2008

lessee: impromptu beach day - nothing in the world could...

Jewish aid agency arrives in Mason City to...

THE MINIMALIST; Putting Meat Back in Its...

Don't think. Just write.

The 11 Best Foods You Arent Eating

marco: The Big Picture: Mississippi Floodwaters in Iowa Much...

America's Child Prisoners

supernice: This is the sort of list you need taped to your...

A genetic theory of homosexuality.

Final Score: Germany 3-2 Turkey

Albanian Custom Fades: Woman as Family Man

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Lost Loves

Unreal. This is how I feel about Ireland, except I was never able to word it so well. Thank you for...

Was Jesus an illegal immigrant?

Euro 2008 -- the UEFA Cup

YAY! I’m having a dress like this custom made for me....

“Do we really believe that the only thing keeping bosses from...”
— Tim Wise Speaks the Truth on...

robot-heart: Dancer Charisse Dies I was so upset to read...

Palestinian embroidery. I’m getting a dress...

El Parlamento Europeo aprueba sin enmiendas...

Aprueba la UE la ley para expulsar ilegales

“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I...”
— Lisa St. Aubin de Teran (via...

Homenaje a García Lorca

asprettyasasong: Eleven years ago today we held a memorial...

Think the Gender War Is Over? Think Again

“In the darkest days of serfdom, men could not have been more...”
—  Evelyn, Princess Blucher (a...

Dear Top Chef Judges

openletters: Thank you for redeeming yourselves this season. After previous injustices (e.g.,...

mocrlbmut: gkojax: withwanderlust: Pixdaus: God Gave Us...

“You can’t whitewash the planet into good and evil, into...”
— M.I.A. (via...

Too hot to get hired.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCO!

robot-heart: dancing with myself

"Inhuman"

This is the word one of my Pakistani friends used to describe conditions in my classroom this week....

When adults throw temper tantrums...

I tell you, the fourteen- and fifteen-year-olds that I teach have more sense in their heads than...

Advice to Tumblr users

unalone: If you’re only following friends, you’re missing out big-time. This is a site designed to...

I bought one of those hair-straightener-iron things. All part of a renewed effort to embrace...

tiffany: Finished this dress for Christine in Phantom of the...

The Great Immigration Panic

It’s a bit after 5:30 am, and the sun has just risen. This is my favorite time of day, from...

supernice: Andy J Miller for Amelia mag.

“Sorry for the confusion! I fully understand that good,...”
— (via squashed) It’s all...

squashed: Sellout. Uhhhh, excuse me, but since when does...

“The unspoken truth is that these businesses don’t hire...”
— Slavery alive and well in U.S....

Fully alive. Returning to Arainn after a five-year absence....

supernice: Sitting here in my little boat afloat the inky New York skyline, I’m often thinking of...

hilker: freshly popped popcorn is a public service to all within sniffing distance.

China permite a las víctimas del seísmo tener...

Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side

 Courtesy of… supernice Ahhh, summer has arrived!

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On Arainn, Tra Mhor

Signs of the times

I saw two cars today which gave me pause for thought. The first one had two bumper stickers, right...

the downside of gardening

Allergies. Sore muscles. Dirt everywhere. Random caterpillars in my clothes. Weeds come back no...

“A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not...”
— Dave Barry (via derbygirl). ...

High School

unaware: Newsweek’s high school rankings chart is out again. Sickening.  As a graduating high...

Growing stuff

I’m gardening this weekend. I will attempt to grow a few varieties of tomatoes, a few...

littleladylizzie: Trees are so beautiful

Yesterday's morning anouncements (and...

Principal: Now I think we should all take a moment to reflect on the true meaning and significance of Memorial Day, which we will celebrate on Monday.
Daquan: THE POOLS ARE OPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Last Bite

How Muslim women decide to put on—and take...

szymon: World’s Top 10 Peaceful Nations in 2008

On abortion.

squashed: For those strongly opposed to abortion, the question is whether it is more important...

I just want to crawl into a hole and hide out for awhile. Or run away. I’m just having one of...

applearts: via blog-imgs-41.fc2.com

Where the real power is and has always...

Roy Cohn: I could pick up the phone and dial fifteen numbers. And do you know who would be on the other line?
Doctor Henry: The President?
Roy Cohn: Better. His wife.

i've been away

“having a baby is a magical thing…………….mostly because you...”
— my mom (via littleladylizzie)

I’m so excited, my huband and I just bought bicycles! The two bikes, plus all the necessary...

What my students do when I give them free time. The best...

“I guess, the difference in my mind is, if you knew the...”
— Jon Stewart on The Daily Show,...

Loving v. Virginia and the Secret History of...

List of natural disasters by death toll

Iowa immigration raid largest ever in U.S.

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Malaysian woman can...

Chocolate brown and pink. I never would have thought of this...

supernice: carolyn: we really are tumblgangers…

Yes, that swan is indeed much bigger than wee Sol. A...

“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must...”
— Carl Sagan

“Soy un alga procelaria…” — Pablo...

ABC News: Story of Jesus Through Iranian...

“A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a...”
— Gloria Steinem (via...

Loving for All

(via garfieldminusgarfield) This, by the way, is how I...

Mildred Loving, Who Fought Ban on Mixed...

Stopping to smell the gorse outside Dun Aonghasa.

tiffany: I just heard about this and I can’t wait!  It’s...

En EE.UU., uno de cada cuatro menores de 5...

ireland

postcardsfromyomomma: we’re on the train back to gallway. - I found a boy for you at the james j...

“This is my church. This is where I heal my...

“I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts,...”
— Mother Theresa (via mascarah)

“You can’t go around pulling down people’s pants...”
—  My friend Emma to her...

Back in Ireland after five years. It’s amazing how something so simple as Fairy washing-up...

supernice: Harper is sorry (I think this note is potentially...

Or, as my husband said to me yesterday, “I’ll...

What can I say, I’m an addict. I am really fully...

I finally saw the first robin of the season on Friday. Actually, I almost ran over the damn thing...

asprettyasasong: bhell13: film_stills: The Goonies...

YAY!!!!!!

I saw the first real flowers of Spring yesterday! A few yellow and purple tulips poking through the...

the tumblr universe just got smaller

Duh. I just figured out that I know Squashed in real life. And that I have known Squashed for at...

Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race

NPR: A Victim Treats His Mugger Right

Perfect Spring day today: mid-50s, clear blue sky, warm sun. I noticed buds and shoots pushing...

“I don’t want to hear another conservative bitch about our...”
— The Economy & Our...

I really need Spring to show up. It’s all a tease so far. I’m craving sunshine, baby...

Here’s Looking At You, Kids:Artists discover...

This was the default movie for EVERY SINGLE slumber party I...

Another World

sarahisrad: When you’ve been in New York for too long you begin to feel like it’s the only place on...

From PostSecret.  I know this isn’t about me, but I...

I started hearing the mourning doves cooing in the morning this week. It’s been above...

Repent and Lament for the Iraq War

Harrapa: We Are a Clan

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We'll all miss you, Brett!

Hundreds of people gathered on Arainn (Inishmore) for a...

marco: Us (and Tumblr) in this week’s Time Out Chicago....

My secret, double-agent life

I just can’t win. I’m sure my neighbors who see me in my headscarf and long, loose...

“The internet lets me buy just what I need when I remember I...”
— Dawn. And that’s the...

Skippy's List: the 213 Things Skippy is No...

from asprettyasasong “…and in this moment I am...

Him: She's just so cute, I just melt when I see her... You know she wears the headscarf even though her parents don't want her to? (sighs) I think that's what I'm looking for.
Me: A hijabi?
Him: No. A spine.

The Next Slum?

U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Pew Forum

According to the related article, approximately 10% of all...

(via garfieldminusgarfield)

Me: 'Las mesitas son de madera oscura...' pues, chicos, ¿Qué significado tiene 'madera'?
Mis estudiantes: ....
Me: Bueno, es un material, es de los árboles, mesas y camas son de madera...
Mis estudiantes: ....
Me: Okay, guys, it's what trees are made of.
Vicki: Paper?

Imam's Wife a Bridge Between Two Worlds

My husband is a volunteer firefighter, and every February his company hosts a formal dinner-dance. I...

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Jesus in 2008: Welcome to the Convention

An Altar Beyond Olympus for a Deity Predating...

I will be so happy when skinny jeans go out of style.

Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags

8 Things No One Tells You About Marriage

Genetic mutation makes those brown eyes blue

eatsleepdraw: Christian from Project...

It's things like this that make me proud...

“Maybe we couldn’t be so easily convinced to wage unnecessary wars if people cared as much...

“I care, not what someone’s religion is, but what their...”
— Rev. Jim Wallis on last...

Thoroughly Unmodern McCain

Canada lists US as zone for torture

Conduct Unbecoming: Political correctness is...

“Señora, I learn more about social studies from you than I do...”
— Spero, B.

Kids Caucus in Johnson City

Huh. It was so frigid here yesterday that I pulled my scarf around my face to keep warm… and...