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8.09.2010

Great Depression era photos

Great Depression era pictures are by far some of my favorite. People typically seem so stoic in the shots, which is amazing considering what they were going through. Shit, maybe they were just tired. Any who, here's some cool, rare color Great Depression era photos.

8.08.2010

Don't go ninja'in nobody who don't need ninja'in!

Diamond Dave's Ninja School

Jake and Andy turned me onto this last night. My life will never be the same.

Today is a sad day for me

After roughly 20 years of loyal service keeping me warm and comfortable nearly every night, it's time to retire my quilt. It's obviously seen better days as its now full of holes and stuff is falling out of it but I really don't want to put it away. My Grandma, who has since passed away, made this quilt for me when I was a little kid and its easily the most comfortable and comforting quilt in the world as it reminds me a lot of her. People have been telling me that I should retire it for years now but I've refused, even sending it to my aunt in Iowa at one point for some repairs. I've decided though that if I don't retire it now it will get much worse very quickly and I won't have a quilt at all.

R.I.P. Quilt

1990-2010

Thank you for your years of warmth and comfort.

As you can see, I'm quite distraught about this whole thing.

Friend of Jake Day

Although I got there late, Friend of Jake Day was a lot of fun. Word to the wise though, don't pass out around these folks. Before you know it you'll be trimming hedges for the city and then you'll wake up in a chair fort.

8.06.2010

For the ladies....

Here's an excerpt from an interesting article in the recent High Plains Reader:

"A woman’s perception of self-worth is validated outside of her self by others. And this affects her perception of her own value as a human being.

Women compete indirectly with other women because they have not learned how to recognize and control their internal needs, feelings and goals, and transform them into physical, tangible realities. Once women learn that they cannot control or live vicariously through their children or the man in their life, they will stop hating each other and focus on their individual unique gifts, talents and assets.

Ladies, here are some points to ponder:

1. You can never stop a man from looking at or admiring another woman’s beauty. Do you really feel that another woman is more valuable as human being simply because of her physical appearance? You are more than your physical body. What talents, gifts or skills do you have to contribute to society?

2. You cannot control what other people think of you.

3. You can never compete with anyone but yourself.

4. The only person who you can control is yourself, period.

5. Whatever you seek in other people, develop in yourself. You don’t need to marry a doctor. Become a doctor.

6. You are the most important person in the world who must believe, acknowledge and recognize your own authentic and unique beauty. Why should anyone love and respect you more than you love and respect yourself?"

Read the entire article here: Femolution: Stop the Hating