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22 November 09

“I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a ‘community organizer,’ except that you have actual responsibilities.” I remember how Palin delivered that line; I remember the derision in her voice; and I remember the pleasure she took in her own derision; she was trying to insult Barack Obama, and she liked herself for having insulted him.

It is breathtaking, then, to hear what she has to say, in Going Rogue, about that particular line of her speech:

Applause erupted again, a shout-out to independent-minded American who didn’t look to government for all the answers.

I believe she is saying that small-town mayors are not part of the government, but that community organizers are.

Rudolph Delson, Reading Sarah Palin live on the Awl.

Perfect.

18 November 09
1 November 09
My brother ran today in honor of my cousin Kevin with Fred’s team (Sloan-Kettering) he did really great, personal record of 3:43:52! Watching the race in the city streets and then in the bleachers on the finishing line was so much more exciting than I thought it would be. Go Patrick Go!!!

My brother ran today in honor of my cousin Kevin with Fred’s team (Sloan-Kettering) he did really great, personal record of 3:43:52! Watching the race in the city streets and then in the bleachers on the finishing line was so much more exciting than I thought it would be. Go Patrick Go!!!

17 October 09
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Don’t Stop me Now, Queen

10 October 09
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peterfeld:

Rolling Stones, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

Reblogged: peterfeld

2 October 09
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misterhippity:

youngmanhattanite:

Jawbreaker - “Jinx Removing”

“Rabbit, rabbit” on the first, I hold my breath.
Did tricks I hoped you wouldn’t notice.
A superstitious hyper-realist. I’ll make you mine.


Some of us have an entirely different interpretation of “Daily 90s.”

My sister used to say “rabbit rabbit” on the first day of the month. It had to be the first thing said in the morning, or the whole month would be unlucky.

Until now, I’d always thought that was something she just invented by herself.

Very interesting.

My family does the Rabbit Rabbit thingy on the first of the month (since the mid 80s) but it’s a gotcha game. Whoever says it first (you or the other player) wins the month. We got started on the word game from a family friend who still played with the people she went to school with in the sixties.

Reblogged: misterhippity

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merlin:

The Original IBM ThinkPad | A Continuous Lean.

This is the notepad (the pencil and paper kind) that in the late 80s / early 90s inspired an IBM researcher to name the company’s new mobile computer the ThinkPad. To me, the IBM ThinkPad was the classic laptop computer to have. At least that was the case until I went full time Apple and the Chinese got a hold of the brand. At any rate, it is interesting to see the little promotional give-away that inspired a massive brand.

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Awesome.

 My Dad used to bring these home from work and I would pretend to use them as assignment pads.

inothernews:

merlin:

The Original IBM ThinkPad | A Continuous Lean.

This is the notepad (the pencil and paper kind) that in the late 80s / early 90s inspired an IBM researcher to name the company’s new mobile computer the ThinkPad. To me, the IBM ThinkPad was the classic laptop computer to have. At least that was the case until I went full time Apple and the Chinese got a hold of the brand. At any rate, it is interesting to see the little promotional give-away that inspired a massive brand.

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Awesome.

 My Dad used to bring these home from work and I would pretend to use them as assignment pads.

Reblogged: inothernews

16 September 09

ORly?

“Thus, Plaintiff’s counsel, who champions herself as a defender of liberty and freedom, seeks to use the power of the judiciary to compel a citizen, albeit the President of the United States, to “prove his innocence” to “charges” that are based upon conjecture and speculation. Any middle school civics student would readily recognize the irony of abandoning fundamental principles upon which our Country was founded in order to purportedly “protect and preserve” those very principles our Country was founded in order to purportedly “protect and preserve” those very principles.”

Clay Land, District US Judge in response to a law suit filed by Orly Taitz.

via Wonkette 

13 September 09

Reblogged: lolcat

9 September 09
Ordered by most used:favorite happy little people time obama picture party post pretty love person week mean color vote hair kids birthday house

Ordered by most used:

favorite happy little people time obama picture party post pretty love person week mean color vote hair kids birthday house
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cajunboy:

Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns

A classic remade and modernized quite nicely.

Reblogged: cajunboy

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7 September 09

We have kickoff!

Okay Noles, don’t fuck this up. My heart can’t take another bad season.

Posted: 12:14 PM
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Moondance, Van Morrison

The air has that fall coolness breezing lighty through it and the leaves are hinting at their potential reds and yellows. Moondance is the perfect fall song and I am very ready for fall.

30 August 09
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The KKK Took My Baby Away, the Ramones

Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh