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tatteredcover:

LOVE, love, love this: teachingliteracy: cutethoughtscutelife:

“The Bookhouse”
 This is not a story about how books are good and the Internet is evil, nor is it about how modernity has vanquished antiquity and, therefore, doomed posterity.
  
Although.
 
The Bookhouse feels like a safe house. It announces itself, barely, with tiny lettering on the front porch. It is for stumbling upon, a anachronism in a universe ordered by Google at a time when life is completely searchable and the exhaustive hunt for a vellum-jacketed gem has been reduced to a simple tap on a touch screen.
It’s a love story about two people and their books, falling in love with each other, falling in love with the pages.  It’s so cute you won’t believe it’s true, but it’s the kind of thing no one could believably invent.
 




This is the cutest thing.

tatteredcover:

LOVE, love, love this: teachingliteracycutethoughtscutelife:

“The Bookhouse”

 This is not a story about how books are good and the Internet is evil, nor is it about how modernity has vanquished antiquity and, therefore, doomed posterity.

 

Although.

The Bookhouse feels like a safe house. It announces itself, barely, with tiny lettering on the front porch. It is for stumbling upon, a anachronism in a universe ordered by Google at a time when life is completely searchable and the exhaustive hunt for a vellum-jacketed gem has been reduced to a simple tap on a touch screen.

It’s a love story about two people and their books, falling in love with each other, falling in love with the pages.  It’s so cute you won’t believe it’s true, but it’s the kind of thing no one could believably invent.
This is the cutest thing.

radiochantier:

Thelonious ‘Sphere’ Monk

radiochantier:

Thelonious ‘Sphere’ Monk

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thedailywhat:

Abortion Bill Amendment of the Day: The Virginia state Senate went ahead today with a bill that would require pregnant women to obtain an ultrasound prior to an abortion, after rejecting a Democratic senator’s amendment that would have required men to undergo a rectal exam and cardiac stress test prior to obtaining erectile dysfunction medication.
The amendment’s author, Fairfax County Democrat Janet Howell, said she was merely trying to add “a little gender equality” to the bill.
“It’s requiring [women] to have unnecessary medical procedures, it’s adding to the cost and it’s opening them up for emotional blackmail,” she told her colleagues from the Senate floor. “And I was upset because it’s disrespectful of doctors. It’s forcing them to perform procedures they don’t think is necessary.”
She says she got the idea for the amendment after watching an erectile dysfunction drug ad which listed the pill’s myriad side effects.
“So, I said, it’s only fair, that if we’re going to subject women to unnecessary procedures, and we’re going to subject doctors to having to do things that they don’t think is medically advisory, well, Mr. President, I think we should just have a little gender equity here,” Howell said.
The amendment was ultimately defeated by a relatively narrow margin of 21 to 19. Meanwhile, Senate Bill 484 moves forward to a final floor vote tomorrow.
[roanoketimes.]



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thedailywhat:

Abortion Bill Amendment of the Day: The Virginia state Senate went ahead today with a bill that would require pregnant women to obtain an ultrasound prior to an abortion, after rejecting a Democratic senator’s amendment that would have required men to undergo a rectal exam and cardiac stress test prior to obtaining erectile dysfunction medication.

The amendment’s author, Fairfax County Democrat Janet Howell, said she was merely trying to add “a little gender equality” to the bill.

“It’s requiring [women] to have unnecessary medical procedures, it’s adding to the cost and it’s opening them up for emotional blackmail,” she told her colleagues from the Senate floor. “And I was upset because it’s disrespectful of doctors. It’s forcing them to perform procedures they don’t think is necessary.”

She says she got the idea for the amendment after watching an erectile dysfunction drug ad which listed the pill’s myriad side effects.

“So, I said, it’s only fair, that if we’re going to subject women to unnecessary procedures, and we’re going to subject doctors to having to do things that they don’t think is medically advisory, well, Mr. President, I think we should just have a little gender equity here,” Howell said.

The amendment was ultimately defeated by a relatively narrow margin of 21 to 19. Meanwhile, Senate Bill 484 moves forward to a final floor vote tomorrow.

[roanoketimes.]

Baller

erikangstrom:

~Giveaway~ 

Erik here.  I’m trying to cut down on my physical possessions. I’m just throwing away most things as they are only taking up space and not making me any happier, but I realize some of these things might be better to give away here.

So I’m giving away my Macbook Pro (A1278) because I received it as part of a package I got for a seminar, but I already have a decent laptop so I neither want nor need it. It doesn’t make me any happier maybe one of you will like it. The cord and stuff is in there and it’s in perfect condition.

Rules: 

·   Reblog as many times as you like.

·   Likes won’t count.

·  Do not make an account just to follow or reblog. If the blog selected is found to not be a genuine account you will be disqualified and another account will be selected.

·   You have to follow http://erikangstrom.tumblr.com/ and http://lawsofmodernman.tumblr.com/ 

·   I will ship internationally and I will cover the cost completely for Postage and Packaging because I am amazing.

·   This giveaway ends on February 12th, 2012.

·   The winner will be chosen by a random name generator (URL),so the more times  you reblog the more chances you will have of winning.

·   I will announce the winner on my main blog (Erik Angstrom) and Laws of Modern Man

·   I’ll also message the winner, and if they don’t respond in two days, I’ll pick someone else.

GOOD LUCK, FOLKS! 

(via erikangstrom)

erikangstrom:

~Giveaway~ 

Erik here.  I’m trying to cut down on my physical possessions. I’m just throwing away most things as they are only taking up space and not making me any happier, but I realize some of these things might be better to give away here.

So I’m giving away my Macbook Pro (A1278) because I received it as part of a package I got for a seminar, but I already have a decent laptop so I neither want nor need it. It doesn’t make me any happier maybe one of you will like it. The cord and stuff is in there and it’s in perfect condition.

Rules: 

·   Reblog as many times as you like.

·   Likes won’t count.

·  Do not make an account just to follow or reblog. If the blog selected is found to not be a genuine account you will be disqualified and another account will be selected.

·   You have to follow http://erikangstrom.tumblr.com/ and http://lawsofmodernman.tumblr.com/ 

·   I will ship internationally and I will cover the cost completely for Postage and Packaging because I am amazing.

·   This giveaway ends on February 12th, 2012.

·   The winner will be chosen by a random name generator (URL),so the more times  you reblog the more chances you will have of winning.

·   I will announce the winner on my main blog (Erik Angstrom) and Laws of Modern Man

·   I’ll also message the winner, and if they don’t respond in two days, I’ll pick someone else.

GOOD LUCK, FOLKS! 

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googlism comments

tricycle is called a red tricycle
tricycle is almost a community center for the area
tricycle is a motorcycle
tricycle is recommended for children up to 41”
tricycle is recommended for children 41”
tricycle is made of wrought iron with wooden seat and handlebars and is 11” by 5 1/4” by 7 1/2” high
tricycle is an alaska company
tricycle is lightweight and low geared making it easy to handle especially for beginners
tricycle is made to last
tricycle is an electric
tricycle is sure to delight young children and the “young child” in all of us
tricycle is moving
tricycle is perfect for any toddler looking to ride in style
tricycle is clearly the velocipede or ‘penny
tricycle is available at newsstands and bookstores
tricycle is lightweight yet very sturdily made of tubular steel and molded plastic body
tricycle is full of features
tricycle is within a controlled parking zone mon
tricycle is now almost fully cast for its 2001/2 season
tricycle is missing seat
tricycle is the most widely used vending tricycle in us
tricycle is a small blue bear who moves up and down as the vehicle moves forward
tricycle is interested in
tricycle is sure to delight young children and the “young child
tricycle is driven at maximum velocity into ze side of an automobile
tricycle is nice to look at
tricycle is suitable for children from 2 to 5 years
tricycle is freewheeling pedals to allow a rider to coast while and adult pushes
tricycle is built with a sold steel tubing frame
tricycle is much easier to use
tricycle is not
tricycle is harder for a driver to see than a standard tricycle
tricycle is 100% original in all respects and a true museum candidate
tricycle is his new band
tricycle is fun
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tricycle is the best device for teaching your child to pedal and brake at an early age
tricycle is quite possibly the most charming thing i’ve heard since the lead singer of marilyn
tricycle is inimical to the passing on of any kind of knowledge which requires dedication and commitment and depth
tricycle is the professional
tricycle is to say it’s something you’ll eventually hear on the radio
tricycle is moving forward 50 inches per second
tricycle is “fixed” so that the steering wheel is locked in the forward/backward direction
tricycle is ready to get on the
tricycle is different to the radio in the hut when they are throwing a party
tricycle is one of the liveliest
tricycle is thrown away and lands in the kennebunkport dump
tricycle is a bit blown out but it isn’t too bad
tricycle is defined byt the tricycle itself that has an interface with an external system that allows it to move
tricycle is equipped with safety features such as seat belt and a safety braking system which is activated when the seat belt is unfastened to prevent any
tricycle is recommended for a person who is at least 56” tall
tricycle is a good thing in the three
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tricycle is optimally stable
tricycle is built to last a lifetime
tricycle is the speed at which you can turn the steering wheel
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tricycle is outfitted with sensors to help harris’ team determine the role played by leg movement and visual
tricycle is 140 cm long
tricycle is not responsible for any missing/damaged request filed after the 90 day period
tricycle is in stock this radio flyer product ships in 2 to 6 days
tricycle is daniel bélanger’s long
tricycle is easy to use
tricycle is a trio consisting of daniel johnston
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tricycle is a non
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tricycle is made for
tricycle is steered in the direction indicated by the arrow?
tricycle is a pillar
tricycle is now equipped with 3 speed shimano hub gears
tricycle is made in france and is appropriate for children from 2 1/2 years of age through adolescence
tricycle is recommended for a person who is at least 5 feet
tricycle is made so it sits into the base
tricycle is powered by kyle doing abdominal crunches
tricycle is one of the only things left from my childhood
tricycle is a quarterly magazine
tricycle is not the yamaha or zuzuki motorbike with a side car on it
tricycle is found in many museums and some examples are still in use by veteran motorcycle enthusiasts

aurorae:

Pillow - Varanasi (by Maciej Dakowicz)

aurorae:

Pillow - Varanasi (by Maciej Dakowicz)

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I wrote a new poem.

Please please please please.

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Please please.

Please.