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• Things I have said to my daughter today

  
  Sticky Fingers — Authority: 486
  This post is inspired by the wonderful Millennium Housewife who always pens these sorts of lists so brilliantly. Its a bed Mia, not a climbing frame. Your snow boots arent slippers honey. Stop feeding the cat rice crispies . If you keep touching that something is going to explode. And at this moment its ...
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• The Quotable C.S. Lewis #25: Sculptured and Shaped

  
  Allan R. Bevere — Authority: 427
  True personality lies ahead-- how far ahead, for most of us, I dare not say. And the key to it does not lie in ourselves. It will come to us when we occupy those places in the structure of the eternal cosmos for which we were designed or invented. As a colour first reveals its true quality when placed by an excellent ...
  18 hours ago

• The Quotable C.S. Lewis #24: The Problem with Full Hands

  
  Allan R. Bevere — Authority: 427
  "If the first and lowest operation of pain shatters the illusion that all is well, the second shatters the illusion that what we have, whether good or bad in itself, is our own and enough for us. Everyone has noticed how hard it is to turn our thoughts to God when everything is going well with us. We have all we want ...
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• Rush Limbaugh: Liberals are political whores

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 516
  "There are so many whores in our midst -- from members of Congress to members of the US Senate and members of the scientific community -- who are whoring themselves out for money, abandoning science, the pursuit of truth, in exchange for advancing a leftist political agenda ." - Rush Limbaugh
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• Christian Louboutin: ‘A Successful Shoe Accentuates Nudity’

  
  The Cut — Authority: 762
  Christian Louboutin: “I prefer shoes that undress to shoes that dress. A successful shoe is a shoe that accentuates nudity. The woman remains entirely nude when she wears those shoes. The shoe becomes the privilege of nudity ... If you are very chic you might not need an extra drop of chicness, so you go for the ...
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• Peter Jensen Owes Career to a ‘Fat Girl’ Neighbor

  
  The Cut — Authority: 762
  Designer and Topshop collaborator Peter Jensen on how he broke into the industry: "I didnt sit down and think, Oh I want to be a fashion designer. I liked the technical part of it. There was a fat girl who lived next door and she couldnt really buy clothing anywhere, so I used to make her clothes and then charge her ...
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• We will be cured of the current evils in Washington

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 516
  "It is a happy circumstance in human affairs that evils which are not cured in one way will cure themselves in some other." -- Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Sinclair , 1791
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• Quote of the Day (So Far!)

  
  Weekly Standard Blog — Authority: 157
  The QotD(SF!) comes from Mark Shields. I was happy to discover that he and I share a favorite holiday : Thanksgiving. Heres Shields: Do you know why Thanksgiving is my very favorite holiday? Because since 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln first declared it a national holiday, no robber baron or swindler has ...
  3 days ago

• Potent Quotables: Poshs Stay-Skinny Secret

  
  Spinner — Authority: 742
  Filed under: Potent Quotables "Im not going to lie -- Im not one of those people that says, Oh, I eat hamburgers. I eat salad." -- Victoria Beckham In a recent interview , the former Spice Girl revealed her strict regime, which includes "double espresso" and running on a treadmill "like a bat out of hell." ...
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• Career politicians are useless

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 516
  "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress" - John Adams
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• Stubborn Grace

  
  Lavender *Sparkles* — Authority: 127
  "Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half so persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way." --Cornelius Plantinga, Not the Way Its Supposed to Be (quoted at Of First Importance )
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• The pudding achievement

  
  Marijuana Growing — Authority: 163
  ok. ok. ok i have a game RULEZ: 1; you must get very stoned:bigjoint::bigjoint::bigjoint::bigjoint: like 2 blunts to your self.:dunce::lol: 2; you then must get 1 cup of pudding any flavor with out stealing, buying, making or begging for it somone must give you the pudding without you asking for it. The ...
  5 days ago

• Palin haters are hypocrites

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 516
  "Did you Sarah haters admire John Edwards in 2004 and 2008?  Did you think he was something other than who he was?  If so, what makes you think youre qualified to judge Sarah Palin?" - Rush Limbaugh
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• From the Commonplace Book

  
  Candid Diversions — Authority: 115
  Seize the day, yes, but do not live as if every day is your last. Live as you wish you had lived yesterday. - Jennifer Michael Hecht I love this concept. Trying to imagine each day is my last would be enough to depress me and therefore, any good intentions I might have. However, thinking about each day as compared ...
  6 days ago

• Potent Quotables: Perrys Vice Outed

  
  Spinner — Authority: 742
  Filed under: Potent Quotables "The only thing that Katy [Perry] asked for in return for featuring on our single was a massive portion of greasy chips." --Nathaniel Motte Half of electro-rock group 3OH!3 revealed the I Kissed a Girl singers thing for the king of the junk foods. "Apparently the grease is ...
  6 days ago

• Media crooks and the *crooks* they (ahem) report on......

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 516
  "Some crooks live off of government.  Some crooks are in government.  But our media wants you to believe that all crooks wear coats and ties, go to work for big corporations or small businesses in tall buildings -- in other words, the boss! Theyre the only crooks out there." - Rush Limbaugh Editors Note:  Yep, ...
  6 days ago

• Sketchbook Wisdom #7

  
  ghettoManga — Authority: 139
  "Ive failed as much as Ive succeeded. But I love my life. I love my wife. And I wish you MY kind of success" -the late, great Dickie Fox ( Jerry McGuire )
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• English Patient: Keep Your Eyes Peeled

  
  Dis-Gracepoint Berkeley — Authority: 122
  Sister C from Gracepoint Davis was looking for her car keys, and said to everyone, “Okay, everyone! Peel your eyes!” Disclaimer: The real slang is “to keep your eyes peeled”.. I know that many English Patients out there might object to this saying, “What is the difference?” After all, “keeping ...
  6 days ago

• Breaking: Mark Indelicato Has Started READING Fashion Magazines

  
  The Cut — Authority: 762
  Apparently, Mark Indelicato has a new column on Fashion Week Daily s site. From todays: "Before I really became interested in fashion, all I would look at in a fashion magazine was the ads. It only dawned on me recently that just looking at the ads really doesnt teach you everything you need to know about the fashion ...
  1 week ago

• Potent Quotables: Norahs Make-Out Memories

  
  Spinner — Authority: 742
  Filed under: Potent Quotables "Having Jude Law licking my face for three days solid was a surreal experience. He kissed me about 90 times." -- Norah Jones In a recent interview , the singer reflected on shooting My Blueberry Nights with the handsome actor, adding, "There are worse ways to spend your ...
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