December 2010
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Dec 31st
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Americans Spent $584.3 Billion This Christmas →
That’s a record and is up 5.5% from last year. On Christmas presents. For one another. If you do some simple math and consider that Evangelical Christians are 20% of the population and they spent proportionally to everyone else, that would have that group spending around $120 Billion. On Christmas presents. For family and friends. Almost $200 for every man, woman, and child in America (see...
Dec 31st
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Dec 31st
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“We now live in a country in which the bottom 40 percent (120 million people)...”
– Sam Harris from A New Year’s Resolution For The Rich (via therecipe)
Dec 30th
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Dec 30th
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“And I just love musicians. They’re not all super-happy all the time, but...”
–  David Lynch
Dec 29th
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When you borrow someone else's computer and the...
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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My family just went to the new BBQ restaurant that opened in town yesterday, then drove straight from there to Arby’s for chocolate turnovers. Don’t judge.
Dec 29th
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“The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the...”
– Barbara De Angelis (via kari-shma)
Dec 28th
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“I don’t want to be married just to be married. I can’t think of anything...”
– Mary Ann Shaffer (via kari-shma)
Dec 28th
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Oh boy...
T-50 minutes to dentist appointment. God help us all…
Dec 28th
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“When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands...”
–  Mahatma Gandhi
Dec 28th
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“A person of good intelligence and of sensitivity cannot exist in this society...”
– George Carlin (via rebeccam)
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Tea Du Jour
Autumn and winter are my favorite seasons for a number of reasons, but hot tea is one of the biggest.  I drink coffee year-round, but I stick to iced tea in the warmer months.  During the fall and winter, though, I indulge in a nightly cup of tea. Tonight’s cuppa was Celestial Seasonings vanilla maple black tea.  It was caffeinated, unlike most of the teas I drink, so I may be up all night....
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
danikamcclure-deactivated201105 asked: You're a True Blood fan?
Dec 28th
danikamcclure-deactivated201105 asked: You're a True Blood fan?
Dec 28th
Dec 28th
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Dental work
I have somehow managed to survive nearly 22 years without a single cavity; however, last month, I went to a new dentist and was promptly informed that I have not one, not two, but no fewer than seven. Apparently I either developed seven cavities in the last year, or my old dentist didn’t have a clue what he was talking about (a more likely bet). Tomorrow, I get my very first fillings. I...
Dec 28th
asilentsorites-deactivated20120 asked: hey there matt, I never found the time to say thanks for the follow! so there it is a little late haha. It would seem based upon our similar posts that we have common interests and ideas. Good to know I'm not the only one! I hope you are enjoying the winter break
Dec 28th
asilentsorites-deactivated20120 asked: hey there matt, I never found the time to say thanks for the follow! so there it is a little late haha. It would seem based upon our similar posts that we have common interests and ideas. Good to know I'm not the only one! I hope you are enjoying the winter break
Dec 28th
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“We are not hated because we practice democracy, value freedom, or uphold human...”
– Robert Bowman (via azspot)
Dec 28th
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xthereandbackagainx-deactivated asked: Some music reccomendations, based on you liking this will destroy you and mewithoutYou i'd check out The Psalters and Explosions in the Sky. Both awesome bands if you don't already know them!
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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“He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt....”
– Albert Einstein (via graceisred)
Dec 27th
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“He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt....”
– Albert Einstein (via graceisred)
Dec 27th
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xthereandbackagainx-deactivated asked: Some music reccomendations, based on you liking this will destroy you and mewithoutYou i'd check out The Psalters and Explosions in the Sky. Both awesome bands if you don't already know them!
Dec 27th
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“If the gospel isn’t good news for everybody, then it isn’t good news for...”
– Rob Bell (via mcole)
Dec 27th
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“If the gospel isn’t good news for everybody, then it isn’t good news for...”
– Rob Bell (via mcole)
Dec 27th
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“All of a sudden, we’ve lost a lot of control. We can’t turn off our internet; we...”
– Steve Wozniak (via 500daysofkissingmypillow)
Dec 27th
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“An execution is not simply death. It is just as different from the privation of...”
– Albert Camus (via azspot)
Dec 27th
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xthereandbackagainx: “For I was hungry, while you had all you needed. I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water. I was a stranger, and you wanted me deported. I needed clothes, but you needed more clothes. I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led to my sickness. I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved.” -Richard Stearns, The Hole in Our Gospel
Dec 27th
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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in...”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower Proof that Republicans say really good things. Sometimes. Occasionally. :)
Dec 27th
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“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in...”
– Dwight D. Eisenhower Proof that Republicans say really good things. Sometimes. Occasionally. :)
Dec 27th
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Dec 26th
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No longer will we answer,
xthereandbackagainx: To a king who wears a crown But a king who ruled through peace, then laid his life down Rise up, rise up true sons of zion I will be the change I want to see in the world!
Dec 26th
“Forgive me for my nonsense as I also forgive the nonsense of those who think...”
– Robert Frost (via 500daysofkissingmypillow)
Dec 26th
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danikamcclure said: if you don’t have it already i’d get the album wooden heart by listener. it reminds me so much of mewithoutyou. Thanks so much for the recommendation, Danika. :) I had the pleasure of hearing Listener live in concert with The Homeless Gospel Choir (Derek Zanetti) a few months ago and picked up their albums then. Great stuff! If you haven’t heard The Homeless Gospel Choir,...
Dec 26th
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$25 iTunes gift card
I got an iTunes giftcard for Christmas, and can’t decide what to get … Already have all of mewithoutYou’s albums.  Recently discovered This Will Destroy You, and I’m falling in love with them.  Anybody have music recommendations?  Either comment or send me a note in my Askbox.  :)
Dec 26th
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“I used to think, to do good and to do right was at the center of my faith, like...”
– Aaron Weiss (via xthereandbackagainx)
Dec 26th
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The feebleness of human understanding and the...
Dec 26th
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“Islam is not what Muslims do, but what Muslims should do. And to know what they...”
– Dr. Bilal Philips (via scooch-on-over-closer)
Dec 26th
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“Everyone knows there’s something inherently contradictory about the Christian...”
– Andrew Tallman (via azspot)
Dec 26th
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