March 2011
February 2011
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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
– Kurt Vonnegut
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
– Plato, quoting Socrates
You must pay for everything in this life one way...
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The Geography of Youth is a fresh, documentary photography project promoting global connections and understanding within the next generation. Alan and Morrigan’s sense of adventure, devotion to bicycle advocacy, environmental responsibility, and love of storytelling through photography will propel them as they serve as our tour guides, sharing with us through vivid images what it means to...
“Busy, busy, busy is what a Bokononist whispers whenever [he] thinks about how...”
– Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And...”
– Salvador Dalí, 1942 (via laphamsquarterly)
10 Things Conservatives Don’t Want You To Know... →
Reagan was a serial tax raiser. As governor of California, Reagan “signed into law the largest tax increase in the history of any state up till then.” Meanwhile, state spending nearly doubled. As president, Reagan “raised taxes in seven of his eight years in office,” including four times in just two years. As former GOP Senator Alan Simpson, who called Reagan “a dear friend,” told NPR, “Ronald...
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“There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The...”
– Kung Fu Monkey (via azspot)
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“The oceans are the planet’s last great living wilderness, man’s only...”
– John L. Culliney
Werner Heisenberg, Kurt Gödel, and Noam Chomsky walk into a bar. Heisenberg turns to the other two and says, “Clearly this is a joke, but how can we figure out if it’s funny or not?” Gödel replies, “We can’t know that because we’re inside the joke.” Chomsky says, “Of course it’s funny. You’re just telling it wrong.”
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The world is a mess. People are sick. Starving. Poor. Destitute. Every day I read or hear about it in the news. There are so many people that need help. There are so many needs, so many good causes. I’ve had it pretty good in life. I don’t want to sit by and just do nothing, so I picked one cause I think everyone can agree on. I’m working to give people something they absolutely...
For those cynical of the seafood stock collapsing... →
From the National Geographic:
Unless humans act now, seafood may disappear by 2048, concludes the lead author of a new study that paints a grim picture for ocean and human health.
According to the study, the loss of ocean biodiversity is accelerating, and 29 percent of the seafood species humans consume have already crashed. If the long-term trend continues, in 30 years there will be little or...
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