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December 10

Michigan Senate OKs smoking ban for restaurants, bars (freep)

This will make the Town Pump somewhat more bearable.

(via fuckyeahmichigan)

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National Geographic - “First Photos: Fish with Transparent Head”

December 9

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Miles Davis - Blue In Green

This song is perfect for the moment (a lazy, blustery afternoon as the monochrome of winter has set in).

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wheredidourlovego:

Jackson 5 - Frosty the Snowman

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DEA Recruits Lil Wayne to use up all Drugs in Mexico - The Onion

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fuckyeahmichigan:

jacque:

Lone moored boat in the harbor. The trail end of Fall.

Mackinaw Island, Michigan

Hasselblad 500 C/M
Fujifilm Velvia 100
80mm Lens

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(via wereallmadhere)

Watching The Wheels - John Lennon

..just, tears of joy.

One of the many tragedies of John Lennon’s death 29 years ago tonight was that his final album, Double Fantasy, marked the first time (at least as reflected in his songwriting) that he was happy with life. Songs like “Starting Over,” “Woman,” and Beautiful Boy” are notable because they display Lennon’s master songwriting with none of the paranoia and neuroses that are found in his earlier songs.

“Watching the Wheels” is, for me, the ultimate statement of the joy Lennon found by being able to lead a normal life. Part celebration of existence and part gentle rebuke of his critics (one need only hear the first line), it is maybe the best statement we have of the simple pleasures Lennon found in life — a life taken at an incomprehensibly young age (40) given the canon he left behind.

December 8

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John Lennon - Isolation

On the 29th Anniversary.

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“ Having swilled larger than recommended dosages of NyQuil all weekend, I feel detached. My head cold symptoms have vanished, but so has my equilibrium. The graffiti on the men’s room wall swims before my eyes like my father’s lecture notes. I am dazed, unable to comprehend the simple messages that previous pilgrims to this spot have left for me on the wall. “Eat Shit,” I am advised. Richard Russo, Straight Man

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“ That’s what’s so amazing about Brazil,” Pavlik said. “It’s this incredible mix of untamed nature and big-city excitement. Woman Who ‘Loves Brazil’ Has Only Seen Four Square Miles Of It | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source (via missingmuffine)

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heretoliveoutloud:

axinomancy:

Sick of your country? Don’t mind cold weather? The treaty of Spitzbergen allows citizens of 39 nations, including the United States, to migrate to Svalbard (a Norwegian island near the North pole) and become residents if they want to, no questions asked.

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“ There is no jurisdiction of any kind, at any level, at any time in the 30-year history of NAEP that has ever registered such low numbers,” said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council on Great City Schools, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of urban school districts. “They are barely above what one would expect simply by chance, as if the kids simply guessed at the answers,” he said. Detroit Public Schools post worst scores on record in national assessment - Detroit News and Information - Crain’s Detroit Business (via gdavis)

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goodeggs:

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Foodstuff of the Day: “Hotchocspoons” from the Chocolate Company.

50 grams of chocolate, solidified around a wooden spoon. Just add warm milk for instant hot chocolate. Over 50 varieties to choose from! [via.]

daaang. can these be found stateside yet ? they’d be a poifect addition to the christmas package en route to my niece & nephews.