"Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men."
~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Quote #249
"Reading always calmed me down: filling my head with other-made up-people's problems and conflicts made my own seem less terrible, less real."
~Heather James
~Heather James
Friday, October 25, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Quote #247
"Seclusion wasn't wasn't good for anyone; it made you forget how to protect yourself."
~Heather James
~Heather James
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Quote #244
"All people start to
come apart finally
and there it is;
just empty ashtrys in a room
or wisps of air on a comb
in the dissolving moonlight."
~Charles Bukowski
come apart finally
and there it is;
just empty ashtrys in a room
or wisps of air on a comb
in the dissolving moonlight."
~Charles Bukowski
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Quote #243
"I hold with those who favor fire,
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate,
To know that for destruction ice,
Is also great."
~Robert Frost
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate,
To know that for destruction ice,
Is also great."
~Robert Frost
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Friday, October 11, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Quote #233
"Man cries, his tears dry up and run out. So he becomes a devil, reduced to a monster."
~Kohta Hirano
~Kohta Hirano
Monday, October 7, 2013
Quote #229
"Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before-more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle."
~Charles Dickens
~Charles Dickens
Saturday, October 5, 2013
The Government Shutdown
Some is this will probably be a rant, and as I rant I will fill you in on when, who and why we shut down the government.
When:
The government shut down, in my timezone, at nine o'clock at night September thirtieth. However, in Washington DC's timezone, it was twelve o'clock in the morning on October first.
Who:
Congress did not officially shut down the government, but it was their fault. So, I'm calling them the who in this equation. Technically, Obama had to shut down the government, officially.
Why:
Here's the deal, and I'm gonna try and keep this opinion-free so you can all understand it better. Congress has to pay/pass a spending bill every year that funds the government. Congress did not pass the bill by the deadline(October first, midnight), and the consequence was a government shutdown. Why did they not pass the bill? Because Republicans want any new spending bill to either derail or defund Obamacare. They are very set on that, and Democrats are likewise set on that not happening. So, we shut down the government. Yep! We shut down the government because a bunch of idiots couldn't agree! The last government shutdown lasted twenty-one days, guys! How are we set up this time; we're already on day five!
Anyway, there is the simple, when, who and why on our government shutdown. I hope this helped those of you who didn't know, or were confused.
My closing thought: our government is run by monkeys.
When:
The government shut down, in my timezone, at nine o'clock at night September thirtieth. However, in Washington DC's timezone, it was twelve o'clock in the morning on October first.
Who:
Congress did not officially shut down the government, but it was their fault. So, I'm calling them the who in this equation. Technically, Obama had to shut down the government, officially.
Why:
Here's the deal, and I'm gonna try and keep this opinion-free so you can all understand it better. Congress has to pay/pass a spending bill every year that funds the government. Congress did not pass the bill by the deadline(October first, midnight), and the consequence was a government shutdown. Why did they not pass the bill? Because Republicans want any new spending bill to either derail or defund Obamacare. They are very set on that, and Democrats are likewise set on that not happening. So, we shut down the government. Yep! We shut down the government because a bunch of idiots couldn't agree! The last government shutdown lasted twenty-one days, guys! How are we set up this time; we're already on day five!
Anyway, there is the simple, when, who and why on our government shutdown. I hope this helped those of you who didn't know, or were confused.
My closing thought: our government is run by monkeys.
Quote #228
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on."
~Robert Frost
~Robert Frost
Friday, October 4, 2013
Quote #226
"Mama, Mama, help me get home,
I am out in the woods, I am out on my own,
I found me a werewolf, a nasty old mutt,
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my gut,
Mama, Mama, help me get home,
I am out in the woods, I am out on my own,
I was stopped by a vampire, a rotting old wreck,
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my neck,
Mama, Mama, put me to bed,
I won't make it home, I'm already half-dead,
I met an Invalid and fell for his art,
He showed me his smile and went straight for my heart."
~Lauren Oliver
I am out in the woods, I am out on my own,
I found me a werewolf, a nasty old mutt,
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my gut,
Mama, Mama, help me get home,
I am out in the woods, I am out on my own,
I was stopped by a vampire, a rotting old wreck,
It showed me its teeth and went straight for my neck,
Mama, Mama, put me to bed,
I won't make it home, I'm already half-dead,
I met an Invalid and fell for his art,
He showed me his smile and went straight for my heart."
~Lauren Oliver
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Quote #225
"I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction."
~Tarereh Mafi
~Tarereh Mafi
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