February 2010
129 posts
January 2010
118 posts
Natural quiet is a rapidly disappearing resource. According to acoustic...
– Seed Magazine combines sound and images to provide a look (and listen) at these naturally quite places. Penguins, flapping butterfly wings, waves, and more. (via) (via guy) (via steampoweredmedia)
This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
My beef with the term "fiscal conservatives"
soupsoup:
bijan:
The term “fiscal conservatives” is back with a vengeance.
The phrase is often delivered by the Republican party although many “centrist” Democrats sing the song as well and know the lyrics by heart.
Here’s Mayor Bloomberg’s definition of the label (via wikipedia):
To me, fiscal conservatism means balancing budgets - not running deficits that the next generation can’t...
RainyMood.com →
gatekeeper:
alittleoff
"Why Haiti Matters" via Newsweek →
“In the aftermath of disaster, we are reminded that life can be unimaginably cruel. That pain and loss is so often meted out without any justice or mercy. That “time and chance” happen to us all. But it is also in these moments, when we are brought face to face with our own fragility, that we rediscover our common humanity. We look into the eyes of another and see ourselves. And...