February 2012
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Oklahoma Democrat Adds ‘Every Sperm Is Sacred’... →
Thinkprogress:
State Senator Constance Johnson of Oklahoma City has served Oklahoma’s 48th Senate District since 2005, but it was yesterday’s introduction of Senate Bill 1433 that really pushed her over the edge.The bill sought to define human life as beginning at the moment of conception, before it’s even implanted in the womb, and offers full legal protection to those tiny multicelled lumps....
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“Am I trying to make my body a useful instrument or am I neglecting it?”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via)
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Hey, here's a fun Craigslist housing scam:
I’m desperately looking for an apartment in the DC metro area right now. Yesterday, I saw a great house listed on Craigslist. It was really cheap for the area and the type of property, so despite my suspicions I contacted the poster. This is the email I got back:
Hello, God bless you for your interest about my House, how are you doing today? I hope all is well. The House Is a...
“And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not...”
– John Steinbeck, 1958, in a letter to his son, about falling in love.
The Philly Post | How Not to Get Murdered in... →
“For most Philadelphians, murder is almost as unlikely here as it is for residents of New York or San Francisco, and less likely than in places such as Omaha, Nebraska. For black men, though, Philadelphia is a ridiculously dangerous place…”
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January 2012
31 posts
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“When just starting out on a new journey it’s only natural to feel...”
– Mike Dooley
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Please don't complain about your favorite sites...
passengerseatt:
They’re doing that for YOUR rights, not to be inconvenient.
Have some respect and appreciate the effort they’re making.
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“It is a curious emotion, this certain homesickness I have in mind. With...”
– Carson McCullers (via psychotherapy)