April 2011
“Many of Jena’s Black residents say that the town’s white power structure -...”
– Jordan Flaherty: Jena Sheriff Seeks Revenge for Civil Rights Protests (via bigbadcolored)
Erasing someone from your mind is so easy, but...
Tomorrow is April Fool's Day.
BELIEVE. NOTHING.
TRUST. NO ONE.
DEFEND NEW ORLEANS TUMBLR: 'Treme' Kicks Off... →
defendneworleans:
David Morse and India Ennega are on board as series regulars for the 11-episode second season of Treme, which launches April 24. The actors both had recurring roles in the HBO series’ first season.
TV food adventurer and author Anthony Bourdain (Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations)…
Chemically Induced Failure: BUNSEN!! →
mathcomeseasy:
I forgot to mention this earlier but today is Robert Bunsen’s 200th birthday! This is the best known excuse to man to combine celebratory drinking and flames.
Also, Bunsen was a really cool dude. He did more than get a piece of lab equipment named after him. He figured out the best antidote to…
If you only knew the story behind my smile...
9 ways to love people.
This is true and biblical.
March 2011
“The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a wrongly convicted Louisiana man—who at...”
– Radley Balko. Aren’t you GLAD the Conservatives on the court are protecting you from Big Government?
I’d give some legal commentary regarding why the Conservatives on the Court royally misconstrued the Brady Rule, but I haven’t read the whole decision yet, so I will limit myself to two remarks: 1)...
Versatility describes only a portion of the...
ithinkvolume:
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“Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot uneducate the...”
– Happy Cesar Chavez Day! (via sojourner4life)
“There comes a time in life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who...”
– via Deanna Richardson-Mingo
Day 15: What you would do if you were pregnant
At this phase in life, I’m pretty content. College degree, nice job, somewhat stable……. BUT I’m in graduate school full-time and applying to medical school soon. Needless to say, the last thing I would WANT to happen is to get pregnant. However, at my age, is less of a mistake and more of a choice. I have no desire to be someone’s “baby-mama”, and since...
“Music’s the medicine of the mind.”
– John A. Logan (via alexiyuritzi)
Sound-Off: Herstory Will Define Our Strength →
Today is the final day of Women’s History Month, and it provides us with an opportunity to, as Maya Angelou once said “recognize and celebrate our she-roes.”
Read more: http://www.essence.com/lifestyle/hot_topics_3/womens_history_month_herstory_will_define_our_strength_sound_off.php#ixzz1ICDoqvp5
My morning devotional (A Breathing Lesson)
Really wanted to share this one from today (((:
But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases. But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. Luke 5:15-16
Our society wants us to spend every waking second of our lives doing something. As a result, the pace of life...
What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is...
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms, The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips. I’m a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That’s me. I walk into a room Just as...
The moment when you come back from something and...
kristinakramer:
“Life is a series of experiences, each of which makes us bigger, even though it...”
– Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Co. 