October 2011
1 post
House Dems condemn GOP's tripling of Defense of... →
Where are my fiscal hawks on this one?
September 2011
1 post
What's up Tumblr?
For the past 4-5 months, I’ve been all but inactive on tumblr. I felt like saying hey today.
So, what’s going on you ask…… Here is a quick breakdown.
Senior year, #capitolhillproblems, Jews Jews Jews, DC nightlife (by nightlife I mean REAL nightlife - post 21 nightlife), I miss my dog, begging of the job search, why am I still sitting in this class, why am I taking an...
August 2011
1 post
4 tags
May 2011
2 posts
California gets federal high-speed rail funds →
latimes:
“California, Illinois and 13 other states, along with Amtrak, will share $2 billion in federal grants aimed at developing high-speed rail service, money that had been rejected by Florida, officials announced on Monday,” report Richard Simon and Michael Muskal. At least $300 million is slated for the San Francisco-Los Angeles link.
Text of the President's Speech Last Evening
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release May 1, 2011
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
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April 2011
10 posts
“He couldn’t walk, but he Marched.”
– Joshua Ungar on Holocaust survivor Sigi Hart (via saucyrossy)
Watch
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The Sissyneck: The West Wing... →
thesissyneck:
is too good for its own good.
“This guy’s walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out.
“A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, ‘Hey you. Can you help me out?’ The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on.
“Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, ‘Father, I’m down in this hole can you help me...
March 2011
21 posts
What Do Teachers Make? →
jsallo:
The most passionate—and foul-mouthed—defense of teaching I’ve ever seen.
“I make a god-damn difference. Now what about you?”
Obama Stands by Nuclear Power →
This is to answer the question I posed about 10 minutes ago in my post and to rebut Mr. Bialosky’s (www.sambio.tumblr.com) claim that the President is “cracking-down” on nuclear facilities.
A quote from the article
The Obama administration has said it wants to speed construction of nuclear-power facilities as part of a strategy to support sources of energy that emit little...
I have...
sambio:
been a big fan of Jim Tressel since I was 12. He has been up until this very minor infraction, a very honorable Buckeye, and a dedicated servant of the community. I will continue to support him, as should this entire university and community.
I am anti-Buckeye (to put it bluntly). Yet I couldn’t echo the above statement more. Tressel has always acted with class and has been a...
“The black sky was underpinned with long silver streaks that looked like...”
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Wise Blood, Flannery O’Connor (via jsallo)
Still, to this day, one of my favorite, albeit royal screwed up, books.
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Plaschke: BYU deserves honor for making tough call... →
article posted below
They are charged with assault on a Tuesday, and play linebacker on a Saturday. They are caught smoking dope in the morning, and practice free throws in the afternoon. Today’s college playing fields are dotted with athletes bearing fresh mug shots, lingering handcuff marks and not a trace of accountability. Athletes are often punished only to the degree at which the team...
CNN: Are whites racially oppressed? →
If you move past the obvious lightening-bolt of a headline, I think this is a very interesting article (especially the part about the ‘White’ scholarship organization). Take a look and share your thoughts.
saucyrossy:
I realized my DVR is amassing into a collection of television programs that is snobbishly intellectual, ostensibly Jew-y, and borderline effeminate….all at once.
Your DVR paints a pretty accurate picture………
Serious Eats: In N Out Secret Menu →
threehours:
Can I go home now?
Evan Francine Taksar FTW
February 2011
21 posts
Sorry for taking over your tumblr feed.....
…… I know its annoying, but what are you gonna do.
I need to start taking my camera out of its drawer a lot more often. I’m looking forward to cherry blossoms in the spring and 4th of July in the summer.
“Everyone has a right to be proud of where they’re from …. and...”
– Taken from Hidden LA.
