February 2010
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Kindergarten
Isn’t that a lovely word? Kin-der-gar-ten.
Ok, sounds ridiculous, but do you ever have favorite English words? Or have favorite words in your mother tongue? Any words that make you merry?
It can’t be just me :).
January 2010
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Seth Godin's Blog: Fear of bad ideas →
“A few people are afraid of good ideas, ideas that make a difference or contribute in some way. Good ideas bring change, that’s frightening.
But many people are petrified of bad ideas. Ideas that make us look stupid or waste time or money or create some sort of backlash.
The problem is that you can’t have good ideas unless you’re willing to generate a lot of bad ones.
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Hillmancurtis :: film and video :: Artist Series:... →
“Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far”:
1. Helping other people helps me
2. Having guts always works out for me
3. Thinking life will be better in the future is stupid, I have to live now
4. Starting a charity is surprisingly easy
5. Being not truthful always works against me
6. Everything I do always comes back to me
7. Drugs feel great at the beginning but do become a...
Help The Center for the Asian Pacific Family Raise... →
“CPAF is the only organization that provides multilingual hotlines and emergency shelters serving Los Angeles County. They lost funding this year due to the recession and may have to shut down critical hotlines and shelters for the battered and abused women. Without the shelters, these victims will have nowhere to go. Currently, CPAF is in contention for $1 million dollars in the Chase...
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Haiti x Hennes
Many H&Ms (Washington State locations+) are matching customer donations 100% for UNICEF relief work in Haiti (that means double donations). Go to your nearest store (if you’ve got one) and double your giving!
Other places to donate
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.”
– Dr. MLK, Jr.
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MLK Jr.
“Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.” -MLK Jr.
We owe a lot to this man. I am thankful for him; as I get older, I am more able to appreciate his brilliance.
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WatchA different “thande”- Thandi!
“Based in South Africa, Thandi is the first black-owned-and-operated wine collective in the world, and also the largest black-owned exporter. Monocle magazine visits the vineyards in the Southern Cape to meet the people who have grown the brand.”
(via shadowandact)
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“The devil does two things when we sin, first he pulls us away from God and then...”
– Joy of heisjealousforme
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The Lords Prayer
philippians4:
starkravingchristian:
We all know it.
And I want to say it. With all of you.
For the people of Haiti.
And for ourselves.
All of us, around the world, at the same time, saying those words.
Our Father who art in heaven
Hallowed by thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy Will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we...
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Pandora: Thande Radio →
Fred Hammond Radio (the other two are now defunct…) Be encouraged!
The Graphic Designer Patrick Li Translates Fashion... →
“LOTS of people in fashion are better at communicating their ideas with needle and thread than with nouns and verbs.
But it is Patrick Li’s peculiar job, as an art director and graphic designer for some of the hottest new clothing designers in the business, to articulate their vision in the single nanosecond it takes to look at the name on the label of a dress or a T-shirt. His medium,...
Design - Typeface Designers Wrestle With the World... →
(via flygirls)
I like type. A lot.
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“The discoveries we make are not our own. The seeds of every art are implanted...”
– The 1851 London Great Exhibition Catalog (via here)
