December 2011
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"Governor Walker Is Not Actually a Good Person" -... →
Scott Walker, the goggle-eyed CEO of the subsidiary of Koch Industries formerly known as the State of Wisconsin, held a press conference on Wednesday…
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Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen in “Portlandia”... →
The story behind the Independent Film Channel series Portlandia. You probably know where you’ve seen Fred Armisen before, but did you recognize Carrie Brownstein..?
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Has anyone ever had GOOD hibachi?
themattsmith:
I mean, after they make the onion volcano and pop a shrimp in your mouth, has anyone taken a bite and been like “Man, that’s GOOD”?
On a related note: I go out somewhat regularly with a group of friends to a sushi/hibachi place, and we always get hibachi seating because not everyone wants sushi. Is there any recognized, polite way to signal a hibachi chef that your group has seen...
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“It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could...”
– Donald Rumsfeld, February 7, 2003 (via ilyagerner)
meghannjane:
Kindergartener: Justin Beaver is my boyfriend.
Me: You don’t have a boyfriend. You’re five.
There’s only one voice for this…
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American public to Congress: Get out. All of you. →
Oh how I wish I could believe it.
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“Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are...”
– Deepak Chopra
I am currently trying to wrap my brain around this concept….
(via mymindinrealtime)
Don’t waste too much energy trying to absorb such fatalistic woo-woo.
Whatever you have in your life today is the result of both the choices you’ve made and of circumstances beyond your...
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devastatingexplosions.com →
(Maybe I’m late to the game on this one, but it’s fun!)
I've about had it with this weather.
themattsmith:
I don’t live in Wisconsin for it to be 40º and snow-less halfway through December.
At this rate, I won’t be able to go ice fishing until WELL into the new year.
I finally caved in today and rode my motorcycle across town to put it away for the winter. The whole time I was thinking “I’m totally comfortable; I could ride all day like this.” But I know...
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Bosses, Stop Caring If Your Employees Are At Their... →
Another reference to the ROWE work model pioneered at Best Buy headquarters (and long advocated by me.)
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“If you were a kid going to a new high school for the first time, would you sit...”
– Heh - nice takedown of “social media gurus” hawking “social media success plans” in The Guy Kawasaki Guide to Rocking Your Online Marketing
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An art teacher articulately writes what most... →
meghannjane:
positivelypersistentteach:
world-shaker:
kbkonnected:
Amen
everyfiredies:
This almost brought tears to my eyes. It’s so painful to listen to the public hate on teachers when I work my ass off every day at a job that most people I meet raise their eyebrows at and say, “I could never handle that job.”
PREACH.
Spot on. She definitely put into words the steam that...
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How Republicans are being taught to talk about... →
wilwheaton:
The Republican Governors Association met this week in Florida to give GOP state executives a chance to rejuvenate, strategize and team-build. But during a plenary session on Wednesday, one question kept coming up: How can Republicans do a better job of talking about Occupy Wall Street?
“I’m so scared of this anti-Wall Street effort. I’m frightened to death,” said Frank Luntz, a...
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“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here...”
– Dr. Seuss
How is it December 1?!
(via whatthehale)