August 2011
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Breaking the Validation of Identity
Growing up (and, until just recently) I had an image of a god that was fairly cut and dry. It wasn’t very complicated, and allowed me to wrap my naive young brain around. It was a god that I had created simply to validate my own identity. It was a god that I attempted to wrap logic around. It was a god that I didn’t ask questions about, but rather drew my own conclusions. It was a god that I...
November 2010
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October 2010
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August 2010
2 posts
“1. Wealth without work
2. Pleasure without conscience
3. Knowledge...”
– Mahatma Ghandi [7 sins of the world]
May 2010
16 posts
Wavin’ Flag- K’naan
This is one of...
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“I saw four more dead birds than I wanted to today, which means I saw seventeen...”
– Anthony (via caseydonahue)
Best New Releases From MFR
theplanetofsound:
metromag:
Duly noted.
minneapolisfuckingrocks:
The Dead Weather - “Sea Of Cowards” (Warner Bros.) *MP3: The Dead Weather - “Hustle And Cuss”
Buy it on iTunes. Gayngs - “Relayted” (Jagjaguwar) [LOCAL] *MP3: Gayngs - “Faded High”
Buy it on iTunes. The National - “High Violet” (4AD) *MP3: The National - “Afraid Of Everyone”
Buy it on iTunes. (Ian Anderson)
April 2010
44 posts
zenofblogging:
Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear
‘Oh My Lady Gaga’ is the coolest new expression in... →
urbandictionary:
But Chinese academics are not happy about the English catch phrase as they are worried the Chinese language won’t remain pure if English influences keep infiltrating through, the China Daily reported.
Catchy. I kinda like it. lol
“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when...”
– Terry Pratchett (via quote-book)
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A Picture of You- Mr. Hudson & the Library
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U.S. Government To Save Billions By Cutting... →
WASHINGTON—In an effort to reduce wasteful spending and eliminate non-vital federal services, the U.S. government announced plans this week to cut its long-standing senator program, a move it says will help save more than $300 billion each year.
According to officials, the decision to cut the national legislative body was reached during a budget review meeting on Tuesday. After hours of...
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“I read Dan Brown novels but not for fun. I read one chapter every night as...”
– Mike Burns (via thoughtbot)
Children with Williams Syndrome don't form racial... →
science:
Williams Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes mental deficits, but also a hypersocial personality. People with Williams Syndrome don’t just love to interact with other socially — they seemingly have no social fear at all, and they’ll talk to just about anyone, happy, sad, angry, black, white, etc. And now a study shows that apparently they’re the only humans who don’t form...
Pope Vows To Get Church Pedophilia Down To... →
VATICAN CITY—Calling the behavior shameful, sinful, and much more frequent than the Vatican was comfortable with, Pope Benedict XVI vowed this week to bring the widespread pedophilia within the Roman Catholic Church down to a more manageable level.
Addressing thousands gathered at St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, the pontiff offered his “most humble apologies” to abuse...
Good Lord...
fuckyeahcubs:
I know it’s only opening day.
I know it’s a sometimes desperately-long season.
I know that, in the grand scheme of Everything, this game today means almost nothing.
But Sweet Lord, that was grim.
Except for Marshall, of course. That guy seemed to have the game of his life.
[Editors: feel free to delete this entry. Good Lord…]
Please. Tell me how the braves balls taste....