July 2011
“… the exclusion of women as equals. It is not the way of God. It is the way of men.”
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Father Bourgeois of the Maryknoll order, commenting on the ordination of women (via)
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Ingenious ways to recycle unwanted t-shirts →
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- Carry your produce home from the farmers’ market in a reusable “mesh” bag, made from a single castoff T-shirt.
- Don’t waste your cash on expensive swimsuits that only last a season. Make your own sexy eco-bikini using materials you already have on hand.
- To whip up your own braided belt or…
(Always) On Line: Interview with Tumblr's Marc LaFountain →
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Marc LaFountain interview in Richmond.com, via corrugatedbox
“Hopefully, Tumblr is helping showcase Richmond’s digital and creative aspects. The many talented, passionate, visionary people in Richmond doing so many amazing things doesn’t always get recognized as much as it should. Perhaps Tumblr having a presence in Richmond can shine more light on things the community is doing as a whole.”
Check out the whole article here.
“We’re terrible animals. I think that the Earth’s immune system is trying to get rid of us, as well it should.”
—Kurt Vonnegut (via 122782)
“No one believing in Jesus commits mass murder, […] The man might have called himself a Christian on the net, but he is certainly not of that faith…we can find no evidence, none, that this killer practiced Christianity in any way. […] the left wants you to believe that fundamentalists Christians are a threat just like crazy jihadists are. […] [the media] is pushing the Christian angle [because] they don’t like Christians very much because we are too judgmental,”
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Columbus
The Spanish
European colonizers
Manifest destiny
Slave owners/traders
Idiots who believe in Jesus and the death penalty
Idiots who believe in Jesus and murder of abortion docs
Idiots who believe in bombing entire nations based upon religious differences (and Jesus)
Amerikkkan Jeesus
The KKK
Army of God
Lambs of Christ
Concerned Christians
Hutaree
The Freemen
Fred Phelps
Westboro Baptist Church
The Order
The Sword and the Cross
White Aryan Resistance
Tom Metzger
David Duke
and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
(via amerikkkanstories)
How Default Threatens National Security →
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The answer: A whole lot.
Money quote:
“It would be myopic in the extreme to view the flow of oil to the United States as a legitimate national security issue but to view the flow of foreign capital into Treasury securities as a matter of no particular concern.”
“The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different.”
—Aldous Huxley, who would have been 117 today. (via thepoliticalnotebook)
Non-Fictional Plant Names (Not inspired by Harry Potter) →
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In honor of Harry Potter, here is a fun list of witchy spell/folkloric names of actual plants.
Adder’s Tongue - Plantain
Bat Wings - Holly Leaf
Bat’s Wool - Moss
Bloody Fingers - Foxglove
Calf’s Snout - Snapdragon
Corpse Candles - Mullein
Dragon’s Scale - Bistort Leaves
Druid Foot - Common Club Moss
Eyes - English Lawn Daisies
Five Fingers - Cinquefoil
Gagroot - Lobelia
Ghost Flower - Datura
Ghost Herb - St. John’s Wort
Graveyard Dust - Mullein
Ground Apple - Chamomile
Ground Bread - Cyclamen
Hag’s Tapers - Mullein
Heaven’s Key - Primrose
Jove’s Nuts - Oak
Kint Bone - Comfrey
Lion’s Foot - Lady’s Mantle
Lion’s Tooth - Dandelion
Nosebleed - Yarrow
Old Lady - Elder Tree
Old Man - Mugwort
Piss-A-Bed - Dandelion
Quickbane - Rowan Tree/Mountain Ash
Scaffold Flower - Carnation
Skull - Skullcap
Snake Weed - Bistort
Sorcerer’s Violet - Periwinkle
Tree of Enchantment - Willow
Tree of Evil - English Walnut
Tree of Love - Apple Tree
Witches’ Bane - Rowan
Witch’s Elm - European White Elm
Witch’s Egg - Fly agaric mushroom
Wound Word - Yarrow
Yellow Henbane - Flowering Tobacco
This list comes directly from Ellen Dugan’s Garden Witch’s Herbal.
West of the Boulevard: Carytown Restaurant Week participants and menus →
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During “Taste of Carytown” Restaurant Week (August 1-6), the neighborhood’s fine dining establishments will feature a one-time-only, $25 three-course prix fixe, while its more casual restaurants will offer special bargain menus of their own, with each participating restaurant donating 10% of the…
The Political Notebook: Media Diet: A Beginner's Guide →
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I recently had someone ask me what sources were good for becoming more informed about news and current events. I noticed in the response that a number of people would have preferred a rebloggable post on the subject. So, here, reformatted, is my media consumption starter kit.
If you want to…
