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"If there is an Ohio or Florida this November, I'll be ready to set buildings on fire." [
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9 days ago
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"I think the first step is to encourage him to apply for as many (entry-level) jobs as possible. Think of it this way: suppose I gave you a keyring with a hundred keys on it and pointed you to a door that blocked your access to your dream job. How..." [
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2 weeks ago
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"Sometimes I get bored by my life.
This is a universal experience. You have to change your routines, force yourself to do things differently, even slightly, every day. I would recommend reading David Foster Wallace's commencement speech at Kenyon..." [
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3 weeks ago
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"Do you have an iPod or Blackberry? A commute? Put some of these books from LibriVox on there and listen away (or pay for your own from the iTunes store or ThoughtAudio). Manybooks has free books formatted for your iPod or PDA
Use DailyLit to get..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by slopepheasant
Last month
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"It's a shortened version of SLYTPTYDHTBWUIANPS (Single Link You Tube Post That You Don't Have to Bother Watching--Unlkess It's a Neil Peart Solo)." [
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Last month
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"assuming a very reasonable 7% annual return.
FYI, my Roth IRA is running about 1 - 2 % right now, so let's hope there are some 14% years to come in the Obama administration...." [
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Last month
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"You can use a Roth IRA to pay for qualified educational expenses, but it's not really the best option.
If you don't use the 529 money to pay for college, you pay a 10% penalty on the earnings, but you can still use all the principal and 90% of..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Gungho
Last month
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"I thought the NPR show really missed the opportunity to say that comments can be moderated and can form the crux of an online community. "People just throwing their opinions out there---there's no use for that." Of course there is, jackass...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Miko, bettafish, LoriFLA, adoarns
Last month
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"There's three seconds of my life that I'll never get back. What a piece of shit." [
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Last month
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"If you're interested, A friend of mine used to work for the Poetry Society of America and worked on a project to ask fiction writers about their favorite books of poetry. The article never got published (in the PSA's journal Crossroads), but one guy..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Kattullus
Last month
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Semi-moving images
favorited 11 times, recently by lisawin, ltracey, mudpuppie, invitapriore, bookwo3107, plastic_animals, Rykey, kimota, cog_nate, fire&wings, [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST]
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Area Man Has Asshole, Old Navy Written All Over Him
Here in the Bay Area various companies give away cars with this advertising, as long as you put enough miles on them in the area.
Hell, I've got Toyota ads all over my car!! Send me money!!..." [
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Last month
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Making a better broccoli cheese soup.
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Last month
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"OK, well then. How about David Foster Wallace reading Consider the Lobster." [
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2 months ago
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"I've been discussing the democratic primary campaign with an American ex-pat friend of mine since...well it seems like 1957. But anyway, I laughed at the ridiculous process, ...
I was discussing the absurdity of this 2-year long process with a..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by lunasol, malaprohibita, Telf, monkeyx-uk
2 months ago
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""Fact: I learned more in the two months I spent with Mr. Henry and his crew than I learned in 15 years of academic study. Fact: I can guarantee you after Mr. Henry sees us pull this job, he's going to take a personal interest in our future...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by milarepa
2 months ago
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"some floral-print Bermuda shorts
You mean Jams, rite?? Cuz I have like a billion pictures of me and my brothers playing mini-golf in Branson wearing Jams, camo tank-tops and (*shudder*) biker shorts. 1988 was the shit...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by limeonaire
2 months ago
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"The new buzzword is "strengths and weaknesses." First they had "creationism" then "intelligent design" then "teach the controversy" but now it's "teach the strengths and weaknesses of evolutionary theory...." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Artw, DU
2 months ago
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"Thanks for such a great, in-depth, interesting post.
Cuz, every FPP in the history of metafilter is in-depth and interesting. I don't think people need 20 links to pad this out. They guy is on TV every day. We know who he is. Just put your dot..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by perilous, lizzicide, bowline, Pope Guilty, RussHy, swift
2 months ago
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"Not that the comments here are any better.
Zing! The comments on CNN's blog are all "God Bless Him! My Prayers are with the Family. I am truley sorry for your lots." And they don't even charge $5!..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by rokusan
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"What do you have to do to get impeached these days? Shoot a man in the face? Oh never mind...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"McCain's speech was the sorriest sight I've ever seen. His smile-and-blink routine barely passes the Turing test." [
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favorited 31 times, recently by blueberry, edgeways, malaprohibita, Sys Rq, aqhong, swift, Nattie, Midnight Rambler, designbot, fourcheesemac, Ludi, thewittyname, GeckoDundee, R. Mutt, DU, Auden, axon, The Light Fantastic, imperium, mek, Panjandrum, crossoverman, Dillonlikescookies, symbioid, CitrusFreak12, suedehead, hifiparasol, hal9k, washburn, theiconoclast31, emelenjr
3 months ago
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"The African Writers Series from Heinemann publishes writers from 19 different African nations. Some of my favorites are Alifa Rifaat and Tayeb Salih. Another good publisher in this realm is Africa World Press and The Red Sea Press. The best blog..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by lukemeister, dyoneo
3 months ago
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"Coney Island is the exact opposite of a shopping mall--especially during the offseason. It represents a truly unique blend of beer in paper sacks, dirt, grime, fried food, cheap sugar, being outdoors, poor folk, and somehow still thrills you---and..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by brevator, RedEmma
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
""What you mean, "walk the Earth"?
"Like Caine in Kung Fu. Walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures."
"And how long do you intend to walk the Earth?"
"'Til God puts me where He wants me to be...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by tehloki
3 months ago
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"I think it's shit like this that gives Democrats/liberals a bad name. Obama needs go ride in there on a fucking horse, pound a few budweisers, and then stand at the grill for a few hours, burning up pigs and cows. Instead he will be photographed..." [
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3 months ago
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"I'd say a better industry pub is Publishers Lunch (email). Between that and the blogs at Media Bistro, I think you're better off without PW (which I believe is directed more at booksellers). I prefer reading the New York Review of Books to NYTBR...." [
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3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"Your "revolution" is over, Mr. Blazecock! Condolences! The bums lost! My advice is, do what your parents did! Get a job, sir! The bums will always lose-- do you hear me, pileon? THE BUMS WILL ALWAYS LOSE!..." [
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3 months ago
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"Check out this episode of This American Life, including maps made by Denis Wood." [
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3 months ago
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"Ooops, that third link should be this Amazon page for Denis Wood." [
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3 months ago
