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This year I took the kids shopping with me on Christmas Eve. I gave them $60 each: A twenty to buy a present for their mom, a twenty to buy a present for their sibling, and a twenty to buy some stocking stuffers for the other three members of the family.… Read the rest
I’m done with Facebook for now, so I am signing off for awhile.
Partly I am annoyed with the company for not taking a stand against the Trump administration and its elected leader’s comments about making lists of Muslims and immigrants.… Read the rest
Jonathan Taplin:
… Read the restSince 2000, recorded music revenues in the United States have fallen to $7.2 billion per year from $19.8 billion. Home entertainment video revenue fell to $18 billion in 2014 from $24.2 billion in 2006. United States newspaper ad revenue fell to $23.6 billion in 2013 from $65.8 billion in 2000.
A really insightful essay on why nonviolence plays such an important role at Standing Rock — and how it might work going forward.
… Read the rest“The way we see and treat someone is a powerful invitation for them to be as we see them.
Has it really been 7 years since I relaunched tinywords.com? Time flies. I am no longer editing the journal — that job has been ably taken over by Kathe Palka and Peter Newton — but I continue to maintain the technical side of the site, which is now about 16 years old.… Read the rest
This is what I was searching for about not panicking and not overdoing the outrage. (click through to see Quinn’s whole thread)
… Read the restLet me say something to my friends about the political emotion of the moment… I have spent an unusual portion of my life in mortal danger.
“If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion.… Read the rest
Keeping a gratitude diary, or less pretentiously, taking some time out of every day to write down the things you’re thankful for, is an effective way to increase happiness.
And I’d like to suggest one small addition.
In addition to writing down things you’re thankful for (rainbows, puppies, burritos) take some time each day to express your gratitude to a specific person.… Read the rest
This article has inspired me to do a few things more consistently on Facebook:
1. I won’t share any articles I haven’t actually read
2. I won’t like or share memes/statement images unless there’s an article I’ve read attached to them
3.… Read the rest
Rise up. (thanks Dave Bonta)
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