December 2008
32 posts
Bristol Palin's baby-grandmother, Sherry Johnston,... →
I can’t get enough of this story.
"Overshare" is word of the year
rkb:
See Webster’s New World Dictionary for a video about it (via Rex Sorgatz)
overshare (verb): to divulge excessive personal information, as in a blog or broadcast interview, prompting reactions ranging from alarmed discomfort to approval
“I have no sympathy for Madoff. But the fact is, his alleged Ponzi scheme was...”
– THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Love watching the Republicans tear each other... →
“Dennis Parker, director of the Racial Justice Program at the ACLU and an...”
– via the ACLU blog. school discipline is a big deal, and there’s a lot of different elements that can negatively affect minority students. here’s an example of the disproportionate punishment of students of color (pdf): “in 2001, an African-American student in a Modesto, California high school was...
Watchthedailywhat:
Will Ferrell (as George Bush) invites people to come see his new Broadway show, You’re Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush.
AmEx cardholders can purchase tickets now. The rest will have to wait until December 21st.
(via.)
All God's Children Gets Some Nice Press →
scottsolary:
We were really pleased with an article that was originally published in Faith Today and recently made available online at Christianity.ca. Here’s an excerpt:
“I’ve always carried in my head a deep…
Now Online: Faith Today Article →
scottsolary:
Debra Fieguth’s article about All God’s Children, which originally apeared in print in the Canadian magazine Faith Today, can now be read online on the website Christianity.ca.
“We’ve had one of these before, when the dot-com bubble burst. What I told our...”
– Steve Jobs (via danw ruhi askvero) (via asprettyasasong)
Smart guy, that Steve Jobs.
(via mikehudack)
What’s really smart is having $25 billion in cash so you can do whatever you want whenever you want.
(via ericmortensen)
Touché. Still, counter-cyclical behavior is generally smart. The only...
rahm emanuel: the most balla of them ALL
abbyjean:
wow this wiretapped conversation between rahm and blago from nov 10, 2008 is STUNNING. messages i took away from it: don’t fuck with rahm, blago was wildly corrupt, and don’t EVER fuck with rahm or he will CRUSH you.
here’s an excerpt, but you should really go read the whole thing. it’s like the wire come to life, with rahm as an awesome force for the power of good. (via spencer)
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What the Rise of Southern Football Says About... →
(via sheree)
WatchBAN DIVORCE! Do it for the children… for the children… for the children!
Faith Today Article →
scottsolary:
The November/December issue of the Canadian magazine Faith Today features an article about All God’s Children. Journalist Debra Fieguth, who had already reported on the abuse that…
Houston's WNBA team disbanding →
sheree:
I can’t believe this isn’t bigger news. Not only were the Comets a dynasty, they produced some of the most recognizable names and faces in the WNBA. Who can ever forget Tina Thompson and that lipstick? I realize that WNBA president Donna Orender has to put on the smiley face no matter what… (“…the league is stronger than ever”…)…but symbolically this has to be discouraging news for...
Houston's WNBA team disbanding →
THis really is a major setback for women’s basketball in the USA. :(
sheree:
I can’t believe this isn’t bigger news. Not only were the Comets a dynasty, they produced some of the most recognizable names and faces in the WNBA. Who can ever forget Tina Thompson and that lipstick?
Number of Americans using food stamps up 17% from... →
“Olmert is now convinced of the need to settle with the Palestinians and Syria...”
– ROGER COHEN - NY TIMES
