March 2012
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I keep trying to come up with a poem, but swimming through my head are too any good song lyrics.
“And I’ve seen what happens to the wicked and the proud when they decide to try to take on the throne for the crown”
“For once I want to be the car crash, not always just the traffic jam.”
“Here in town you can tell he’s been down for a while, but my God,...
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Thoughts of a father
I always marveled
at how delicate your hands were
when they held mine,
practically avian.
You look up at me
comma-like lashes, sandy colored.
One day, they will charm
today they are just endearing.
Those hands are stronger
than they first seem.
They clench more like talons, yet
I am still afraid to squeeze.
The hero worship in your eyes
scares me more than war ever did.
I will fight...
explicitideas:
i’m constantly starving myself because preparing food requires too much time and effort
The Week: Good day, bad day: February 29 →
theweekmagazine:
GOOD DAY FOR:
Frazzled travelers: Virgin Atlantic hires a “whisper coach” to teach flight crews how to keep their voices low enough to provide ”the most comfortable experience possible for our passengers.” [TIME]
Diplomacy: The U.S. State Department announces that poverty-stricken…
February 2012
fountain-full-of-wishes:
A really sexist and racist character in one of my favorite book has the surname Stone Mountain. I just found out that Stone Mountain, Georgia was the location of the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan in 1915. Suddenly everything makes sense…
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Human beings in a mob What’s a mob to a king? What’s a king to a god? What’s a god to a non-believer? Who don’t believe in anything?
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NYC: Empire State Building Refuses To Honor... →
talkstraight:
The Empire State Building refused to honor Timothy Cardinal Dolan — setting off a torrent of outrage against the iconic structure that has honored everything from athletes to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In 2009, the building even honored the 60th anniversary of China’s communist takeover of China. But this week, they showed no love for Dolan — a global ambassador for New...
Canadian School Superintendent Defends Having A... →
conservatarian:
talkstraight:
Why did a Canadian school think they had a right to freak out when a pre-schooler made a crayon drawing of a gun?
It’s quite simple. The teachers and the education system did so, because they consider themselves to be “co-parents” of the children.
The story about Jessie Sansone has been burning up TheBlaze all day. Jessie is the Canadian man who went through the...
TMI Tuesday. →
st3ph4ni3-m4ri3:
1. Are looks important in a relationship? 2. Are relationships ever worth it? 3. Are you a virgin? 4. Are you in a relationship? 5. Are you in love? 6. Are you single this year? 7. Can you commit to one person? 8. Describe your crush: 9. Describe your perfect mate: 10. Do you believe in love at first sight? 11. Do you ever want to get married? 12. Do you forgive betrayal? 13....
