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Real Words

_______________________________________________________________ Going through Letters of Note (which is a tremendously amazing site that you should go visit), I came across two letters that really spoke to me because of the real words: Fiona Apple – Love is love, and there … Continue reading

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Instead of GDP…

              Well, it looks like the wishes of disrupters (like Umair Haque) are going to be happy to hear this news. I know that I am! Good.is forwarded a link from treehugger, where they’re talking … Continue reading

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Your Way Isn’t Everyone’s Way

So, even with the bad aspects of Amazon, I still use them for one simple reason: there are small businesses who have storefronts that are being helped through Amazon’s network (I’ve unfortunately given up on my local brick-and-mortar stores for … Continue reading

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What You Could Be Doing

You can always count on Reddit for their weird and utterly addicting sense of humor. I for one visit and follow just to find those unimaginables that can turn around a rocky day. Not that today is a rocky day, … Continue reading

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Thinking About Ramifications

          I was launched (by @mathewi) into an incredibly smart post about the ramifications that those in charge don’t seem to see when they make public policy that clearly steps on the rights of the people. But … Continue reading

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Dear Politics Of Money…

My Inbox has been exploding since I started to voice my opinions out loud in the form of petition support and editorial writing. Somehow my actions have given so many other groups the impression that it is now ok to … Continue reading

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BBC Covers Wikileaks

Wikileaks – The Secret Life of A Superpower by the BBC (part 1). Watch Part 2 here. http://youtu.be/nu98q1WmP_M I saw this video forwarded this weekend by @zephoria (aka Danah Boyd), and she is absolutely correct that this is a tremendously … Continue reading

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Did You Make It?

So it’s the end of another week. Did you make it out in one piece? Perhaps you need someone to give you a hand to get you to your final destination? How’s this? (courtesy of Reddit):         … Continue reading

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Penny4NASA and more

      Space exploration is more than a pipe dream for many people, including myself. I recently wrote an article on Urban Times about #Penny4NASA, the people’s efforts to increase the NASA budget to a penny on the dollar. … Continue reading

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Standing Up

                      When you see a politician willing to take a stand against injustice, then it’s news. It’s also sad that we consider this to be so, because it’s what their … Continue reading

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