January 2010
OK, OK
In 1010, did people say Ten Ten? Or One Thousand 10? Or One Oh Ten? Anyone?
Ten years ago I did not expect to be alive...
dailyhuff:
And that’s all you need to know.
10 years ago, I didn’t know how this was all going to play out. Now I want the Tsunami.
December 2009
1/1/2000
thedeadline:
No YouTube, no iPod, no “Idol,” no Wikipedia, no Skype, no Xbox, no NYT blogs, no Politico, no Friendster, no 3G.
No Hulu, no Tumblr, no Twitter.
I just put all the Christmas decorations away
I FEEL SO CLEAN!
Breaking News (Online)
Fuuuuuu, going to have to unfollow this now. CRAP. Where’d that guy go that was running it before? Whomever is posting over here now for MSNBCUComcast is just maniacally spraying anything he (she?) can get his hands on. Ugh.
We've had a weekend, eh?
themanolith:
On the "Plight" of the Single Black Educated...
lieslieslies:
tanya77:
britticisms:
You are going to die alone! You will never be married! You will keep looking and find no one! You are doomed! The more education you get, the less likely you’ll end up with anyone! You should be thinking about this, constantly, even though you are only 22! You are too picky and should aim lower! Successful Black men don’t want you! Successful white men...
On the "Plight" of the Single Black Educated...
britticisms:
You are going to die alone! You will never be married! You will keep looking and find no one! You are doomed! The more education you get, the less likely you’ll end up with anyone! You should be thinking about this, constantly, even though you are only 22! You are too picky and should aim lower! Successful Black men don’t want you! Successful white men don’t want you! Successful men...
Taxes: Let’s Just Go Back To A Simpler Time →
azspot:
Are you concerned about the country’s large budget deficits? Are you wondering how we are going to pay for two wars, bank bailouts and economic recovery projects while continuing to maintain our roads and bridges and pay for our schools and police and firefighters? Are you wondering what we can do about the great concentration of wealth and income into the hands of a very few at the...
“I think maybe it’s time to stop, or more reasonably, curtail somewhat, state...”
– David Byrne’s Journal: 12.12.09: Art Funding or Arts Funding (via Jo Weldon) (via ericmortensen)
No, no. This is the wrong approach. Yes, funding for potential artists currently in school is important, but for Chrissake, take those kids to some of those operas, plays, and symphonies. Because if you...
How to Tumblr
yvynyl:
Some tips from my 2+ years on Tumblr. Enjoy.
DOs:
Post great + extraordinary + timely stuff
Post with a consistent theme/style/voice
Post stuff you care about, not what’s popular
Post lots of images
Use “Photo” as often as possible (esp. for ‘link’ posts)
Follow a lot
Follow diversely
Unfollow folks when you get tired of their stuff
Like posts on Tumblrs you dig
Reblog content...
See! The FDA does serve a valuable purpose. →
jayparkinsonmd:
In addition to all of these reasons not to do cocaine, about 69 percent of the cocaine recently seized in the United States has been diluted with a de-worming drug (levamisole) for livestock that when consumed by people can cause agranulocytosis and neutropenia (fever, swollen glands, painful sores in the mouth and anus, a severely suppressed immune system).
There have been a...