September 2009
191 posts
So a friend (and coworker) of mine is turning 30 on Thursday, so I’ve decided to bake her cupcakes and surprise her at the end of her shift that night. Thing is, she has Celiac’s disease and can’t eat wheat, and the other girl who will be working can’t have eggs or dairy… Sooo, today I am doing a test batch of gluten free, vegan cupcakes. I’ve got my Gluten...
sokeri:
I was feeling pretty low this morning....
August 2009
202 posts
Crap! I think I lost my boyfriend’s dog. We’re at a huge off leash dog park and I can’t find him anywhere!
Johann Hari: Republicans, religion and the triumph... →
kurafire:
Fantastic piece. One of many little gold nuggets in there:
Here’s what’s actually happening. The US is the only major industrialised country that does not provide regular healthcare to all its citizens. Instead, they are required to provide for themselves – and 50 million people can’t afford the insurance. As a result, 18,000 US citizens die every year needlessly, because they can’t...
Sentencing Review: Deposition of the Captain
merlin:
As I said in my onsite debrief and again in my testimony under oath, my memories of the accident are intense, fragmented, and still very difficult to understand. Incongruous and nightmarish.
I am, by trade, a sailor, and the captain of a small yellow steamboat I have owned for five years. And on the morning in question, my life was turned literally upside down because of the defendant...
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A dramatic reading of a real breakup letter by a... →
penbleth:
gesteves:
Because this will never not be funny.
I’m told I laughed too loudly at this.
Yeah, I laughed til I cried…
I am not ashamed to admit that some times I have...
sarkastickunt:
There, I said it.
I do google some of the shit you guys say. Often. I’m not too proud to admit it.
“Is the person bringing the gun afraid for his life? No. Is he hunting game? No....”
– A Daily Dish reader (via spratt)
WELCOME. TO SPACE CHURCH. (GUITAR SOLO) →
jaydensmommie:
everythinginthesky:
woodswoodswoods: “Please, please, please look at this website. Honestly.” Wow. What he said.
OH. MY. GOD. The link name is the best possible way to prepare you for what you’re about to watch. Wait through the whole intro. I laughed so hard I cried.
Wow. This is so so so so so awesome!
WI. That stands for winter.
saidme:
It’s 55. All weekend the highs EVERY NIGHT will be only 40. One degree drop and blammo, do the math, 30s.
Bring it on. Soon I’ll be in able to wear my favorite outfit again: giant fluffy coat that hides my hips.
Yes, awkward sentence structure. It’s my thing.
Aw, one of my good friends moved from Arizona to Wisconsin this summer…poor thing - the winter might kill her!
Still trying to figure out this Twitter thing.
milkglassmao:
I just clicked on a person’s page that re-tweeted a follow friday post that mentioned me.
They have over 1,000 followers, and ALL THEY DO IS RETWEET FOLLOW FRIDAY SUGGESTIONS. I mean, what the fuck?? I post real content and don’t even have 1,000 followers. Quite honestly, I’m flattered that the people who follow me like what I have to say enough to do so, but it’s mostly that...
This is why I love Dooce. →
Seriously, she’s awesome.
“A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a dollar could...”
– I found this here…and it made me sad, because Charles Mudede is right when he says, “A very depressing piece of information. How is it possible to transform a society that has completely lost the ground of reason? Nothing good can come out of a situation like this. Progress is over and...
Those were the Days →
“Remember when you could get arrested for wearing a t-shirt that insulted the president? Times have changed. Now you can threaten the president’s life in front of a sitting U.S. Senator. Good times. Hey, you can even pray for the president’s death from the pulpit…”
Dan Savage rules.
“When the New York Times reported on the impacts of Mexico’s four-day-old...”
– Well, it’s interesting anyway…
World's Oldest Bartender →
Please don’t let this be me in 64 years! Please?
Need a kidney? →
China is trying to move away from the use of executed prisoners as the major source of organs for transplants.
“Those classified as overweight have 4 percent less brain tissue and their brains...”
– A post on The Stranger’s blog, “Offered Without Comment” which I will also offer without comment…
You go, Barney Frank
Frank: Do you think Medicare is unconstitutional, sir?
Teabagger: I think that Medicare needs to be reformed.
Frank: Do you think it's unconstitutional? You said that the Constitution doesn't give us the authority to do it, but Medicare was done. And, do you think Medicare is unconstitutional?
Teabagger: I think that Medicare needs to be reformed.
Frank: But you won't tell me whether you think it's unconstitutional, which you said--
Teabagger: I am not a Constitutional scholar-
Frank: Then why did you start off arguing about the Constitution?
via crooksandliars.com
I love love love Barney Frank!
emilyelisabeth:
If I Were a Carpenter - Johnny...
Indefensible
coyotesqrl:
monkeyfrog:
I can tell you some of the reasoning behind the folks who are against universal healthcare in the US. I am very much in favor of it, but my parents are very much against it and I can sum up part of their reasoning for you.
Money and resentment.
<snip>
It isn’t right, but that’s where they’re at.
It’s the same selfish reasoning that ensures fraternity hazings and...
Here is the post about the dude... →
who got hurt at an anti-health care rally, didn’t have insurance, and is now asking for donations to pay his medical bills…
Indefensible
kurafire:
monkeyfrog:
I can tell you some of the reasoning behind the folks who are against universal healthcare in the US. I am very much in favor of it, but my parents are very much against it and I can some up part of their reasoning for you.
Money and resentment.
My parents grew up very poor on subsistence farms. Their families were basically sharecroppers. They ran away, got married, had...
Otherness
indefensible:
In most debates, I’m able to understand the viewpoints and the conceptual framework behind the views of my opponents. I am against missile defence, but I understand the mindset of people who are in favour of it, for example.
<snip, because you’ve probably read it already>
From afar, watching this debate is akin to watching a friend defend the actions of their violent...
“I don’t have to read it, or know what’s in it. I’m going to oppose it anyways.”
– Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on the health care reform bill (via nickdouglas)
…welcome to Oklahoma kids.
(via theduty)
This is soooo frustrating!
Watchglueslabs:
US Health Care Reform on Four Napkins
Ugh. I know. Another health care post. But…but…this is a health care slideshow! Sounds fun, doesn’t it?
But seriously, check this out if you get the chance. He makes some good points. Napkin #3 is especially good since it lays out the options for reform currently “on the table” clearly and consisely. (Although he throws out the public option,...