August 2011
“On the day of purification, The Earth, her creatures and all life as we know it will change forever. Every living thing will be offered the opporunity to change, from the largest to the smallest organism. The way through this time is to be found in our hearts and through reuniting with our spiritual self. Everything we experience is all a matter of choice.”
—Hopi Prophecy (via lucifelle)
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Megyn Kelly is badass — that guy was calling maternity leave “a racket.” He was saying women shouldn’t get paid for it, and Megyn Kelly was just like “RARRRRRRR.” Never get between a mama grizzly and her maternity leave!
She’s making quite a spirited argument: that workers are entitled to certain benefits, and that society has an interest in protecting these benefits! Which is great — and really weird, because that’s not the Fox Megyn Kelly that I thought I knew. …She used to hate entitlement programs, mandated benefits and things like that.
…You see, this is the problem with entitlements: they’re really only entitlements (to you) when it’s something other people want. When it’s something you want, they’re a hallmark of a civilized society; the foundation of a great people. “I just had a baby and found out maternity leave strengthens society! But since I still have a job, unemployment benefits (for everyone else) are really socialism.”
More simply, (plays George Carlin’s famous “Have you noticed that their stuff is ‘shit,’ and your shit is ‘stuff’?” bit). Once again, George Carlin says in a sentence what took us three-and-a-half minutes.
So either Megyn Kelly has inadvertently exposed the hypocrisy at the heart of conservative demonization of unions and the working class, or — Oh my God, it’s worse than we thought: Megyn Kelly is suffering from post-partum compassion. (Beat.) It’ll pass.
” —JON STEWART, on Megyn Kelly decrying a fellow conservative’s remarks calling paid maternity leave a “racket,” on The Daily Show.
Brilliant.
(via inothernews)
Coke Talk: Coke Talk of the Day →
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I just finished watching the latest episode of Jersey Shore right after watching the republican debate in Iowa, and damn, those two shit shows have surprisingly similar casting:
Mitt Romney is The Situation. He’s an untrustworthy narcissist with way more money and screen time than he deserves.
This sleeping mask DIY is lovely
http://niftythriftythings.blogspot.com/2011/07/diy-sleeping-mask.html
Is the CIA’s climate work on the chopping block?
Intelligence analysts have long kept tabs on variables like changing weather patterns as a predictor of regional instability — but it’s safe to say that any climate program will be scrutinized by the GOP caucus.
“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.”
—Dr Seuss (via pottfisk)
F/U
I have a client who doesn’t like to spell out “follow-up.”
“Has this been completed? F/U. Also, saw some preliminary designs - F/U to that too.”
The Daily Affair: Fulton and Urban Exploring Tips →
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Great post on Fulton and some urbexing tips by one of our favorite blogs, The Daily Affair!
I just love urban exploring; I can’t get enough of it. These pictures are from when I went wandering around Fulton Gas Works here in Richmond with a friend of mine.
Pro tip: Always bring a trusted friend
If you do take the risk of going exploring in ruins, remember to…
Finding Use for a Threatened Building →
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3north Principal Sandy Bond is working with Historic Richmond Foundation and The Commonwealth Club to explore preservation options on an 1886 Italianate residence in Downtown Richmond. The house was built for Edward Christian who fought in the Battle of New Market in the Civil War as a VMI cadet.
Read the article here.
