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Butler has uploaded a video of my commencement address to the class of 2013, which one can’t help but notice…is longer than the 12 minutes I so...
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Mt. Davidson 3.16.13
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These are some of my favorite desserts but redone in a healthier way! Many of them use lighter ingredients like bananas and...
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“Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are, it solely relies on what you think.”— Buddha (via excrutiate)
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“I want to force myself again and again to leave the warmth and security of static situations and move into the world of growth and suffering where...”
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We totally are (a married couple). We write and record together, we do press together, we travel together on tour. And now that we don’t have...
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Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry: The Story of Monica and Naomi
A few months ago I began dating a future Navy Sailor. Today this story strikes a chord in my heart more deeply than it likely would have in the past.
Equality. Safety.
Such simple words, yet their reality makes a world of difference. May we all keep fighting for our youth, for our service members, for each and every LGBTQ* individual and the ones they love.
And may we never stop fighting.
Share your joy. Let it infect everyone around you.
Land of the free?
It’s been awesome to see everyone responding to SOPA/PIPA. I think Oatmeal’s response has been most simply (and awesomely) stated. A humorously fantastic take on an extremely serious matter. You never fail me, The Oatmeal. :)
Now, if you have yet to do so go read up on these bills. If you disagree with them then join us all in contacting your congress-folk. The battle has not yet been won.
Need the info? Go here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CongressLookup
Today marks the birth of one of the most amazing men of our American history.
” We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.”
Happy Birthday, Dr. King. Thank you for standing for justice and love when it was not easy to do so.
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
For the entire transcript of this speech:
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
For images of his life:
http://www.life.com/gallery/54381/never-seen-mlk-the-freedom-rides?iid=news%7Crelatedgalleries#index/0
