my father's daughter

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“…in 1860, a few weeks before the presidential...

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“…in 1860, a few weeks before the presidential election, an 11-year-old girl wrote to Abraham Lincoln urging him to grow a beard. On his way to his inauguration 4 months later, the President-Elect stopped by the girl’s hometown to show her the full beard he had been growing since receiving her note.

The moral of the story? Write more letters.”

[Via Paperless Post]

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adesignpost:

New site from Richie Stewart and Commoner, Inc.

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onwander: No. 21 / Matt Chase

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onwander:

No. 21 / Matt Chase

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MONIKER

If Batman by some chance had to use a bicycle in his pursuit over vicious villains, I bet it would be equipped with MONIKER handlebars. They’re hand crafted with genuine deer antler and recycled metal.

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I <3 Kanye Wes. So much. kanyewesanderson: The Life Aquatic...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:36:22 -0500

I <3 Kanye Wes. So much.

kanyewesanderson:

The Life Aquatic / Flashing Lights

Transcriptfrom the desk ofFRANK SINATRA“Chicken — a...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:59:04 -0500

Frank Sinatra & Nancy

Transcript
from the desk of
FRANK SINATRA

“Chicken — a thought.

Strange, but I feel the world we live in demands that we be turned out in a pattern which resembles, in fact, is a facsimile of itself. And those of us who roll with the punches, who grin, who dare to wear foolish clown faces, who defy the system — well, we do it, and bully for us!

Of course, there are those who do not. And the reason I think is that, (and I say this with some sadness) those up-tight, locked in people who resent and despise us, who fear us, and are bewildered by us, will one day come to realize that we possess rare and magical secrets, and more — love.

Therefore, I am beginning to think that a few, (I hope many) are wondering if maybe there might be value to a firefly, or an instant-long roman candle.

Keep the faith

Dad “

"The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you."

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:53:13 -0500

““The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.””

-
John E. Southard

"Look down below. There’s planet Earth right below you. If you were to let go and there was gravity..."

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“Look down below. There’s planet Earth right below you. If you were to let go and there was gravity it would be a 300 mile drop. Of course if you let go you’re not going to fall. It still looks like a pretty big drop. But then you look up and see the rest of the universe. There’s nothing between you and the rest of the universe except for your visor, your spacesuit. It’s very amazing. You can only imagine. I can only imagine and I was there.”

- Mike Fincke, NASA astronaut who flew on Endeavour’s last mission, describing a spacewalk. Interviewed Sept. 21, 2012 at the arrival ceremony for the shuttle in Los Angeles. (via ihamilton)

6 a.m. - in the hot tub - champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine...

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6 a.m. - in the hot tub - champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine Alfredo

‘Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. This...

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‘Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. This will teach you to keep your mouth shut’. -Mark Twain

"Test all things; hold fast that which is good."

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“Test all things; hold fast that which is good.”

- 1 Thessalonians 5:21

"Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement..."

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“Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.”

- Ben Stein

“He does watercolors, mostly landscapes, but a few...

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“He does watercolors, mostly landscapes, but a few nudes.”

Dear Einstein, Do Scientists Pray?

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In January of 1936, a young girl named Phyllis wrote to Albert Einstein on behalf of her Sunday school class, and asked, “Do scientists pray?” Her letter, and Einstein’s reply, can be read below.

The Riverside Church

January 19, 1936

My dear Dr. Einstein,

We have brought up the question: Do scientists pray? in our Sunday school class. It began by asking whether we could believe in both science and religion. We are writing to scientists and other important men, to try and have our own question answered.

We will feel greatly honored if you will answer our question: Do scientists pray, and what do they pray for?

We are in the sixth grade, Miss Ellis’s class.

Respectfully yours,

Phyllis

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January 24, 1936

Dear Phyllis,

I will attempt to reply to your question as simply as I can. Here is my answer:

Scientists believe that every occurrence, including the affairs of human beings, is due to the laws of nature. Therefore a scientist cannot be inclined to believe that the course of events can be influenced by prayer, that is, by a supernaturally manifested wish.

However, we must concede that our actual knowledge of these forces is imperfect, so that in the end the belief in the existence of a final, ultimate spirit rests on a kind of faith. Such belief remains widespread even with the current achievements in science.

But also, everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that some spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe, one that is vastly superior to that of man. In this way the pursuit of science leads to a religious feeling of a special sort, which is surely quite different from the religiosity of someone more naive.

With cordial greetings,

your A. Einstein

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In June of 1971, just days before his 26-year-old son, Michael, got married, future-U.S. President Ronald Reagan sent him the following letter of advice.

It really is quite stunning.

Michael Reagan
Manhattan Beach, California
June 1971

Dear Mike:

Enclosed is the item I mentioned (with which goes a torn up IOU). I could stop here but I won’t.

You’ve heard all the jokes that have been rousted around by all the “unhappy marrieds” and cynics. Now, in case no one has suggested it, there is another viewpoint. You have entered into the most meaningful relationship there is in all human life. It can be whatever you decide to make it.

Some men feel their masculinity can only be proven if they play out in their own life all the locker-room stories, smugly confident that what a wife doesn’t know won’t hurt her. The truth is, somehow, way down inside, without her ever finding lipstick on the collar or catching a man in the flimsy excuse of where he was till three A.M., a wife does know, and with that knowing, some of the magic of this relationship disappears. There are more men griping about marriage who kicked the whole thing away themselves than there can ever be wives deserving of blame. There is an old law of physics that you can only get out of a thing as much as you put in it. The man who puts into the marriage only half of what he owns will get that out. Sure, there will be moments when you will see someone or think back to an earlier time and you will be challenged to see if you can still make the grade, but let me tell you how really great is the challenge of proving your masculinity and charm with one woman for the rest of your life. Any man can find a twerp here and there who will go along with cheating, and it doesn’t take all that much manhood. It does take quite a man to remain attractive and to be loved by a woman who has heard him snore, seen him unshaven, tended him while he was sick and washed his dirty underwear. Do that and keep her still feeling a warm glow and you will know some very beautiful music. If you truly love a girl, you shouldn’t ever want her to feel, when she sees you greet a secretary or a girl you both know, that humiliation of wondering if she was someone who caused you to be late coming home, nor should you want any other woman to be able to meet your wife and know she was smiling behind her eyes as she looked at her, the woman you love, remembering this was the woman you rejected even momentarily for her favors.

Mike, you know better than many what an unhappy home is and what it can do to others. Now you have a chance to make it come out the way it should. There is no greater happiness for a man than approaching a door at the end of a day knowing someone on the other side of that door is waiting for the sound of his footsteps.

Love,

Dad

P.S. You’ll never get in trouble if you say “I love you” at least once a day.

Victim #1, my favorite daisy dukes. Jazzing up denim with studs...

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Victim #1, my favorite daisy dukes. Jazzing up denim with studs is like stupid easy…I am full on addicted now. I had tools on hand, however I really used my bare hands for most of the work- the prongs are so sharp that they cut through the denim like buttahhh. I’m gonna go jump on my bed and celebrate my crafty success…and then it’s time to add some spikes to my Madewell denim shirt and black work blazer…shit I may even stud my socks and underwear. yeeee