May 2012
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Made in the USA? Yuck! →
The iPad/iPhone you are reading this on is made in China. Cheaper labor? Not to mention higher quality than American product lines (Ford/Chevy/Chrysler anyone?). AND to keep up with demand, laborers work 12 hour shifts. A huge no-no from unions who believe that American workers should work 4 hours then have a break where they are fed grapes on a pillow while a string quartet plays Vivaldi in the...
May 30th
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“There are two statements about human beings that are true: that all human beings...”
– Mark Van Doren
May 30th
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May 26th
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Pay It Forward Marvel artists assemble to inspire a deaf kid, embarrassed by his hearing aid, to not only wear it but “fight bad guys and help people”. I’ve never fought a bad guy, but I have helped people. Lesson learned: never underestimate how your talents contribute to the people around you.
May 25th
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May 23rd
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May 21st
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“Being frustrated is disagreeable, but the real disasters of life begin when you...”
– Irving Kristol, American writer (1920-2009)
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May 18th
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White Births now the Minority in the US →
YES! Tweet me to garner support for a white pride parade, and I want October to be our history month. I bet we could even get some sort of discount day at Starbucks, Old Navy, and Gap.
May 17th
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May 14th
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“Never odd or even”
– Palindromes Я us
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May 8th
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“I have determined I don’t like trail mix. In fact, I think they should...”
– Smidj.com 2012
May 8th
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“Kids go for what they enjoy. They aren’t star chasers and they don’t...”
– The late, great Maurice Sendak
May 8th
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Don't belittle introverts with the word shy... →
Link = “Best Careers for Shy People”. A good, although terribly limited, list. And for the love of Al Gore, if I see 1 more person confuse the totally normal and often successful personality type of introversion with the word shy which is a fear of social rejection, I am going to blog about it on the internet in carefully worded, intelligent sentences that no one is going to read!. ...
May 7th
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May 7th
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Your car sucks →
If you own a car in the US you are probably thrilled IF it gets 30+MPG fuel efficiency. VW-UK sells a Passat that gets a commonplace 74MPG (follow link). The emissions of these vehicles are slightly higher per gallon than the comparable US model, however, with more than double the fuel efficiency that means much less emissions overall. Remember when our government and our media kept reminding us...
May 4th
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May 2nd
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“What experience and history teach is this: that people and governments have...”
– Georg Hegel - German Philosopher 1770-1831
May 2nd
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Unique Content FTW: Lee “Budgie” Barnett
For the TL;DR crowd (aka Tumblr, Pinterest, and Twitter), introduce yourself to Lee Barnett, author of a wide variety of short works that you can consume quickly. The challenge, create an original 200 word story given a 4 word title and a single word that must appear inside the story submitted by readers. IKR site blog twitter
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