July 2012
This article. You should read it. →
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…[E]mergency food stamps, she was told, are not for imminent emergencies; they’re for emergencies already in progress. You can’t get them if you can make it through the next week – you have to be down to the last few meals you can afford. “The money’s for my phone, it’s for gas, it’s for my bills,” Adkins said. “Why are you in a crisis,” the woman asked, “when you have a phone bill?” “I...
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June 2012
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Study of the Day: An Incredible New Way to Breathe... →
I saw someone post this yesterday (though, not the Atlantic’s tumblr) and I just now saw it in my email feed and went to read it, because… hello, Asthma.
If this is successful in humans, I’m so curious to know, on a personal and completely selfish level, if it would help asthmatics. The theories are there, but me+medicine= a desire not to see blood and guts (mostly guts),...
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VIDEO: Dems stage walkout in contempt vote →
kileyrae:
Democratic lawmakers made good on their threat Thursday to stage a walkout during the House’s votes to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.
Led by the Congressional Black Caucus and joined by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), members can be seen leaving the House Floor between a vote to refer the contempt resolution back to the House Oversight Committee and...
Just figured out that Keoki isn’t dying, even if I have wanted to throw him up against the wall the past few days for track pad / keyboard issues. His sudden abandonment when I need him the most make me feel like this:
But, at least this will buy me some more months to figure out how to purchase Keoki the second. I still completely plan on keeping Keoki the first, forever…...
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The full ruling from the Supreme Court, upholding... →
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For those looking for some breezy summer reading. Here’s the end of the dissent:
The Constitution, though it dates from the founding of the Republic, has powerful meaning and vital relevance to our own times. The constitutional protections that this case involves are protections of structure. Structural protections—notably, the restraints imposed by federalism and separation...
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The Supreme Court has upheld the health care...
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Why Women Still Can't Have It All - The Atlantic →
The best hope for improving the lot of all women, and for closing what Wolfers and Stevenson call a “new gender gap”—measured by well-being rather than wages—is to close the leadership gap: to elect a woman president and 50 women senators; to ensure that women are equally represented in the ranks of corporate executives and judicial leaders. Only when women wield power in sufficient numbers will...
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WatchA different perspective on Citizens United. Painfully accurate…
Since three major case decisions were released on Monday, it was easy to overlook the SCOTUS decision on Montana’s ban on businesses spending money and how Montana felt that, since it made the decision as a state, Citizens United didn’t apply. Wrong. SCOTUS upheld their Citizens United decision. So much for...
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Sorry for the campaignsick "SPAM"... oh, no... I'm...
….and now, I’m looking at four “tabs” that demand my attention and pulling together two documents…
I’ma be like this for a while, where that is a big glass of coffee:
I love productive days, though….
When someone tells me voting isn't important
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When You Have that One Volunteer that Is a Little...
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Another from Tyler. Hahaha. Oh my Gosh everyone is going to reblog this one.
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When I realized that I had 3 consulting clients
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Living the dream.
;o)
When someone tells me they're "not political."
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When my candidate is texting me random ideas
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Or emailing at 3:30 a.m. …
How I feel every day on a campaign
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Amiright, Ladies?
Somedays… very, very, very accurate.
My candidate says she doesn't like making...
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“Forget the never-ending “women aren’t funny” line that spews from every male...”
– The funniest feminist, a tribute to Nora Ephron from Alex Leo (via soupsoup)
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The best line in “When Harry Met Sally” is not “I’ll have what she’s having.” It is the following exchange about days-of-the-week underwear. It is brilliant, Nora Ephron was a genius, and she will be missed.
Sally Albright: Well, if you must know, it was because he was very jealous, and I had these days of the week underpants.
Harry Burns: Ehhhh. I’m sorry. I need the...
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Comedy Central's Indecision: "15 Greatest Planks... →
kileyrae:
I’m laughing to keep from crying.
What Kiley said… because… Accurate. Also… I’m living in Crazy Republican Land. FML.
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Dear Tom Vincent:
I feel that had you communicated with me, by any other form, (such as via the email link in the sidebar or via the comments section) other than how you and the candidate you choose to support chose to do so this evening, this matter could have been handled in a more civilized manner. I do not believe you ever read the blogs that I wrote, but rather were led to believe that they said one thing,...
You Get What You Give...
It’s always been one of my favourite philosophies of life: “you get what you give”. Today, it feels even more so - at least as advice. You get what you give, whether that be positive or negative. I see it reflected in business, personal, and other relationships…
I’ve learned a secret in the giving: be as unselfish as possible. When people don’t have time...
