January 2012
1 post
“The great conservative bugaboo, Obamacare, is also far more moderate than its...”
– Andrew Sullivan absolutely kills this. He defends Obama’s first term as remarkably prolific, moderate and true to principle. Hear, hear. (via thecallup)
December 2011
1 post
Full Credit For Being Alive: An Annotated Response... →
fullcredit:
Tebow is respectful, wholesome and a man of God. He has no obvious failings besides an inaccurate throwing arm.
Well that is unfortunate, as THAT IS HIS JOB. Not to teach us all about Jesus. His job is to THROW THE BALL TO SOMEONE ELSE, and if he wasn’t talking about God all the fucking…
Pretty much my thoughts exactly.
October 2011
5 posts
“If you’d told me in January 2009 that the banks would pay us back the entire...”
– Andrew Sullivan (via bbbrad)
“Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think...”
– President Obama
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September 2011
2 posts
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“This might be the last simple place left in the NFL. A place where fans navigate...”
– Les Carpenter on Buffalo and the Buffalo Bills. (via washingtonpoststyle)
I must disagree with this author’s take. I don’t think Green Bay has gone “corporate” - just because we have remodeled our stadium does not mean that we have lost that tradition and nostalgia. Green...
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August 2011
6 posts
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What's President Obama reading this summer? -... →
noraleah:
I’ll take book recommendations from anyone, even the POTUS PR team. (JK, this is probably legit.)
1. “The Bayou Trilogy,” by Daniel Woodrell — A collection of crime stories set in Louisiana
2. “Rodin’s Debutante,” by Ward Just — A coming-of-age novel set against the backdrop of Chicago
3. “Cutting for Stone,” by Abraham Verghese — A book about the lives of twin boys born in...
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July 2011
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June 2011
4 posts
Old Man Search
I recently found an amazing Twitter feed (@oldmansearch)…a guy is “teaching his dad the internet” and told him that Twitter was how to search things on Google. The Twitter feed is just a random list of all the items his 81 year old dad is searching.
Some of my recent favorites?
Speedbump headache
Disguises
Pets you can keep in the fridge
Computer too fast
Why rap?
...
“The songs revolve around the melodies — big, spectral, swooping things — and the...”
– New York Times Magazine on Justin Vernon and Bon Iver
May 2011
11 posts
i make shiny things: Not cool Urban Outfitters,... →
imakeshinythings:
One of my lovely customers sent me a message today with this link.
And here is my United/World of Love line:
My heart sank a little bit. The World/United States of Love line that I created is one of the reasons that I was able to quit my full-time job. They even stole the item…
Watchkaylabirds:
i cant make you love me/nick of time || bon iver [[bonnie raitt cover]]
& this was just what i needed today. his voice? unreal.
“Children who are victims of failed personal responsibility are not my problem,...”
– Tim “Not My Problem” Pawlenty explaining why providing healthcare to children under the protection of juvenile court for abuse and/or neglect isn’t something the government should do. (via jonathan-cunningham)
“Walker is literally going out of his way to prevent two people in a loving,...”
– E.D. Kain in Forbes
I continue to be ashamed and awestruck by the actions of Governor Scott Walker. I’m proud of my state, proud to say I’m from Wisconsin….but this? This I am not proud of.
Till Whatever Do Us Part: Has America Become too...
I’ve seen this floating around for the past week and it has stuck with me. Do I think divorce is much more common, and perhaps too easy in this day and age? Probably, yes. But I also believe that divorce can be an extremely positive thing.
I am the child of divorce. My parents separated when I was five, it is all I know. My parents were two people who married fairly young (21 years old),...
“Why are we listening to the Bush administration guys anyway? They didn’t get bin...”
– Jon Stewart (via jenny-jenny-bo-benny)
What Your American Girl Doll Says About the Rest... →
caseyculture:
“Samantha Parkington: Did you know, when you picked her out, that Samantha was the cool one? Or were you simply drawn to her glossy brown hair, sophisticated accessories (she had a fur muff!) and rich demographic? Either way, every girl wanted a Samantha. If you owned her, you quickly learned the value of cachet.
By virtue of acquiring a status symbol early on (a Samantha doll...
“A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists, and...”
– Why do Americans still dislike atheists? - The Washington Post (via joemuto)
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
(via something-shiny)
April 2011
7 posts
“You want 9/11 first responders to know that before they get their chemo money...”
– JON STEWART, lambasting the “Literal Insult to Injury Amendment” to the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, on The Daily Show.
The amendment requires possible recipients of health funding under the law to be first cross-checked against the terrorist watch list.
An amendment sponsored...
“Of course, there will be those who disagree with my approach. Some will argue we...”
– Obama’s prepared remarks on deficit reduction
(via mar-see-ah)
March 2011
10 posts
“In thirty minutes, 18 State Senators undid fifty years of civil rights in...”
– Matt Miller, leader of the Wisconsin Senate Democrats
Watchlaurenjt:
Charlie’s Butt Dance - It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia
I have watched this a million times over, and it’s still funny.
This kills me every time.
“America is not broke. Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe...”
– Michael Moore (via kateoplis:azspot:texturism:tktc)
Michael Moore spoke in Madison this past weekend. I am in awe of the resolve of the people Wisconsin. On Wisconsin!
February 2011
16 posts
