November 2011
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theatlanticvideo:
So You Want to Be a Journalist—Seventy Years Ago
Sponsored by Vocational Guidance Films, Inc., this promotional film from the Prelinger Archive touts the thrills of working as a newsman in 1940 — unless you were a newswoman, in which case your were probably stuck writing for the society pages.
I would like to take this time to thank each and every feminists, women reformers...
I am so getting a welsh corgi.
zomg.
Today was a fairy tale.
My definition of fairy tale being a combination of yelling, tears, long hugs and a shared meal.
I can’t believe how real and surreal this feels.
:)
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It comes down to how truthful, honest and genuine you are.
I believe it’s not about being perfect but being courageous enough to be vulnerable with others. It’s about knowing yourself in Christ and loving yourself as He has loved you. It is overwhelming to see our flaws; even scary seeing the noise others put out shaping who we are. But there is no excuse in not trying; no excuse when...
The crimes at Penn State are about the raping of children. That is all they are...
– Charles P. Pierce
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I didn’t have to say a word , or I couldn’t say a word because of me sobbing, and she knew exactly what to say. She knew exactly what I wanted, and needed to hear.
Your love humbles me. Your love builds me up from the ground, time and time again.
Ungodly confession
I wish I had used time more wisely. I wish I had the discernment to walk away from the hallow words and spend those time with people with honest hearts.
Jesus arguably ’favored’ John, Peter and James. But for what reason? Why did He spend more time with them than he did with other disciples? Was it that He saw the need to so for His ministry? Or did He find these 3 disciples simply...
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Ledes should have a Who, What, When, Where, Why and “I” for Idea.
– Bill Keller
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Somewhere along falling deeply in love with you, I have started to fear and dread the winter. And it’s here. I feel it from your drifting hands. I see it from your changing words. My heart needs to grow strong enough to hold your heart and mind tight. As you consume my heart, I will take refuge in You.
Winter is here.