February 2010
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It's Wrong to Kill Meat-Eaters →
Here’s a link to a brilliant letter on the irony of “mindful killing” that I wish I could say I’d written myself. I’m a vegetarian, have been for 13 years now. But I’m not militant. I’m happily married to a carnivorous man. My philosophy? Choice. I choose to be a vegetarian and I respect that not everyone shares my views. So is life.
This particular...
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Mac and Cheese →
Get in mah belly!
January 2010
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Too Much Plastic →
I already try desperately to cut down on my plastic use. I recycle, re-use, and all of that. But is it enough? Articles like this make me feel so hopeless. We are too many and only a very few actually care or have the luxury of caring.
From the article: “…the horrifying aftermath of albatross chicks being fed plastic debris from the gyre by their parents, who mistook the colorful...
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There’s not much that vinegar and/or baking soda can’t fix.
Doppelganger week is over and I’m back to being just Aleah. But I’ll always have a teensy weensy place in my heart for my likeness to Mia Thermopolis.
Why do people often vote against their own... →
Illuminating article from the BBC on why low income Americans continue to vehemently argue against the very programs designed to help them. My favorite line? “It’s like a French Revolution in reverse in which the workers come pouring down the street screaming more power to the aristocracy.”
“Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the...”
– Voltaire
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Toyota recalls 'up to 1.8m' cars →
I wonder if this would be the ideal time to get a deal on a new (to me) Toyota? Won’t hurt to ask.
(via BBC)
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I have just fallen in love with my Mac
all over again. Yeah, that happens.
This is hot cocoa I can believe in.
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High Art →
In the 1960s Timothy Leary prophesied a future in which LSD reigned over humanity. The American psychologist, writer and futurist dedicated much of his life researching and campaigning the psychedelic drug in the belief that its spiritual, therapeutic and emotional benefits surpassed those of any other substance known on earth. [keep reading]
Serious case of the grumps today. Wish I had the luxury of a time out and a nap, that would do wonders.
Friday with Walt Whitman
libraryland:
whatsupstairs:
We have thus far exhausted trillions of winters and summers,
There are trillions ahead, and trillions ahead of them.
Births have brought us richness and variety,
And other births will bring us richness and variety.
I do not call one greater and one smaller,
That which fills its period and place is equal to any.
Excerpt from “Song of Myself”
Waiting for the snow.
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Finished Westerfeld's "Uglies."
3 out of 5 stars. It’s a fun teen sci-fi book, same concept as Lowry’s ‘The Giver.’ Better than Twilight.
This second glass of wine
is so much better than the first.
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Guess I'll go try to finish my book.
I’m reading Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld. I whizzed right through until the end… now the teenage angst is starting to chafe. That’s what I get for picking up a young adult title. But I think I can stick it out, might redeem itself at the end. And the sci-fi stuff is fun.
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“I find it very funny that vegetarians and vegans are always having to justify...”
– Simon Stacey, just now in my class, hahaha. (via stefaniemavronis)
That dream boat still teaches here? And he said this? Awesome.
(via blue-monday)
Trying to understand the Facebook privacy settings is making my head hurt.
Hm, this coffee is horrible. Why am I still drinking it?
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Can't play right now.
I’m reading.
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HuffPost Comedy's State Of The Union Drinking Game... →
I’m so hacked I have to work.
WatchMy friend, Michelle, had the opportunity to interview Doug Pitt today (Brad Pitt’s brother). Here she is doing a wonderful job while rockin’ some amazing boots.
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“I urge you to Sin. … But not against these itty-bitty religions,...”
– Mary Daly
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I run a book discussion group at my library.
Today, toward the end of the discussion, two of the ladies started demonstrating Tai Chi. What a perfect ending! We should do that every time.
A movie made by chimps. →
While the hairless apes are destroying the art, chimps are busy making it.
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Read Print Library →
Free online books library. You can still find more (lots more) at Project Gutenberg. But Read Print is, well, pretty.
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What ARE grape nuts? That's the question.
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