January 2012
22 posts
“I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.”
– Edgar Allan Poe (via absea)
Department of Defense Announces Energy Potential... →
“The Department of Defense (DoD) could generate 7000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy — equivalent to the output of seven nuclear power plants — on four military bases located in the California desert, according to a study released today by DoD’s Office of Installations and Environment. The year-long study, conducted by the consultancy ICF International, looked at seven...
“Most good things happen without a plan: friendships, falling in love, finding a...”
– » How to Have the Best Year of Your Life (without Setting a Single Goal)
“Something terrible once happened to someone doing that somewhere on earth, and...”
– Boozy Babies & Other Overhyped Panics « FreeRangeKids
“We were surprised to hear that parents — both low-income and upper-income...”
– ‘Safety-First’ Playgrounds Linked to Bored, Inactive Kids: Study - Yahoo! News
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...”
– Albert Einstein (via quote-book)
“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel that no one...”
– The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
“he had not yet had the courage to send on to his guardians, who were extremely...”
– The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
Up and down we go.: Dear Customer who stuck up for... →
sweetupndown:
you thought I didn’t really notice. But I did. I wanted to high-five you. Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15-17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about 10-12 years old. The…
December 2011
31 posts
ayse:
scottfriday:
#trendin’ // the original...
“Most of us 99-percenters couldn’t even let our dogs leave a dump on the sidewalk...”
– Matt Taibbi (via azspot)
“Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of...”
– Bill Watterson, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes (via annaharo)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Willie Nelson (84)
Johnny Cash (79)
Death Cab for Cutie (48)
Frank Sinatra (40)
Standard Fare (36)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“The fact that there was any debate over whether to call in experts on such a...”
– http://motherboard.tv/2011/12/16/dear-congress-it-s-no-longer-ok-to-not-know-how-the-internet-works (via lostbetweenthepages)
Memoryhouse: The time has finally come to share... →
memoryhouse:
The time has finally come to share the first taste of our upcoming LP, The Slideshow Effect, and—forsaking further unnecessary divergences into Star Wars laced rhetoric—I must say that I’m quite excited. This new Memoryhouse track, titled The Kids Were Wrong, contains all of the tenets…
My Top 10 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
1. Over The Rhine (52) 2. Stevie Jackson (48) 3. Maia Hirasawa (46) 4. Charlotte Gainsbourg (42) 5. The Sea and Cake (39) 6. Emilie Simon (36) 7. Jethro Tull (34) 8. Built to Spill (31) 9. Jaymay (28) 10. Harry Chapin (27) 10. The Decemberists (27)
Not imported by anything; done manually because it looks it’s not happening this week. Interestingly, I don’t know if I could delete the...
“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve...”
– ~ Isaac Asimov (via polastre)
“Most Americans won’t notice these lost opportunities. They don’t get out much or...”
– Rogue Columnist (via azspot)
“Dr. Heiner Flassbeck: The words “class war” maybe unfashionable, but...”
– Low Wage Policy Will Lead to Disaster
“So why does Rick Perry think the service of some service members is less...”
– VetVoice:: What does Rick Perry Have Against Troops?