January 2011
6 posts
CNN posts story about the Southwest pilot that...
planeandsimple:
And it’s the #1 most popular right now.
National, Unique internet ID - required by the... →
Hey everyone, I am taking a serious issue with the idea of the government controlling our internet experience. I don’t ask for help often, but I seriously don’t want to see the success of a unique internet ID supported by the government. Please help me put a stop to this!!!
I am the originator of this post… but please post as your status to get the word around.
98 year old woman stick it to her bank...lol. →
“…My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has caused me to rethink my errant financial ways. I noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and letters, but when I try to contact you, I am confronted by the impersonal, overcharging, pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on, I, like you, choose only to deal...
A Thought for a New Year (Wendell Berry) →
Suppose we did our work like the snow, quietly, quietly, leaving nothing out.
The Real Chicago. [Short Film] →
Halsted Street, USA. Take a look at the real backbone of Chicago.
15 Things You Should Do in 2011 →
Move. Even if that means just parking further away from your office and hoofing it to the front door. I hesitate to use the word “exercise”, since that word has negative connotations for people. Here it is in a nutshell: Moving is good. It gets your dopamine levels up in your brain. It makes you feel good. The end.
Turn off your TV. You are exposed to violence and just plain sadness and...
December 2010
8 posts
Einstein's view of God →
Einstein: “I believe in Spinoza’s God, who reveals himself in the lawful harmony of all that exists, but not in a God who concerns himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.”
Educational link, suggested by a friend. Cool! →
The website lets you view synapse-level generalized information relating to drug & alcohol use via flash content.
fires-remanence asked: IS THAT A PICtURE OF YOU!?!??!
May 2010
8 posts
6 tags
with Honor, Dignity, and Wisdom
Honor, Dignity, and Wisdom is seemingly less common in the modern age. Think of these attributes when presented with complex situations. Consider them when faced with uncertainty. Speak not without reasonable cause or first pondering your message. Conduct yourself as if you were at the throne of God. Such traits are desirable and worthy of admiration.
-Matthew Hardesty
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...with Faith and Reason
Look on me, protected in my armor of light. Shadows cannot touch me as I shine away the darkness and lies of scoundrels. My tool of reason cannot is unmatched by fools. I am upright in my faith, worthy of the angst that troubles my opponents. I am a Hero.
-Matthew Hardesty
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Haha… I had a sudden inspiration to create a...
Encouragement
I am encouraged by the potential for improvement. If I do not desire to embrace my potential, then what other purpose does my live serve? The simple awareness of the possibility to become greater, stronger through a given situation is what drives me.
What about you?
Mexico's Immigration Law →
azspot:
It is an interesting law — and one that should cause us all to ask, Why is our great southern neighbor pushing us to water down our own immigration laws and policies, when its own immigration restrictions are the toughest on the continent? If a felony is a crime punishable by more than one year in prison, then Mexican law makes it a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico. If the United...
“Reading often means gathering information, acquiring new insight and knowledge,...”
– Henri Nouwen (via azspot)
“The crowd that wants Latinos to show their papers if there’s a “reasonable...”
– Frank Rich (via azspot)
