August 2009
“Worse Ways to Make a Living
August 31, 2009 A kind reader sent on this...”
– Worse Ways to Make a Living - Annoyed Librarian - Blog on Library Journal
Interesting article at the Washington Post …
Lyrics Comparison of 99 Luft Balloons and 99 Red... →
(via thoseareturkeys)
“There is another possibility: that, in most instances, depression should not be...”
– Depression’s Evolutionary Roots: Scientific American
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Oradour →
Oradour-sur-Glane, France | Ghost Towns
On June 10th 1944, only a few days after the Allied landings in Normandy, German troops entered the sleepy village of Oradour in central France and…
some tweet repeats (tweetpeats?) →
Here are most of my Twitter posts for the last week or so. No reason why you shouldn’t suffer through them, also. this isn’t my real hair. Meth ring used comic books to launder cash: when…
Magazine Preview - After Hurricane Katrina,... →
The smell of death was overpowering the moment a relief worker cracked open one of the hospital chapel’s wooden doors. Inside, more than a dozen bodies lay motionless on low cots and on the ground, shrouded in white sheets. Here, a wisp of gray hair peeked out. There, a knee was flung akimbo. A pallid hand reached across a blue gown.
Wow. You really just have to read this, ‘kay?
Must go to bed now
Is 2:03 a.m. 9:30 a.m. at work is going to come awfully early. But how do we sleep at all when there’s antique appliances to look at online?
In the same vein - More restored antique... →
“If you don’t have a dog - at least one - there is not necessarily anything wrong...”
– Vincent Van Gogh
(emilyposts: pinkseersucker: mufti: jessicalindsey)
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This lady doesn't look sick.
Too much makeup, especially the lipstick. And she’s almost smiling - kinda like, “Hey, I’ve got a little headache. Maybe I can stay home today!”
Don't tell
bowlingalleylawyer:
jaie:
bowlingalleylawyer:
I haven’t been to the gym 3 days in a row!
SCANDAL!
(and right now I am having a beer for dinner)
I haven’t been since last Monday - and I’m contemplating skipping tonight too. Bad girl! Bad!
I know I know. this is rare for me. I’m blaming going back to work this week. uh huh… that’s my story! ;)
back at it tomorrow.
Yeah, I was on...
Don't tell
bowlingalleylawyer:
I haven’t been to the gym 3 days in a row!
SCANDAL!
(and right now I am having a beer for dinner)
I haven’t been since last Monday - and I’m contemplating skipping tonight too. Bad girl! Bad!
On this day in blah blah blah
Today In History for Wednesday, August 26, 2009, pared down to an interesting list
1346 - Battle at Crecy: England’s longbows defeat France, cannons used for 1st time in battle
1843 - Charles Thurber patents a typewriter
1873 - 1st kindergarten public school opens in St Louis
1895 - Electric central at Niagara Falls gives 1st steam
1903 - Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a game
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“You know who [got upset]? The stupid people…Bill O’Reilly called me a pinhead,...”
– Bill Maher on Conan (via livejamie)
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“I think success is still the greatest ideal we have in America. It is chief...”
– Underachieving As Art: The Rumpus Interview With Benjamin Anastas - The Rumpus.net
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I was eight, and now I'm almost thirty. Life...
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“Meanwhile, the people around you continue to talk and act as if you were the...”
– So Much Water So Close to Home, Raymond Carver
Reposted.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
