December 2009
November 2009
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“There is no such thing as the perfect soul mate. If you meet someone and you...”
– Madonna
Today was a bad, bad day and I am indispensably sad. Nothing like the cold harsh truth: that the people I can’t live without, can live without me.
Overheard...
Eldest son, Coming from church in Sunday best: So, dad, does Star Wars take place in the past or the future?
Dad: The past.
(pause)
Son: Wait... that doesn't make any sense!
Dad: "Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."
It's Nice That →
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“Letting go doesn’t mean we don’t care. Letting go doesn’t mean we shut down. Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave. It means we give up resistance to the way things are, for the moment. It means we stop trying to do the impossible–controlling that which we cannot–and instead, focus on what is possible–which usually means taking care of ourselves. And we do...
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Blind Man Fitted With 'Bionic Eye' Can Now See
A blind man who thought he would never be able to read again has had his vision partially restored after being fitted with a ‘bionic’ eye.
Peter Lane, 51, is one of the first people in the world to have electronic receivers implanted into his eye which send signals mounted in a pair of glasses to the brain.
The technology has allowed Mr. Lane, from Manchester, to see the outline of...
61 Free Apps To Be Thankful For →
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Song of the day: “Hollaback Girl”...
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“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.”
– Mae West
Why We Tumbl
The other day, we were browsing around, as dinosaurs do, and remembered we’d been meaning to respond to this post, which asked the very sensible question: Just what the hell do you think you’re doing with that Tumblr, Newsweek?
The problem with the magazine industry is that they all too often latch on to new technology (Let’s make an iPhone app! Let’s build a Facebook fan page! Let’s create...
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Overheard...
Skinny girl: I'm sorry you have to go through this.
Sobbing girl: I just...I just hope he's going to...be okay.
Skinny girl: Do you think that maybe you want to go and compose yourself in the office?
Sobbing girl: I was just...there. And I would...but the candy...sucks.
Skinny girl: I'll...I'll give you my last Mentos.
Sobbing girl: The Freshmaker?
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“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your...”
– Ernest Hemingway
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Mystery of the Missing Mini-Galaxies
Like moths about a flame, thousands of tiny satellite galaxies flutter about our Milky Way. For astronomers this is a dream scenario, fitting perfectly with the established models of how our galaxy’s cosmic neighbourhood should be. Unfortunately, it’s a dream in more ways than one and the reality could hardly be more different.
As far as we can tell, barely 25 straggly satellites...
Overheard...
40-something suit on cell: Wait, why do I have to be the girl?
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Song of the day: “No Woman, No Cry”...
