This was someone's Facebook status that I saw this morning. I was compelled to respond:

Status: "♥ I am a cook, a housekeeper, a parent, a teacher, a referee, a nurse, a handy man, a maid, security, and a HERO!! I don't get holiday, sick pay, or a day off. I work through the day and some of the night. I am under paid and over worked. Now tell me ( Read more... )

I really feel like I’m dragging today. Is it too much sleep? I went to bed and got somewhere in the neighborhood of 9-10 hours, which is not typical. Is it the weather? That probably has something to do with it. I tend to get mercurial when it’s gloomy weather outside.

There are other considerations as well. The bottom line is that I just don’t ( Read more... )

If I’m registered for 12 credit hours during a term, I’m a full time student, right?

WRONG!

Here’s the deal.  The entire term runs from Jan 4-May 8th. I am taking 3 classes worth 4 credit hours each. One class is from Jan 4-April 17th, the second class is from Jan25-April 17th, and the third class is from March 29-May 8th. These classes overlap ( Read more... )

by Hanna Raskin, Posted Feb 24th 2010 @ 2:00PM

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I feel like I lost a friend today, even though it was for a good reason.
It's weird how people's minds and hearts work sometimes. I don't understand why people get jealous or possessive if their partner has a friend of the opposite sex, and I don't really understand how people can get in the mindset of having to close off contact with their friends ( Read more... )

From jambands.com

Bassist Chris Feinstein has passed away. While details remain scant, it is believed he passed away at his Manhattan home in the early hours of Monday morning. He was 42.

Feinstein was most recently known for his role in Ryan Adams & The Cardinals which he joined in 2006, replacing original bassist Catherine Popper. As a member of ( Read more... )

Walmart raises shipping rates to APO.
fuck them
http://consumerist.com/2009/12/walmart-overcharges-military-stationed-abroad-for-shipping.html
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from lettersofnote.com
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/11/thousands-of-other-daddies-went-too.html
Wednesday
Oct 21, 1942
My Dear Little Girl,
Last night was a beautiful moonlit night. Every star that studded the sky was sparkling like a jewel. The air was crisp, but faintly perfumed, with all the fragrances only a lovely spring night can devise ( Read more... )

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From the Akron Beacon Journal:
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
By David M. Goodman
Associated Press

POSTED: 09:15 a.m. EST, Nov 19, 2009

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich.: A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual ( Read more... )