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Most of us can, if we choose,
make this world either a palace or a prison.
~Lord Avebury
I choose a palace.
~TKF
Do not let your fire go out,
spark by irreplaceable spark,
in the hopeless swamps of the approximate,
the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all.
Do not let the hero in your soul perish,
in lonely frustration for the life you deserved,
but have never been able to reach.
Check your road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desired can be won.
It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.
~Ayn Rand
The democratic society's mythology of equality with its
attendant erasure of difference is an impossibility
in an actual, lived sense.
Therefore, according to this view, this
imaginary erasure cannot achieve an
actual democracy, because a sense of
community can only come with the recognition of difference.
~Slavoj Zizek, as paraphrased by Catherine M. Soussloff
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A brand new link! Check it out!
deviantART
I thought the place was very cool. Oh, and all you Alias fans, you can find a very nice wallpaper there--
or rather, here--and a gorgeous Evanescence one, too!
Watcher's Diary
Slayage; The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies
Convert just about anything
Comes in really handy when you want to convert fahrenheit to celcius and vice versa!
Links to 100s of free calculators online
Everything from your due date to how much a house payment would be to a regular calculator
Reference Guide to Chicago Manual of Style
Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Atlas & Almanac
Quotation Search Engine
Complete HTML True Color Chart
Epicurious Recipes
Inn Recipes; Recipes for all Occasions
JobStar-Resumes & Cover Letters Advice
Overstock.com: Up to 80% off most items
Ediblenature.com
Things My Girlfriend & I Have Argued About
(Trust me--you'll be laughing outloud!)
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Beyond the Invisible
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The tale of the world is like a tree.
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Sturdily rooted in the past, the tale's branches spread out through the days that come. The many stories that make up its substance
unfold from bud to leaf to dry memory and back again, event connecting event like the threadwork of a spider's web, so that each creature of the world plays its part, understanding only aspects of the overall narrative, and perceiving, each with its particular talents, only glimpses
of the Great Mystery that underlies it all.
~Charles de Lint, Moonheart
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Saturday, December 03, 2005
Definitions
Warning! I've been a liberal since before it became a dirty word and I'm still one. I don't approve of Bush. I don't trust his advisors. I am angered by the fact that "Support Our Troops" is a phrase that has been usurped by those who think that dropping them in a desert, in a pointless war that we were misled into with outright lies and prevarications, without enough body armor, support troops, and other equipment is the best way to "support" them. In other words, if you don't feel the same way, you're liable to be offended.
I received this in an email:
- BI-PARTISANSHIP, n. When conservative Republicans work together with moderate Republicans to pass legislation Democrats hate.
- CLARIFY, v. Repeating the same lie over and over again.
- CLEAN, adj. The word used to modify any aspect of the environment Republican legislation allows corporations to pollute, poison, or destroy.
- FAIRER, adj. Regressive.
- FAITH, n. The stubborn belief that God approves of Republican moral values despite the preponderance of textual evidence to the contrary.
- FAITH COMMUNITY, n. Evangelicals, because they are saved, and hawkish conservative Jews, because they are useful. Israel is the bait-on-the-hook just waiting for God to take that Rapturous bite.
- FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, n. A Republican who is in the minority.
- FREEDOM, n. What Arabs want but can't achieve on their own without Western military intervention. It bears a striking resemblance to chaos.
- GROWTH, n. The justification for tax cuts for the rich. What happens to the deficits when Republicans cut taxes on the rich.
- HONESTY, n. Lies told in simple declarative sentences: "Freedom is on the march."
- HUMBLE FOREIGN POLICY, n. The invasion of any sovereign nation whose leadership Republicans don't like.
- HUMBLED adj. What a Republican says right after a close election and right before he governs in an arrogant manner.
- MORAL VALUES, n. Hatred of homosexuals dressed up in Biblical language.
- MANDATE, n. What a Republican claims to possess when only 49 percent of the voting public loathes him instead of 51 percent.
- THE MEDIA, n. Immoral elitist liberally-biased traitors who should leave Republicans alone so they can complete God's work on Earth in peace and quiet, behind closed doors.
- PHILOSOPHY, n. Religion.
And bonus definitions:
- Abstinence-Only Sex Education n. Ignorance-only sex education [Wayne Martorelli, Lawrenceville, NJ].
- Alternative energy sources n. New locations to drill for gas and oil [Peter Scholz, Fort Collins, Colo.].
- Bankruptcy n. A punishable crime when committed by poor people but not corporations [Beth Thielen, Studio City, Calif.].
- Cheney, Dick n. The greater of two evils [Jacob McCullar, Austin, Tex.].
- Class warfare n. Any attempt to raise the minimum wage [Don Zweir, Grayslake, Ill.].
- Climate Change n. The blessed day when the blue states are swallowed by the oceans [Ann Klopp, Princeton, NJ].
- Compassionate Conservatism n. Poignant concern for the very wealthy [Lawrence Sandek, Twin Peaks, Calif.].
- Creationism n. Pseudoscience that claims George W. Bush's resemblance to a chimpanzee is totally coincidental [Brian Sweeney, Providence, RI].
- Democracy n. A product so extensively exported that the domestic supply is depleted [Michael Schwartz, unknown].
- Energy Independence n. The caribou witness relocation program [Justin Rezzonico, Keene, Ohio].
- Healthy Forest n. No tree left behind [Dan McWilliams, Santa Barbara, Calif.].
- Laziness n. When the poor are not working [Justin Rezzonico, Keene, Ohio].
- Leisure Time n. When the wealthy are not working [Justin Rezzonico, Keene, Ohio].
- Patriot Act n. 1. The pre-emptive strike on American freedoms to prevent the terrorists from destroying them first. 2. The elimination of one of the reasons why they hate us [Michael Thomas, Socorro, NM].
- "Staying The Course" interj. Slang. Saying and doing the same stupid thing over and over, regardless of the result [Suzanne Smith, Ann Arbor, Mich.]. stuff happens interj.
- Voter Fraud n. A significant minority turnout [Sue Bazy, Philadelphia, Pa.].
- Woman n. 1. Person who can be trusted to bear a child but can't be trusted to decide whether or not she wishes to have the child. 2. Person who must have all decisions regarding her reproductive functions made by men with whom she wouldn't want to have sex in the first place [Denise Clay, Philadelphia, Pa.].
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