March 2012
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TODAY Entertainment - Monkees star Davy Jones dies... →
Singer Davy Jones of The Monkees has died of a heart attack at 66, the medical examiner’s office in Martin County, Fla., has confirmed to NBC News.
The news was originally reported by TMZ.
Jones was most famous for his role in the pop group The Monkees, which was put together in 1965 for the TV show of the same name. With such hits as “Daydream Believer,” “Last Train...
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Autism Science Foundation | Leap Science Forward →
How often have you wished for an extra hour or extra day to get everything you need done? At ASF, we want to make the most of this special leap day by using it to help autism science leap forward. Thanks to your support, for the last two years we have provided funding for autism stakeholders (parents, individuals with autism, teachers, students, etc) to attend the International Meeting for...
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Rock In, Folk Out: Introducing Music to Small... →
So, I stayed away from reading any news last...
Apparently Romney won Michigan.
Oh, Michigan. You so funny.
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apsies replied to your post: goodreasonnews replied to your post: My kid has a…
Has she read Catherine, Called Birdy or The Midwife’s Apprentice? They aren’t really about the plague but they are set in that general time frame and both reference sanitation practices, or lack thereof. The Whipping Boy is a good one too.
Not yet, but I’ll have to think about these next time I get some...
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goodreasonnews replied to your post: My kid has a weird fixation on the bubonic plague.
It’s a fascinating topic. From what I understand, the whole reason it spread was because people didn’t really know what to do with their poop.
She’s decided now (since we’ve sort of exhausted all avenues of conversation about the plague) that she’s interested in bacterial infections. What a...
My kid has a weird fixation on the bubonic plague.
She has for real been asking questions about it for days.
Scoop: Lucy Liu Cast as Watson in CBS' Modern Day... →
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#this just got interesting
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“Birth control isn’t about my health unless by health you mean, my capacity to...”
– Birth Control Isn’t Really About “Women’s Health.” It’s About… | Marriage 3.0 | Big Think
Um, yes, actually, that is what is meant, at least part of it. Freedom from unwanted pregnancy is part of health: sexual health, relationship health, mental health, and so on.
Geez.
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“All the paganism, Tantra, meditation, sacred sex, and BDSM sex magic(k) books...”
– Why Sex Is Not Spiritual - San Francisco Arts - The Exhibitionist
“A bill to allow Utah schools to drop sex education classes — and prohibit...”
– Utah House passes bill to allow schools to skip sex ed | The Salt Lake Tribune
BRILLIANT IDEA.
Not.
Yeah, I'm going to bed at 9:00. So what?
Spent a few hours at the zoo today. It's good for...
I need to take a shower, but I think I’ll save it until morning so I can combat stiffness with hot water.
I need to get in better shape.
Woman: Can I have birth control?
Government: No.
Woman: I got pregnant because I didn't have birth control and I don't want the fetus. Can I have an abortion?
Government: No.
Woman: I gave birth to my child but since I wasn't expecting it, I can't afford daycare. Can I have help paying for it?
Government: No.
Woman: Well, why can't I have birth control?
Government: Because. Sex isn't for recreation.
Woman: It can help regulate my period and benefit me in other ways.
Government: Too bad.
Man: For no reason other than for recreational sex, may I have birth control?
Government: Do you have a penis?
Man: YES, YES I DO!!
Government: WELL HOWDY, VALID CITIZEN. You can buy condoms by the dozens. Here, here's a pack of special condom for "His Pleasure." Oooh, these come in different colours and flavours. Here, try these. They have ribs on them. And this one glows in the dark!! LOL OMG DICK LIGHTSABER!!
Government: But seriously, you're a man. You can do what ever you want.
Woman: But-
Government: Shut up, you sinning, freeloading hussy.
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misseffieb replied to your post: Trying to find a good movie on Netflix to watch with my daughter: Impossible.
Ha! The one that comes to mind immediately is Pocahontas- fits all those criteria, but is problematic for other reasons (I still love it though).
Oh, god. I didn’t even think of that one. I liked Pocahontas when I was a kid and didn’t know any better, but now I mostly...
kswyo replied to your post: Trying to find a good movie on Netflix to watch with my daughter: Impossible.
A story that doesn’t end in a wedding takes out almost all movies geared toward females of any age!
Pretty much, but a girl can dream, right?
Things that irritate me about Tangled, in no...
While we get a lot of insight into Rapunzel’s feelings and experience, the story is fundamentally centered on Flynn’s point of view, being presented as a story of what happened to him. I guess this is supposed to make the movie more appealing to boys, as if there aren’t already enough movies for boys, or something.
I don’t think there is even one person of color in the...
Trying to find a good movie on Netflix to watch...
Looks like it’s gonna be Tangled tonight since she’s not in the mood for a documentary.
I guess Tangled isn’t completely the worst, but there are for real hardly any decent children’s movies on there. And honestly, even if i added DVDs, it’s not like there are many more options. More Studio Ghibli films, but that’s about it. The fact is there just aren’t...
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Texas willing to throw 130,000 poor women under... →
Last year, the Texas legislature passed a law making it illegal for the state to provide Medicaid funds to any organization that is even affiliated with one that provides abortions. That means that even the many Planned Parenthood clinics that don’t offer abortions at all would be denied funding to provide contraception, cancer screenings, and basic preventive health care through the state’s...
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“That’s exactly what made America so different, we don’t have that colonial...”
– David Barton
HAHHAHAHAHAHAAA!
What? Really?
I swear, some people will say anything.
I love my job, but it leaves me absolutely...
anxietypastry replied to your post: What is it about creepy-ass dilapidated houses that compels people to walk into them?
Although Supernatural is one of my guilty pleasures, it is annoying that EVERY damsel in distress they save is a gorgeous 20something white girl.
Agreed!
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Awww, shit.
I kind of saw this coming, but damn.
“We’ve got work to do.”
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Why would you SHOOT at a GHOST?!
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What is it about creepy-ass dilapidated houses...
Also, dude, there is NO WAY that ethereally beautiful women are just hanging around on the side of a country road in the middle of the night looking to hitch rides with generically handsome college guys. You had to know that she was up to something no good.
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I make the best terrible decisions.
Trying to do some work since I have about 30 emails I need to write, a few proposals to pitch, and a game plan to come up with for March.
However, I’ve seen so many Supernatural .GIFs lately that I’ve decided to watch the show, so I turned the pilot on while I’m “working.”
I need to be less easily distracted.
Or Jensen Ackles needs to be less dreamy.
Or something.
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All Dead Mormons Are Now Gay →
Just click it.
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“The Republican Party is extremely pro-women.”
– Michele Bachmann
HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAA!
Man Boobz: misogyny. i mock it. →
Man Boobz is on Tumblr!
How to Keep Your Husband Happy PDF from Michelle...
stfuhatemongers:
http://www.southheightsbaptist.com/mp3/CliffPalmer/7BasicNeeds_Husband.pdf
This isn’t even offensive; it’s downright dangerous.
I started reading this thinking that I could mock it, but I can’t even. It’s like a guide on how to cope in an abusive relationship, but wrapped in pious bullshit to make women think that they are bad people if they...
I just made myself a little sad when I realised that while I was reading Shopgirl 10 years ago, half the people on Tumblr were in elementary school 10 years ago.
I forget sometimes that I’m definitely an old here.
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Just re-read Shopgirl, by Steve Martin.
I’m trying to process what it is about the book that I find really unsettling now that didn’t bother me when I read the book for the first time years ago.
It’s like it’s not quite misogynistic, but yeah, it kind of is.
Mirabelle’s coming of age is measured by her success at finding a man who loves her properly, but while I agree that being able to form healthy...
My #1 Gripe With Firefly (as of episode 7)
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None of the actors speak Mandarin that well, and the inclusion of Mandarin alongside current commonly-accepted Chinese indicators - such as the fabrics, cut of clothing, food & use of chopsticks - don’t reflect a great familiarity with the either Chinese or the diaspora cultures. What’s more the inclusion of Mandarian and these signifiers are annoying because Joss Whedon (as...
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Hehehehheee.
Apparently Daniel doesn’t love me anymore because I beat him to saying “misandry.”
“It’s misandry for you not to let me say it!” he said.
My poor kid. She is burning up with fever today.
I hope she is better tomorrow. She’s determined to get perfect attendance this year, but I can’t send her to school if she’s this sick.