March 2012
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Maybe its that in my mind that today is technically March 1st marking a year since my brother passed, or maybe it’s something else but today I have felt infinitely stressed. An easy feeling has taken over and I don’t think anything except sleep will make it pass…
February 2012
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““The thing about black women is we’re all these little diamonds and each one of...”
– Black women heavier and happier with their bodies than white women, poll finds - Washington Post
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j e r r i a n n: Berenstain Bears co-creator Jan... →
jerriann:
Stan and Jan Berenstain, both Philadelphia natives, were 18 when they met on their first day at art school in 1941. They married in 1946, after Stan Berenstain returned home from serving as a medical illustrator at a stateside Army hospital during World War II. During that time, Jan Berenstain…
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“Dementia in prison is an underreported but fast-growing phenomenon, one that...”
– Dealing with Dementia Among Aging Criminals - New York Times
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DM2 Studios Blog: [STUDY] Facebook Defriending is... →
dm2studios:
via readwriteweb.com
If you’ve been defriending a lot lately, you’re not alone.
A new study out from Pew today confirms what we already know: People don’t want to collect as many Facebook friends as possible. Social networkers are becoming more selective, managing their…
“Its not even about black feminism vs white feminism with me. feminism doesn’t...”
– NWF in response to this question (via newwavefeminism)
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j e r r i a n n: I must have missed this last... →
jerriann:
A preschooler at West Hoke Elementary School ate three chicken nuggets for lunch Jan. 30 because the school told her the lunch her mother packed was not nutritious. The girl’s turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, potato chips, and apple juice did not meet U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines,…
Today’s WTF of the day.
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j e r r i a n n: A dream world →
jerriann:
And for God’s sake stop listening to newspaper people. We have had since the mid-90s to get this right and clearly we are no good at it.
Put the digital people in charge – of everything. They can take what we have built and make it better. It is so very important we get this right – not just for…
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“We should worry less about how people get their books and — say it with me now!...”
– NPR’s Jonathan Segura arguing against e-books vs. print arguments. (via themasqueradecrew)
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“Consider the article’s example of the “Celebritology 2.0” blog in The Post,...”
– Letters - Redirecting Newspapers - NYTimes.com (via jerriann)
Quit slacking!
dailypeptalk:
Pep Talk: I’m totally in favor of you relaxing and enjoying yourself, but first, there is a bit of work to be done. So just do it, ya know? Do as much as you can then take a nap and do some more. It’s not that hard and not that much and, for a person as smart and motivated as you are, it’ll be over before you know it. Today remind yourself: Quit slacking!
Definitely followed this...
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“At a House Oversight Committee hearing, House Republicans convened a panel on...”
– PETITION: Where are the women? | DCCC (via jerriann)
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“Restaurant servers, bartenders and other Florida workers who rely heavily on...”
– Florida Senate panel OKs slashing hourly pay for servers, bartenders, others - OrlandoSentinel.com (via jerriann)
“Examining 250 properties around the U.S., and going through close to 40 client...”
– New American Dream is renting to get rich | Reuters (via jerriann)
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“Charles Duhigg outlines in the New York Times how Target tries to hook...”
– How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did - Forbes (via jerriann)
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“What would happen if everybody ate lots
and lots of fresh organic food that was...”
– Andrew W. Saul, Ph.D. from Food Matters (via kateoplis)
“Socializing is as exhausting as giving blood: After three hours I’m drained,...”
– Anneli Rufus (via fuckyeahsolitude)
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