February 2012
6 posts
The Greatest Love: Mourning Whitney →
A thoughtful account on the passing of dynamic human being.
blackgirldangerous:
by Mia McKenzie
When I heard about the death of Whitney Houston, I had just returned home from a women’s self-defense course, where I am learning to defend and protect myself against would-be “assailants.” What the news of Whitney’s passing has got me thinking, though, is that, as a…
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January 2012
7 posts
“I cannot fight for those who get arrested for breaking windows in my city. I...”
– Occupy Oakland: A Fitting Name? « Positive Peace Warrior Network
Subliminous →
How I miss my home south of the equator and the people whom I leave a little piece of my heart with each departure.
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Grateful - An Update
I’m happy to report that a year later, this post is still blissfully accurate. Despite 2011 being a real relentless year, it is also brought a lot of joy, laughter and play-dates. 2012 is already proving to be a powerful force.
Grateful
My homegirl asked to take a look of my handwriting and the only thing I had handy was my planner. As we were looking at the entire year worth of...
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Reason 1,298,778 that the internet is so much fun....
verboss:
“Not completely sure how it works, but evidently if you link Santorum with the web site http://spreadingsantorum.com/ then that tends to keep Santorum name properly associated with the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex.”
Here.
December 2011
5 posts
November 2011
3 posts
Civil Society at Ground Zero: You Can Crush the... →
Rich and beautiful article about the #OWS movement. “One of the complicating factors in the Occupy movement is that so many of the thrown-away people of our society — the homeless, the marginal, the mentally ill, the addicted — have come to Occupy encampments for safe sleeping space, food, and medical care. And these economic refugees were generously taken in by the new...
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Postcard Birthday Poster DIY →
Inspiration: A beautiful reminder of how wonderful it is to have friends and loved ones.
October 2011
5 posts
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FINALLY: The Difference between Nerd, Dork, and... →
September 2011
7 posts
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The Most Racist Thing That Ever Happened to Me -... →
“What’s scary about prejudice is that it’s not a measurable force,” Malcolm Gladwell said. “We just know that it’s all around and it matters sometimes a lot and sometimes it doesn’t matter as much but we don’t really know how much.”
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Marines' DADT Countdown: "We're Gay. Get Over It."... →
Zombie Map of Los Angeles | Home
August 2011
13 posts
The very fabulous Jamie Beck | GIF magic. →
Jamie Beck via t.time spoon
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Update: No 27. Pleasure reading.
Updating my “List of Awesomeness” No. 27: Pleasure Reading. To date I have read through the following books: The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen by Ana Whitelock, and Unmaking the Public University: the Forty-Year Assault on the Middle Class by Christopher Newfield.
I’m looking for new book adventures.
Pets mark chapters of our lives →
I just wept at my desk.
World's Best Flyers Making Fun Of Other Flyers |... →
Watchhellagay:
Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America
by Amelia Tovey/photos by Molly Landreth
“A university education will be free to every man and woman. Several great...”
– The future of education … 100 years ago – excerpt from a Ladies Home Journal circa 1900, headlined “What May Happen in the Next Hudred Years.” (via curiositycounts)
Wedding Bells | The perfect backyard wedding. →
July 2011
18 posts
Why is ok for football players to collectively...
