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• Lilly Pulitzer, with Love
  on Apr 7, 2013 in Lilly Pulitzer
  I have burst into tears three times in the last year.The first, after viewing dogs euthanized in a gas chamber during the documentary One Nation Under Dog.The second time after listening to Stevie Nicks recently sing Landslide, specifically the phras...
• Short Shorts: Brevard Public Schools and the Port
  on Mar 23, 2013 in short shorts Brevard Public Schools underfunded schools PGP Port Authority
  Takes a village to raise children, right?Brevard Public Schools will soon consider whether or not to snatch up the Port Authority's offer of $5 million to bridge the gap between keeping three schools open through school year 2014-2015 and as a result...
• Weekend Zen
  on Mar 23, 2013 in weekend zen
  I'm so boredwhat am I to do?breakout a-townbreakout a-townbreakout a-townbreakout a-townJulie Ruin, Breakout A-Town...
• Weekend Zen
  on Mar 15, 2013 in weekend zen
  Yoko Ono and Carolee Schneeman You're getting old, that's what they'll sayLe Tigre, Hot Topic ...
• Jennifer Carroll OUT
  on Mar 13, 2013 in FDLE Rick Scott Allied Veterans of the World Jennifer Carroll
  Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll called it quits today as a two year investigation into a purported non-profit resulted in a impressive number of arrests.The L.A. Times:(...)A spokesman for Gov. Rick Scott confirmed Wednesday that Carroll had been q...
• Pinpoint Out?
  on Mar 5, 2013 in learning management systems Brevard Public Schools PGP Pinpoint
  $3,182,592.00.To be paid over five years.That's the deal cut by Brevard Public Schools to purchase Pinpoint, the worthless learning management system that reportedly and quite soon may find itself packed up and back in the mail to Houghton Mifflin Ha...
• FRS Pension Too Costly to Close?
  on Feb 28, 2013 in FRS Florida Retired Educators Florida pension plan pension
   News from the Florida Retired Educators Association:The actuarial study which was ordered to show the cost of closing the pension part of FRS to new employees forcing them to go into the Investment part of the system was received on Feb...
• Weekend Zen
  on Feb 22, 2013 in Coldplay weekend zen
  But if you never tryYou'll never knowJust what you're worth.Coldplay, Fix You...
• Tea Party in Tanic over Rick Scott
  on Feb 21, 2013 in tweets Florida Governor Rick Scott Red State Obamacare conservatives Twitter tea party
    Ha!Ardent anti-Obamacare Gov. Rick Scott tossed his tea bag ideology overboard this week and made national news doing so by voicing his full support and acceptance of federal dollars to expand Medicaid in Florida.The Tea Party is all a-tw...
• Nancy Hanks Lincoln
  on Feb 19, 2013 in Abraham Lincoln Nancy Hanks Lincoln lineage Caroline Hanks Hitchcock Team of Rivals
  Nancy Hanks--the mother of Abraham Lincoln--is referenced by Team of Rivals author Doris Kearns Goodwin as a woman of "uncertain ancestry".The circumstances of the birth of Nancy Hanks has been debated over the years with Lincoln himself suggesting h...
• Quote of the Week
  on Feb 16, 2013 in quote of the week
  "Progress and change are the essence of living — for artist and non-artist. Without it, stagnation and deterioration soon become evident. People who expand their knowledge and investigate, remain more youthful, have joyous experiences, and become m...
• Cents and Sensibility
  on Feb 16, 2013 in pension lawsuits pension envy middle class GlossyNews economic crisis satire pensions Investments online dating sites
  Check out my latest contribution to GlossyNews.Cents and Sensibility (Though Neither of Either).Singles seeking sensibility over sexuality crashed newbie dating site Pension Singles just thirty minutes into its Valentine’s Day launch. ...More here...
• Skyfall
  on Feb 15, 2013 in skyfall meteorite Russia
  Unreal.  Literally.
• Welfare Drug Testing. No. Longer. Law. In. Florida.
  on Feb 8, 2013 in Facebook welfare Governor Rick Scott drug testing
  Honestly.Which is basically what this post is about.This crazy "story" pops up on my Facebook news feed about how welfare recipients are driving out of Florida in droves because of state law requiring they be drug tested prior to receiving benefits.T...
• Weekend Zen
  on Feb 8, 2013 in weekend zen Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
   Never been afraid of any deviation.--Bad Reputation, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts...
• Short Shorts: Facebook About Face
  on Feb 7, 2013 in short shorts Facebook JFK Mark Epstein Buddhism self. gun control jackie kennedy NRA Happiness. Letting go Michael Bloomberg
  Facebook.  Too much drama?Pew Research says yes.(...) The study sample of more than 1,000 adults living in the US found the main reasons for users taking “Facebook vacations” included being too busy, losing interest in the site, seeing it...
• Quote of the Week
  on Feb 4, 2013 in quote of the week
   "It is never too late to be what you might have been."--George Eliot, Author  ...
• Miami-Dade Animal Shelter Not Yet No-Kill. Why?
  on Feb 2, 2013 in Miami-Dade County MDAS owner surrender adoptable cats stray dogs Gino adoptable dogs no-kill shelter Urgent Dogs of Miami
  Miami-Dade County adopts no-kill shelter program for Animal Services Department. Yet, judging by the Urgent Dogs pictured on my timeline, MDAS continues to euthanize. Until what must be some sort of transition period, for those with room in your...
• Miami-Dade Commisioner Jose Pepe Diaz District 12
  on Feb 2, 2013 in Miami Dade Animal Services no-kill animal shelter District 12 Commissioner José “Pepe” Díaz Urgent Dogs of Miami
  Take a few minutes today to contact MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOSE PEPE DIAZ DISTRICT 12.Ask why Miami Dade Animal Services remains a KILL shelter although voters supported a NO-KILL facility six months ago?Your voice for animals is one tweet...
• Weekend Zen
  on Feb 1, 2013 in Freaks and Geeks weekend zen
  "You know, the welfare rolls are full of video game players." --Freaks and Geeks, Atari Video Console, 6:18...

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