May 2012
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“It’s harder to imagine the past that went away than it is to imagine the future....”
– William Gibson in The Art of Fiction No. 211
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ListenHoly heavens I love this song. Genuine Day will...
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“The word ‘however’ is like an imp coiled beneath your chair. It...”
– The last sentence from Hillary Mantel’s wonderful “Bring Up the Bodies.” 
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“Then a wall of rain hit our windshield with a roar like deep-fry. Lighting...”
– Jonathan Franzen - “Our Little Planet” from the essay collection Farther Away
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ListenA little bit of new music Friday.  Quiet Hounds...
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Listen“These songs are for nighttime driving, for...
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“And here’s where maybe the science part comes in. Through my children, my...”
– Motherhood: Yes We Did (Twice) by Cameron Walker
May 14th
“What we have, what we wish we had – ambitions fulfilled, ambitions disappointed...”
– Mitt Romney at Liberty University. He’s a man without a center at a university devoted almost exclusively to defining and battling for the small gods of this world, but it’s a beautiful quote, so credit where credit is due.
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“Ignatius taught the Jesuits to end each day doing something called the Examen....”
– A Crush on God by Kaya Oakes
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“That priests would talk the same way about sex between a husband and wife who...”
– Simplifying Sex by Jo McGowan
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“The otter family’s trip from Santa Barbara was paid for by Whole Foods...”
– Best paragraph about Otters I’ve read in awhile. From DCist
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I have to believe there’s a special place in hell for the idiots driving around with an, “I Vote Christian” bumper sticker.
May 10th
Jumping Through Hoops →
Vanity Fair investigates the London Olympics. The original cost was estimated at $3.9 billion during early negotiations to get parliamentary approval for a bid. Just reclaiming contaminated East London land to build the Olympic Village cost over $5 billion. Just wow.
May 10th
ListenThis song is gorgeous.
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