February 2010
“A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects...”
– Aristotle, 343 B.C.
January 2010
“My kids are starting to notice I’m a little different from the other dads. ‘Why...”
– Tom Waits [via the last exit:aberjona:peterwknox:bogodynamics]
“Chester Copperpot missing in pursuit of local legend! Reclusive scavenger...”
who needs books?
notentirely:
thisistheglamorous: On January 16, B. Dalton closed inside Mall del Norte leaving Laredo, Texas, population of 250,000, one of the largest cities in the United States without a bookstore. [CNN Article]
how i read this article:
thinks “that sucks”
realizes “well, at least they have two libraries”
decides to look up Loredo Public Library System
finds there are indeed 2...
tumblr is my cigarette break
notentirely:
this weekend i gotta be productive
programming
studying for pmp exam
filling out grad school applications
i’ll use tumblr as a reward system as i accomplish little milestones.
if i’m good and get my work done, i get to have some tumblr. if i don’t do my work…. well… who am i kidding, i’ll probably still have some tumblr.
i haven’t worked out all the kinks.
Fill the gaps in...
“‘When you wake up in the morning,’ said Piglet at last, ‘what’s the first thing...”
– A. A. Milne
[via selfdoubt:poemsarecool:bucklemyshoe]
Basically: Choose a major based on what you enjoy...
katoleary:
lemdi:
If money is what you enjoy most in the world, make sure you keep that in mind when making your selection.
My brother started out as a Political Science major but switched to Finance. When he was trying to decide whether to change majors, I asked him whether he was in college to learn about something he was interested in, or if he saw college as a means to an end — i.e.,...
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“Religion is far more of a choice than homosexuality. And the protections that we...”
– Jon Stewart [via sade:leeshiebean:robot-heart-politics:think4yourself]
New Year's Resolutions
katoleary:
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4. Learn to play hockey. This will be necessary later in the year.
…
All of your resolutions are commendable, but I want to root especially for this one.
Dear Tumblr,
Did I delete random people in some kind of sleep-walking-and-unfollowing or did something happen?