September 2011
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My friends at Tumblr, addressing the missing-e... →
soupsoup:
Make a public statement on your staff blog, be transparent.
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Is that an https I spot in the Tumblr url?
It is! Finally!
maryanne asked: OMG! Thanks for the ebook tip! I did not know you could borrow ebooks from the library. Can you tell me a little bit more about how that works?
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Dear Tea Party members...
I want to thank you in advance for turning down any federal relief in the wake of this hurricane, because to do so would be a bit hypocritical, right?
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Hide and seek with my Boy
Boy: OK, dad, it's your turn. I'll count to 20 because you're old.
Her: (Laughing uncontrollably)
Me: Bring it on, junior!
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When you see Jim Cantore pull up in your town...
Run.
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Romney aide accused of assuming fake Twitter... →
inothernews:
steviemcfly:
Stay classy, GOP.
Mitt the Twitt.
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While getting lunch...
Coworker: Hi Greg! How are you?
Me: Uh. Hi. Fine. You?
Coworker: Good, thanks!
Me (to myself): Who the hell is Greg?
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Anonymous asked: You seem like a really good dad. I hope your wife and son knows that they have a good man in their life. (& if this is ok to say, you're not that bad looking either). Have a nice day. - Nina. : )
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Modern day cell phone connections
Sales rep: What did you say your name was?
Me: Gary.
Sale rep: Dillan?
Me: (face palm)
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Taking the high road
It’s rarely easy, but at the end of the day, knowing that you chose not to let them drag you down to the low road they so frequently travel is something to be proud of. Perhaps the hardest part, though, is when they convince others to travel the low road with the lies they tell and all you can do is watch.
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Decline and Rebirth →
world-shaker:
To our great shame, among the 20 major advanced countries America now has
the highest poverty rate, both generally and for children;
the greatest inequality of incomes;
the lowest government spending as a percentage of GDP on social programs for the disadvantaged;
the lowest number of paid holiday, annual, and maternity leaves;
the lowest score on the United Nations’ index of...
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Schadenfruede
This is a seldom-used German word that essentially means taking joy in other people’s misfortune. I have seen it used twice today - once in a book I’m reading and again in a Yahoo! sports article.
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Thankful Friday
Inspired by @maryanne, here are some things for which I’m thankful, despite all the turmoil in the world right now:
a beautiful wife
a healthy and happy 6-year-old son
an awesome family
a great dog that doesn’t care what kind of day you had - she’s just happy to see you when you get home
a good j-o-b
a nice house
reliable transportation
all the food I can eat, and
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Rutgers Boosting Athletics at Expense of Academics... →
world-shaker:
infoneer-pulse:
Rutgers University forgave $100,000 of the football coach’s interest-free home loan last year. The women’s basketball coach got monthly golf and car allowances. Both collected bonuses without winning a championship.
Meanwhile, the history department took away professors’ desk phones to save money and shrank its doctoral program by 25 percent. After funding cuts...
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The single most hilarious press release I have... →
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coketalk:
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH PROPOSES A WIN-WIN SITUATION
New Albany, Ohio, August 12, 2011: Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) today reported that it has offered compensation to Michael ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, a character in MTV’s TV show The Jersey Shore to cease wearing A&F products.
A spokesperson for Abercrombie & Fitch commented:
“We are deeply...
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“(Michele) Bachmann paid $180,000 to hand out 6,000 tickets (to the Ames straw...”
– STEPHEN COLBERT, on reports that Michele Bachmann paid for her supporters’ $30 tickets for Iowa’s grand experiment in democracy, on The Colbert Report.
What a fucking joke.
(via inothernews)
What they said.
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Debt increase by presidents: Reagan 186%, Bush 54%...
Interesting…
katydidsays asked: the restaurant is a little hole in the wall in Erie, Pa. called 3 B's Saloon - awesome place!
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Reblog if you want your followers to ask you... →
lorettalove:
nanner:
gertymactacular:
I doubt there’s anything left to be curious about, but go for it.
I love a good overshare. BRING IT ON.
Do it.
Ask away.