One very damning infographic on what’s protected—and what’s not—in the upcoming debt negotiations.
Religious leaders protesting budget cuts arrested in Capitol
That’s a photo of Christian and Jewish religious leaders—including my boss Jennifer Butler, Executive Director of Faith in Public Life—getting arrested today for praying in the Capitol Rotunda in protest of budget cuts that will harm the poor.
From the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON — Eleven religious leaders protesting budget cuts affecting the poor were arrested in the Capitol Thursday as the House began debate on a bill to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling.
Before making the arrests, police cleared the Capitol Rotunda where the protesters, organized by the group Common Cause, were kneeling, praying and singing.
Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine said on the House floor that they were praying for those who will be “hurt the hardest” by the bill being considered.
While I’m not the world’s biggest fan of protests, I’m overjoyed to see religious leaders continuing to stand up for the “least of these.”
Is My Friend Nietzsche's Last Man?
John: I don't get it. How did the cavemen maintain a sense of self-worth and emotional stability without lawnmowers?
John: Not to mention snow-throwers. . .
David: Two words: Stone Axes
Erich: When you can kill a Sabetooth Tiger with a stone spear, who needs a lawn mower?
John: But a stoned tiger is all messy and chaotic. A freshly mowed lawn, on the other hand. . .
“DC Hot” is a phrase that I use to describe extremely average looking yet stuck up jerks who may have at one time been “Cambridge hot” (as in Harvard). They’re not even big fish in a small pond; they’re average sized fish in a puddle.
[See also: UChigoggles, the state of being surrounded by UChicago students (who are often so unconcerned with looking physically attractive that they don’t brush their hair or put on clean pants) for so long that non-malformed people start looking extraordinarily attractive. One time when I lived in Hyde Park, I went out in River North and my face almost exploded from the shock.]
Now this I can get behind. While I don’t think we can know how Jesus would restructure Social Security and Medicare, I’m pretty sure he’d choose the poor.
It took me a very long time to learn this. If I’d known it back when I started working I would have been a much better employee. From a presentation by professional blogger Hugh MacLeod:
Unification of your passion and doing what you love comes with a price. The mundane tasks, like answering emails and courting important people are all part of the process. You may have your art, but even art requires work.
Bookmark on Delicious on iPad
Super helpful for getting the most out of my new iPad!
When I see something on web I want to save I add it to my Delicious. As I browse more often using my iPad I needed a way to bookmark on Delicious. The process of adding this bookmarking is similar as described for Instappaper but different javascript.
- Click on + to add current page to Bookmarks. Change the title to “Bookmark on Delicious”. Click Save.
- Select All and copy the following javascript:
- Open Bookmarks list, click on Edit. Select Delicious bookmark. In the link field remove text and paste the code from clipboard.
- Click on Done. And now you will be able to bookmark websites faster on Delicious while browsing in Safari on iPad.
It speaks to the deep irony of the human condition that killing a person can sometimes be a very good thing.
I don’t know what this is, but I love it. (via FFFFOUND! | Yay Hooray | Best use of Live Journal (Official))
