November 2011
6 posts
“The flesh surrenders itself. Eternity takes back its own. Our bodies stirred...”
– Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah (via 1beauty)
“I prefer by far the warmth and softness to mere brilliancy and coldness. Some...”
– Anaïs Nin, The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2: 1920-1923 (via 1beauty)
“There comes a time in every life when the world gets quiet and the only thing...”
– Sarah Dessen, Just Listen (via 1beauty)
Blogut: These Poems, She Said →
blogut:
These poems, these poems, these poems, she said, are poems with no love in them. These are the poems of a man who would leave his wife and child because they made noise in his study. These are the poems of a man who would murder his mother to claim the inheritance. These are the poems of a man…
“How on earth did it happen, I used to wonder
that a whole city—arches, pillars,...”
– Eavan Boland, Atlantis—A Lost Sonnet (via yesyes)
“Of course it was a disaster.
The unbearable, dearest secret
has always been a...”
– Jack Gilbert, Going There (via yesyes)
October 2011
14 posts
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“I think I must have known you
In another life
I think our rocking chairs
Used...”
– Hands Remember, Seabear
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The Pompous Ass Words Web Site →
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Nurses' Health Study →
The Nurses’ Health Study II was established by Dr. Walter Willett and colleagues in 1989 with funding from the National Institutes of Health. The primary motivation for developing the Nurses’ Health Study II was to study oral contraceptives, diet and lifestyle risk factors in a population younger than the original Nurses’ Health Study cohort.
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“I CANNOT live with you,
It would be life,
And life is over there
Behind...”
– I Cannot Live With You, Emily Dickinson
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The only 2 financial rules you need →
Inexpensive purchases are an easy mental hurdle to get over because they’re so small, it seems that they could hardly amount to anything. The truth is, these seemingly insignificant purchases can easily amount to, or exceed, that $200 you may be aiming to save.
If you spend $4 every morning on a latte, and $12 each workday for lunch, this adds up to $80 per week — for a grand...
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September 2011
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July 2011
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Farceuse
a woman skilled in farce.
June 2011
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“Still, I like to think my detestation of Rand’s novels follows from more than a...”
– The Trouble with Ayn Rand
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One Art - Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster, Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it was you meant to travel. None of these will bring disaster....
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You Want Fries With That?
But Wallerstein discovered that people would spring for more popcorn and soda — a lot more — as long as it came in a single gigantic serving. Thus was born the Big Gulp and, in time, the Big Mac and jumbo fries. Though Ray Kroc himself took some convincing: the McDonald’s founder had naïvely assumed that if people wanted more fries they’d buy another bag. He didn’t...
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Food Rules: Your Dietary Dos and Don'ts →
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Beating Depression
Get some exercise. Walther Scheibel recommends exercise for people who are dealing with low self-esteem as a symptom of depression. Making exercise a part of your regular routine can help you feel better emotionally and physically.
Eat a healthful diet. Avoiding foods high in sugar, fat, or salt, and eating fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy products is an...
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Amoeba Music →
March 2011
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November 2010
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“Well, you may not be beautiful,
but it’s not for me to judge
I...”
– Asleep and Dreaming - The Magnetic Fields
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