p>Note to self: never trust Amazon book reviews (not that I ever did).</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30324806472http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/30324806472Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:39:32 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2yt2qrhs61qz7wy1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Gorgeous spring skiing day!</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21697574221http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21697574221Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:44:49 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fnj8ScjA1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yeah, that happened</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21036366667http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21036366667Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:30:44 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fnilErgr1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dropbox party overlooking the city.</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21036348997http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21036348997Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:30:21 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fnhdmKPR1qz7wy1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Me and Constantine in Napa this January.</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21036313120http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/21036313120Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:29:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt0zrDFWS1qz7wy1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Make up!</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965668522http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965668522Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:35:51 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt0y2DKfP1qz7wy1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965639382http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965639382Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:50 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt0wpJc3l1qz7wy1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Edwardian Ball!</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965616312http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965616312Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:00 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt0udCrU11qz7wy1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cod Stew!</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965575707http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/16965575707Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:32:37 -0800“The secret of the Inca’s great wealth may have been their unusual tax system. Instead of paying taxes in money, every Incan was required to provide labor to the state. In exchange for this labor, they were given the necessities of life.”<br/><br/> - <em><p>Cool article about how the Inca’s build a huge empire without having any system of commerce. </p> <p><a href="http://io9.com/5872764/the-greatest-mystery-of-the-inca-empire-was-its-strange-economy" target="_blank">The greatest mystery of the Inca Empire was its strange economy</a></p></em>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/15330042556http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/15330042556Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:16:46 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ls0f98YFVZ1qz7wy1o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>NBD, the night ended with Snoop Dogg and we all danced on stage with him!!!!!!!</p>http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/10585889884http://marissac.tumblr.com/post/10585889884Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:31:55 -0700