January 2011
30 posts
Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult
How You Shop When You Are Poor →
asktheangels:
gadgetry:
elfstaranymore:
I had to put this behind a cut because it’s way long for Tumblr, but I really hope you’ll read it because I think it’s a very important post.
I started discussing this a little bit here, but I wanted to expand on the idea of how shopping on a very tight budget works, because obviously some people have no idea. I will add the caveat that this is how...
This is how you write a sports article
CHICAGO—Silencing once and for all the multitude of critics who said he did not have what it took to be a postseason quarterback, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler led the Bears to the NFC Championship Game last Sunday by defeating the 8-10 Seattle Seahawks, by far the worst team ever to make the playoffs. “I think I’ve demonstrated what I’m truly capable of when I’m playing...
Veganism
A friend of mine is trying 30 days as a vegan. You can follow her story on her blog.
In her latest post, she brings up some interesting points and I think my response is probably the most thinking and decent writing I’ve done all week.
Of course since leaving Wooster, I really haven’t been writing as much. At least non-comedy, ‘actually using your brain to form...
Government should not make you more comfortable. It should deal with the pursuit...
– Penn Jillette on his view of the CALM Act
If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll...
– Oscar Wilde
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
– H. L. Mencken
SMBC: Because it's fucking AWESOME!
SMBC: Why?
The Happy Marriage Is the ‘Me’ Marriage
(via The NY Times) A lasting marriage does not always signal a happy marriage. Plenty of miserable couples have stayed together for children, religion or other practical reasons.
But for many couples, it’s just not enough to stay together. They want a relationship that is meaningful and satisfying. In short, they want a sustainable marriage.
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The notion that the best marriages are...