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“ Being born a woman is an awful tragedy… Yes, my consuming desire to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, bar room regulars - to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording - all is spoiled by the fact that I am a girl, a female always in danger of assault and battery. My consuming interest in men and their lives is often misconstrued as a desire to seduce them, or as an invitation to intimacy. Yet, God, I want to talk to everybody I can as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night… ”— Sylvia Plath, on rape culture (via orcrist)
“ You can’t fight murder with murder. ”—
[Ross Byrd], whose father, James Byrd Jr., was kidnapped and killed by three white supremacists. This horrific murder inspired Texas’s James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, and the Federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crimes Prevention Act. One of the killers, Lawrence Russell Brewer, was executed last night in Texas, over the objection of the Byrd family.
Amidst national protest, Troy Davis was also executed last night. Many of the protestors believe Troy Davis was innocent. Many believe that there was simply too much doubt regarding Davis’s guilt. I don’t know about guilt or innocence. We routinely uphold convictions on substantially shakier evidence than that in the Davis case. I think Ross Byrd has it right. We should not try to fight murder with murder. If we are uncomfortable with the life-and-death decision of a unanimous jury, perhaps we are simply uncomfortable with the death penalty.
Another execution is scheduled for tonight. Derrick Mason’s last minute appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court includes a letter from the judge who sentenced him to death acknowledging that he now believes the death penalty was inappropriate in the case.
I do not believe the death penalty is appropriate in any case. Just as many were uncomfortable with the facts in the Davis case, I am uncomfortable with a state (or anybody) who claims the moral authority and moral competency to kill other humans.
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I am 27 currently. Can’t I always be young?
Had a great Sunday- Woke up at noon, ate some lunch, slept again for 4 hours, got ready and went out grocery shopping, followed by some dinner at The Clay Pit.
During our ride to The Clay Pit, we saw this really sad & tired looking, dirty horse dragging a carriage with some people in it. What a sad life…Long time back, I had take a vow never to step inside a carriage. Tonight, my feeling was re-instated again. If you love animals, please protest against these horse drawn carriages and save some horses.
“ Someday, somewhere - anywhere, unfailingly, you’ll find yourself, and that, and only that, can be the happiest or bitterest hour of your life ”— Pablo Neruda
How India has changed between the two World Cup wins!
India won the 1983 world cup (by neerajdiwan)
and today, after 28 years, India did it again! What a proud day for all Indians living all over the world!
My online dairy of what I eat and drink, all in a bid to start living a healthier life :-) Please follow!
NYTimes: Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors http://nyti.ms/gTNFCJ
I went to H-E-B to get some personal care stuff and was amazed to see TONS of natural brands like Badger, Jason, Dr. Bronner’s, Alba, Avalon and others. They had a quarter of an isle dedicated to Homeopathic pills. I picked up a bottle for insonmia- Hubby uses Advil PM and I hate it. They also had homeopathic pills for headache, cold relief, sinus, anxiety etc. I was most surprised to see Indian brands like Himalaya! Found incense sticks as well (I don’t use them at home).
Anyway, we are slowly moving towards using natural products at home. I got him a 100% natural unscented dedorant, made of distilled water and naturally occuring mineral (no alumininum, parabens, phthalates etc). They also had Burt’s Bees deo, which was way too expensive for my liking ($8~).
There were all kinds of yummy looking soaps from known brand names (Dr. Bronner’s, Burt’s Bees, South of France) as well as local and national unknown brands. The soaps made by a company in CA looked really awesome. I must admit that they actually looked and smelled better than some LUSH soaps. If I were not already so stocked up on LUSH soaps, I would have bought some. Most were between $3.99-$4.99 for a big slab.
Also saw body balms, body lotions AND lip balms by Badger and Dr. Bronner’s. Was so tempted to pick one up, but I didn’t, due to obvious reasons- have too many already ;)
I did pick up a bottle of 100% peppermint oil- I want to use it to make a natural mouthwash at home. We’re using Tom’s of Maine’s Mouthwash curently. We go through one bottle every month approximately. I’ve tried to train the husband to use a lesser quantity- without any results. For those of you who are interested, here’s the recipe I’m going to follow the next time we run out of mouthwash:
Take 2 ounces of mineral water, 1-2 drops of pure peppermint oil, 1/2 tsp of Sea Salt or Baking Soda and 1 drop of tea tree oil and mix them in an airtight container.
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I chose this recipe because it’s very simple and doesn’t need me to have a lot of ingredients on hand. Will post a review after I’ve made and used it for a while.
At the end, all I can say is if like me you’re trying to move towards natural living, go take a look at the “Natural Living” isles at H-E-B. I promise you won’t regret it =)
This is such an uplifting movie. This encourages you to rise above all evil, as cliched as it may sound. The main character, Erik Ponti, brilliantly played by Andreas Wilson, is a modern day Gandhi- I call him “modern day”, because he is Gandhi with a twist, a version that is much prevalent today as it was in the 50s.
Rating: 10/10
It just goes to show how small we are in comparison to this infinitely beautiful universe. It really blows your mind to all the possibilities there are out there
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Perigee Moon (201103190001HQ) (by nasa hq photo)
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