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($)99 problems
I saw this website, put out by the US President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability, entitled Money As You Grow -- 20 Things Kids Need to Know to Live Financially Smart Lives. In theory this is a great idea; the website is simple and eye-pleasing, the information is presented in small easily understood chunks, but I have some concerns about ( Read more... ) -
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Ugh I had like four paragraphs written and dreamwidth freaked out and ate it :////. I'll try to recreate!
So, Hunger Games! ( spoilers (for all 3 books as well as movie) and rambling this way! ) -
Thinky thoughts
This essay, Common People was one of the best critiques of ~this american life~ that I've read in a long time. He makes the simple but often overlooked point that "We always make it about race in America, when it really has a lot more to do with class than anything else."
A lol-erific addendum to the culture wars; the Republican Party in a town ( Read more... ) -
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Life. Sometimes the drama forces you to assess things more clearly, you know?
In other news, I finally read Neil Gaiman's Stardust yesterday and it was fabulous! For those of you that haven't read it, it's a fantasy/faerie tale/quest novel featuring a cusp-of-adulthood young man searching for a fallen star. It was a pretty quick read; I ( Read more... ) -
Some political stuff
Nothing grinds my gears like inequality, and we've been seeing a lot of it these days: racism, sexism, homophobia, and poverty-phobia (yes, that's definitely the technical term). Here are some links for your perusal.
An infographic spelling out the war on women in 2011. Ugh ( Read more... ) -
More Reading Rainbow!
But first, a meme! I had to post this one once I saw the result:
Pick up the nearest book to you.
Turn to page 45.
The first sentence describes your sex life in 2012."I should cut back on my work anyway, and--we should make an effort to eat together ( Read more... ) -
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A big THANK YOU to the anonymous who bought me paid time. I appreciate it so much and can't wait to get some new icons! Very much appreciated, and thank you. :)
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Technology questions
Hi guys! Some techy questions ( Read more... )
