February 2012
“I have a duty to speak the truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not...”
– Audre Lorde
Lawmaker Proposes Bill: Life Begins Not At... →
Democratic Oklahoma state Senator Constance Johnson has proposed a bill that would make it illegal for a man to ejaculate anywhere except into a woman’s sexual organs, giving an even more extreme twist to the current so-called “personhood” laws cropping up across conservative states.
The good news: she’s kidding and merely trying to prove the point that radical right wing religious...
“If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep...”
– Gail Sheehy
Because your existence in time and space is...
By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.
“I know now that we never get over great losses; we absorb them, and they carve...”
– Gail Caldwell
“Do not seek illumination unless you seek it as a man whose hair is on fire seeks...”
– Ramakrishna
“By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the...”
– Henry David Thoreau
Every Human Story Is Significant.
“I salute the light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells. For when...”
– Chief Crazy Horse
“For most of us, there is only the unattended
Moment, the moment in and out of...”
– T. S. Eliot, from “The Dry Salvages” in The Four Quartets
“If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting...”
– Tom Robbins
Planned Parenthood Donations Surge →
liberal-lad:
Planned Parenthood has seen a spike in private donations since the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation cut off funding earlier this week. In the 24 hours since Komen announced its decision, Planned Parenthood has gotten $650,000 in donations, nearly enough to offset the losses from Komen’s funding. The group raised $250,000 from its newly launched Breast Health Emergency Fund,...
January 2012
“Love is where you find it. I think it is foolish to go looking for it, and I...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
“The secret of happiness is this: let your interest be as wide as possible and...”
– Bertrand Russell
