December 2010
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A DUI field guide →
First, as a preliminary matter, don’t drink and drive. Just don’t. The cab fare you think you are saving is a fraction of the statutory minimum penalties and court fees that are imposed, even if you plead down to a lesser offense. In my state, even with a plea down to negligent driving or lower, you still have at least $1500 in mandatory fees, and you are in a system that is nearly...
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WatchGreat story from J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, TX.
Answering a question about Jesus this morning:
It is my belief that Jesus did exist in the flesh at one time, as a good man.
I see the Bible as a book of stories, written as a guide to assist society in living morally well. The role of God in the bible perhaps existed not to be taken literally, but again merely serving as a guide to live well. At some point along the way, all of this possibly was misconstrued, being thought of not as a...
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For Layla:
There are millions, no trillions of things I want you to know about, things I have to tell you. Every night I plan on writing a tip here just for you. I would write them out, but my handwriting can get out of hand quickly & I tend to misplace the important things rather easily. Understand these will be random thoughts from me to you, seeing as we will need a flow chart & a diagram in order...
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“Beware those who seek constant crowds; they are nothing alone.”
– Charles Bukowski
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“I am learning to understand rather than immediately judge or to be judged. I...”
– Bruce Lee (via elwhit)
Dont dream its over- Crowded House
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257. The world's intelligence appears to be on a...
1001rulesformyunborndaughter:
At the very least, don’t be part of it.
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“So you believe in second chances now,” he said clarifying.
“I believe,” I said,...”
– Sarah Dessen
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“Don’t get stuck. Move, travel, take a class, take a risk. Walk away, try...”
– Something to experience in your mid 20’s.
Is Santa a good idea for your kids? →
Christmas eve 1985, I was 5 years old, this is the night I would be informed by my 8 year old cousin Casey that Santa was in fact make believe. We were supposed to be asleep in our grandparent’s upstairs den when after midnight I followed my cousin down the long marble hallway, to the closed double doors of the library where we would peek inside, not seeing Santa, but instead his mother was...
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So it goes..
I’ll be seeing my mom, grandparents, sister & an aunt tomorrow, but none of my cousins, which saddens me. For the first time though I stood up & did the right thing. Long story, but that part I feel good about.
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Pychotropic drugs for pregnant women:
Let me break it down for you, psychotropic drugs have different uses & are broken into four families: hallucinogens, antipsychotics, depressants & stimulants. some overlap & often cross into other categories, producing more than one type of effect. Consider for example marijuana, it’s a depressant, a stimulant & a hallucinogen.
I need a non harmful, mood altering, mood...
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Gathering random information for PTSD project:
Areas of interest being covered:
Improving sleep hygiene & combating insomnia to improve Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
Avoid sleeping pills
Limit alcohol and/or caffeine before bed
Psychotherapy fear reduction & Socratic questioning:
Fear drops reliably with cognitive therapy which shareselements with thought control (Alexander, 1928), self-instructionaltraining (Meichenbaum,...
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Latest events:
My sleeping habits are non-existent as I am waking up every 1.5 hrs. nightly, feeling like I have not eaten in 6 years.
Clothing feels strange & uncomfortable, leaving me unable to recognize my own body.
Late night jack-in-the-box drive-thru lady asked me how my sono results came out, this obviously implies I’m there on a regular basis each week.
Onto higher education, this semester...
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WatchLast night’s lunar eclipse. Pissed that I passed out at 11pm
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Save lives by promoting emotional health and... →
Goals
To bring issues related to mental health out of the shadows
To encourage discussions about emotional health
To provide online resources where people can learn more and find help
To raise awareness of the warning signs of distress and suicide
To educate and empower people to support friends who are struggling
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Addicted to Astrology, Elizabeth Ellis →
From the sister of Brett Easton Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis, here is my favorite new astrology site.
LEO Turn ons: Looking good and feeling great are big turn ons for sexy Leo, fun with a capital F, being admired and adored (both are ideal), partying, music, the good life, a great looking lover, dressing up, a good sex life and being surrounded by an elegant lifestyle and good friends. The lion...
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“What [is] more real, the living of a love affair or the imagining of it? Wasn’t...”
– Anita Shreve (A Wedding In December)
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Pamela Anderson - Through the years →
Because I DO find her to be one of the most jaw dropping, amazing looking women on earth (and mostly in part because I’m doing what I do best - procrastinating), here is a cool tribute of all of her Playboy covers. Her next cover is due out January 2011.
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So we learn we are having a daughter & I run...
edgeofdesiree:
My parents think I’m a slut because I’ve had sex before. Whoop-dee-do! They were together less than three months before I was conceived. And they weren’t even married. I’ve been with my man for over a year and guess what? No “uh ohs!” Not one. So, mom. Dad.
Shut the fuck up.
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Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds
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Kindness in action.. local story from Dallas →
yoitsadrian:
From Dallas News. Com
While eating supper Wednesday night at Café Brazil in Deep Ellum, I noted the Christmas decorations and wondered how the restaurant would be judged by the Rev. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Church of Dallas. DMN religion writer Sam Hodges reported this week that Jeffress set upwww.GrinchAlert.com, where people can post the names of business that aren’t...
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Worry
I’ve never been one to worry much. Things may have been at their absolute worst in my life, but I’ve always had an attitude that whatever happens is going to happen, no amount of worry will change that.
Until now.
Tomorrow morning I’m having all of my genetic abnormality blood testing done, along with the sonogram to ensure all measurements are normal and the baby is growing...
Should it be a girl?
Andie Acelynn Goodwin
Came up with Acelynn this morning.
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“We’re our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves...”
– Tom Robbins (via libraryland)
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The Doors | Roadhouse Blues
For Meg
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What would you say to your 20-year old self?
Don’t Rush through college, trying to grow up so fast, you can never go back, no matter how hard you try.
Cherish every second you have left to spend with your favorite aunt, you will lose her suddenly when she is 43 and you are 23.
Write everything down as you will not remember it exactly as it happened due to many of long nights partying.
Stay away from the hard stuff. No further...
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Parents of girls divorce more & parents of boys... →
Not only do parents of daughters divorce more, but divorced women with daughters are substantially less likely to remarry than divorced women with sons. Landsburg suggested that “daughters are a liability in the market for a husband. Not only do daughters lower the probability of remarriage; they also lower the probability that a second marriage, if it does occur, will succeed.”
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Caring less
I surely understand that we all have issues of which we are deeply passionate about, but the over the top feminists get on my damn nerves. My eyeballs were just assaulted by an email from a classmate concerning “birth-rape”.
My tolerance for those consuming themselves with topics such as this is low. I can’t help but wonder when the last time they experienced a really great...
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Bell Bottom Blues-Eric Clapton
It’s all...
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