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new favorite quote
“Go after her. Fuck, don’t sit there and wait for her to call. Go after her because that’s what you should do if you love someone, don’t wait for them to give you a sign because it might never come. Don’t let people happen to you, don’t let me happen to you, or her, she’s not a fucking television show or tornado. There are people I might have loved ( Read more... ) -
A Modest Proposal
I propose we move "Christmas" to January 19th, which is "Epiphany" for those who deal in Christianity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holidayRead more... ) -
On Vox: rocks
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Originally posted on coffee.vox.com
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On Vox: selfishness
Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it’s important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions.
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On Vox: expectations
"The hardest-learned lesson: that people have only
their kind of love to give, not our kind."
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On Vox: Also on FB, UI benefit discussion...
The senate has declined to renew UI benefits. They say they don't want to "add to the deficit" but I call bull. UI benefits collect federal taxes, UI people are spending the money on food, utilities, housing, insurance! Isn't that the stuff that helps the economy? It's not like UI people are socking it away in off-shore accounts! ARGH! ( Read more... ) -
On Vox: I thought is was the zombiepocalypse...
(posted to FB, skip if you heard this before.)
Back in Philly. MIL has been bugging me to take her to the cemetery. I take her. She doesn't remember where her husband's grave is. Then the wind picks up, trees start to hit her in the head, lightening and thunder roll in, I scream "EVERYBODY GET IN THE CAR!" as soon as Phil closes his door, torrential ( Read more... ) -
On Vox: Dear John,
I hear
that you are
having a spot of trouble.
Dear john,
this is the moment
that you trust
that you allow
your faith
belief
hope
to take over
This is the test
the moment
let her go
John,
let her go.
This is not your bargain
you think you can make half
but you can't
this is hers
and hers alone
let her go
Dear John
Rodlyn has
a new path
to follow
she has new orders
new walking ( Read more... )