December 2008
116 posts
“Life would be so much easier if I didn’t give a shit, but I do.”
– Nick Hornby- SLAM
Israel
Just like you can’t say something marginally racist, mention that your black friend said it first, and expect to get let off the hook, you can’t simply say, “I know a Jew who agrees” and expect that to be the end of the conversation. As always, what you say is your responsibility if you are willing to present it to the world you should be willing to take full credit.
The issue is this: Israel is...
“As soon as I arrived home and opened the door, my kids rushed toward me. They...”
– Gaza Family Considers Emigration After Attacks | Newsweek International | Newsweek.com (via robot-heart-politics)
the weakerthans, left & leaving (via...
rulesformyunbornson:
REQUIRED LISTENING: Dropkick...
“That night, on 9/11, Rumsfeld came over and the others, and the president...”
– Richard Clarke, chief White House counterterrorism adviser. Vanity Fair Magazine. (via apsies)
“I think what we really need right now is to embody the courage, calm and focus...”
– Tegan Quin (via allisonweiss)
“You might want to try handing out some hope every once in a while. Even if...”
– Shepard, Lost
I don’t watch the show but I saw this floating around the Internet and it reminded me of a conversation I had recently. The subject of this quote is a girl with a crushed spine. The subject of my conversation was a “state of the nation” type presentation to be...
“When I told the hardware store worker my plan to paint on my ex-boyfriend’s...”
– One Sentence archive - story #2711 (via robot-heart)
I have no subject in mind but I would love to have the guts to do something like this someday. The combination of raw emotion and plotting is almost irresistible.
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“Katrina to me was the tipping point. The president broke his bond with the...”
– Matthew Dowd, Bush’s pollster and chief strategist for the 2004 presidential campaign. (via apsies)
My Year in Cities 2008
Springdale, WA
Kemah, TX*
Houston, TX*
Homer, AK
Kenai, AK
Bird Creek, AK
Oakland, CA
Brooklyn, NY
Looking at this list I can tell I have been travelling more for work than pleasure lately. I am clearly keeping it continental, which is a big change for me. In 2009, I will be adding DC and Dallas and if all my finger crossing pays off, Buenos Aires.
superamit:
One or more nights were...
“There’s such a gulf between yourself and who you were then, but people speak to...”
– Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams (via thoughtsdetained)
Area Man Looking For Whatever The Hell Is Beeping... →
This is, too often, my life.
“Feminism has such bad PR — it has such loaded historical associations. As a...”
– Andi Zeisler, co-founder of Bitch magazine, Feminist Media in a Time of Economic Trouble | The American Prospect (via robot-heart)
“If I ever needed to be rescued by a superhero, I’d like him to look like you…...”
– Me, to Delme (my future husband, who is back in LDN) (via britches)
“In my mind, Twitter is a sort of affirmation of an important life choice I made...”
– Jesse Thorn, utterly nailing it. (via merlin)
Yep. Get funny or get out.
“Our priorities, man, are so screwed up. We spend so much on the military we’re...”
– Jon Stewart, 14th Annual Young Comedians Special (1991) (via theengineer)
1 nation voted against right to food in UN General... →
jordanlyons:
“Draft resolution XX… approved on 24 November by a recorded vote of 180 in favour to 1 against (United States), with no abstentions, would have the Assembly reaffirm that hunger constitutes an…
Melissa Etheridge on Rick Warren [LINK] →
This is a message for my brothers and sisters who have fought so long and so hard for gay rights and liberty. We have spent a long time climbing up this mountain, looking at the impossible, changing a thousand year-old paradigm. We have asked for the right to love the human of our choice, and to be protected equally under the laws of this great country. The road at times has been so bloody, and so...
“I searched for signs of literacy as Bob flipped through the channels, lingering...”
– Dating A Guy Who’s Stupid | The Frisky [LINK] (via robot-heart)
“…the truth is that promoting science isn’t just about providing resources, it’s...”
– Barack Obama, weekly video address, 20/12/2008. (via exalen)
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of...”
– P.J. O’Rourke (via 52books)
This is also something I keep in mind when reading in public. First impressions can say such a lot and no one wants to meet someone new or run into someone from the past with a horrible book in hand. It says a great deal about you.
How to Drive in the Snow
It seems my fellow Seattleites are having a hard time figuring out how to drive the snow. Here are some tips from Chicago, where snow happens more than twice a year. If you cannot follow these suggestions and there is a good chance you will spin out and cause an accident or block traffic perhaps the bus is a better choice. Remember, trucks and SUVs are no more snow worthy than their driver....
Gay penguins wind up being the best parents [LINK] →
(via muppetpants)
“Of course not. I have always treated them with respect. When they come and wanna...”
– Rick Warren, when asked if he is homophobic (via apsies)
“Overwhelmingly, the consensus was this: Jewish kids of my generation were...”
– A Jewish parent’s guide to Christmas specials. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
Awesome.
(via robot-heart)
A comprehensive attempt to explain the inexplicable, the parts of Christmas jews don’t mind. Mostly, I like the lights.
Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early Education -... →
(via robot-heart-politics)
excerpt:
…the $10 billion Mr. Obama has pledged for early childhood education would amount to the largest new federal initiative for young children since Head Start began in 1965. Now, Head Start is a $7 billion federal program serving about 900,000 preschoolers.
“People are absolutely ecstatic,” said Cornelia Grumman, executive director of the First Five Years...
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Word Revival #7
Munificent:
Adjective
1. very liberal in giving or bestowing : lavish
2. characterized by great liberality or generosity
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How to tell if a girl loves you. →
peterwknox:
If at Halloween you’re invited to a TV- and movie-themed party and she dresses up as Winnie Cooper and you dress up as Paul Pfeiffer, mainly because you already have the glasses, and at the party some guy who’s a dead ringer for Fred Savage saunters up, peels off his mole, and says, “Get lost, Paul, Winnie’s mine,” and you’re left standing there while the two of them go off dancing...
“I don’t just want to be a footnote in someone else’s happiness.”
– Fall Out Boy - Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet (via notthatkindagay)
Watchheyitseva:
rickyv:
MTV, drunk on profits from The Hills, decided to give us our own TV show.
We’re excited. More details to come, obviously.
Oh my goodness. High five!
“You think a little bankruptcy scares this crew? You think Chapter 11 has us...”
– Los Angeles Times media reporter James Rainey (via cakeordeath)
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (A Man Without a Country) (via preduke)
“I asked her to explain the pros and cons of this strange culture. According to...”
– The Demise of Dating - NYTimes.com (via robot-heart)
The hook up is like going to a car dealership and test driving the shiniest thing on the lot; the one you remember from the commercial. You can test things you never considered much, most won’t be your style, but you’ll have a bit of...
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