August 2011
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A Great Piece of Writing Advice from Brian K.... →
wilwheaton:
WRITE MORE, DO OTHER STUFF LESS.
That’s it. Everything else is meaningless. You can take all the classes in the world and read every book on the craft out there, but at the end of the day, writing is sorta like dieting. There are plenty of stupid fads out there and charlatans promising quick fixes, but if you want to lose weight, you have to exercise more and eat less. Period....
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An astrophysicist and his scientist friends have... →
inothernews:
(via NPR)
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World-Renowned Chef Karl Wilder Tries Living on... →
stfuconservatives:
Still think people on food stamps have it too good? Chef Karl Wilder is trying to feed his family on the budget equivalent of what they would receive on food stamps. He’s been documenting his meals on his blog as part of an awareness campaign for the San Francisco Food Bank.
He just finished his two months on a food stamp budget, and he says, “I admit to being bored by it. I...
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when you meet someone who cares about the...
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“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does...”
– Maya Angelou (via zodiaccrimes)
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“You’ll get over it…’ It’s the clichés that cause the trouble. To lose someone...”
– Jeanette Winterson (via atomos)
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“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the...”
– Howard Zinn (via heoro)
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“And then I felt sad because I realized that once people are broken in certain...”
– Douglas Coupland (via troubled)
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“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...”
– STEVE JOBS, in a commencement address at Stanford, 2005.
(via the Wall Street Journal)
Have I reblogged this before? Eh. Ah, well.
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Why Is It So Hard to Find a Suicide Bomber These... →
jayparkinsonmd:
Every day, according to the World Health Organization, approximately 150,000 people die around the world. The U.S. government’s National Counterterrorism Center calculates that Islamist terrorism claims fewer than 50 lives per day — fewer than 10 per day outside Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. By way of comparison, approximately 1,500 people die each day from civilian violence,...
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“I have no problem with folks saying Obama cares. I do care. If the other side...”
– President Obama on “Obamacare.” (via kileyrae)
Co-opt that shit, Barry! (via apsies)
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MASHABLE: "Water hygiene and safe waste disposal... →
inothernews:
(Yes, the story’s three weeks old, but it’s still awesome. Unless you’d rather read speculation about the iPhone 5 or the iPad 3 again.)
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Summer is coming...maybe: Arrested Development... →
cinemawesome:
Made for an LJ comm challenge. Thought I’d share!
1. Drink whenever GOB says “I’ve made a huge mistake.” 2. Drink whenever GOB says “Come on!” 3. Drink whenever you see the banana stand 4. Drink whenever Buster says “Hey Brother” 4. Drink whenever Lindsay does something “charitable” 5. Drink…
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1,000 Lives in 100 Words →
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“Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see...”
– Don Delillo (via nathanielswhite)
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