February 2012
January 2012
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“People forget that their knowledge is shaped by their specific time, culture and...”
– Philo_Human on January 29, 2012 at 09:00AM
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“The difference between Firefly and the Republican debates? One presents a future...”
– sween on January 26, 2012 at 08:12PM
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“The millionaires listening to Obama’s thoughts on taxing millionaires seem...”
– drgrist on January 24, 2012 at 06:57PM
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“So the republican choices are down to a Mormon who is not a polygamist and a...”
– fraying on January 19, 2012 at 05:06PM
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“Rick Perry had to do 3 things in his press conference: drop out, endorse...”
– KenJennings on January 19, 2012 at 09:28AM
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“Awesome: the party that doesn’t believe in taxes will have a nominee who...”
– BorowitzReport on January 17, 2012 at 09:58AM
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“I wonder how many Presidential candidacies could be prevented if we got these...”
– BorowitzReport on January 06, 2012 at 06:33PM
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My Hometown is Better than Yours
Hyperbole and Seattle. A fine combination. Read it and giggle. Maybe even guffaw. Just once .
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“Dear Democrats: Okay, we get it! Obama was supposed to be perfect. Now, forgive...”
– mktgdouchebag at January 02, 2012 at 04:43PM
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“IF THE $5.15 HOURLY minimum wage had risen at the same rate as CEO compensation...”
– TalkPolitical at January 01, 2012 at 03:37PM
Unbuilt Washington →
Washington D.C. as it was envisioned by architects whose plans never became reality.
December 2011
“… always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don’t think you...”
– Letters of Note: Advice from Harper Lee
Waldo Jaquith - On the impracticality of a cheeseburger:
Further reflection revealed that it’s quite impractical—nearly impossible—to make a cheeseburger from scratch. Tomatoes are in season in the late summer. Lettuce is in season in the fall. Mammals are slaughtered in early winter. The process of making such a burger would take nearly a year, and would inherently involve omitting some core...
Works cited
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“JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie.” JSTOR: An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2011
Brilliant!
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“When Hitler burned a book I felt it as keenly, please forgive me, as the killing...”
– Ray Bradbury
November 2011
“Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody, I think that is a...”
– Mother Theresa
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“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been....”
– Issac Asimov /via Daring Fireball
WatchOccupy Seattle: Octogenarian activist Dorli Rainey on being pepper-sprayed by Seattle police, importance of activism - Countdown with Keith Olbermann
October 2011
“We all — in the end — die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many...”
– A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
“Everyone feels secretly fraudulent. It’s the feeling of being an adult.”
– Miranda July, Artist
“[Children are] your heart running around outside your body.”
– Steve Jobs as quoted by Eric Schmidt.
“We haven’t just lost a great innovator, leader, and businessman,...”
– Last American Who Knew What The F@#$ He Was Doing Dies | The Onion
“The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal,...”
– Justice Louis Brandeis, dissenting opinion in Olmstead vs. United States
September 2011
