NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — George Carlin is rolling over in his grave.
The New York City Department of Education is waging a war on words of sorts, and is seeking to have words they deem upsetting removed from standardized tests.
George is basically falling apart. He’s lost an ear, and that left a hole in his head, and now he’s lost Fred, and that’s left a hole in his heart shaped like Fred. And he’s just - he’s not doing so well. He’s a mess. And Percy - well, Percy wasn’t the comforting brother type. He was the one they all saw as the nagger. The one who was bossy. Snooty. Priss Prefect Percy. Comforting never came in his resume for brotherhood. He was merely - a lot of the time - a victim of teasings. And of all people in that room, no one feels worse than George. But no one feels worse than Percy either. Percy belives this is his fault. I’ll bet you my bottom dollar. Who was there when Fred died? He was. Who was just inches from him? He was. Who told a joke (he might’ve thought he distracted Fred by doing so)? He did. Who feels like he got Fred killed? Percy does. And here’s George, the boy with the gaping laugh that has an echo, two shadows, and the voice in the back of his head as a solid form just next to him. But all those things are gone now and Percy feels like he took that all away from him. And Percy, as a big brother, has no idea how to fix that. Not a clue. So he clasps George on the shoulder, clenches his fingers, and holds him up. Just like that. Just that small comfort because Percy isn’t a hugger. He didn’t even kiss Penelope on the lips until they were nearly a year into dating. And George just bows his head because everything suddenly feels too big and too empty and not-enough-Fred. And maybe - just maybe - if he closes his eyes (real tight until those spots of dazzling light dance around behind them) then maybe that hand will morph into a mimic of his own, and Percy will become Fred. And Percy? Well, he just wants George to know he’s there. He’ll always be there now. It just took losing Fred to let him know.
Via Say More.
“It’s the first time that I’ve known in every cell of my being that I’m with somebody for the rest of my life.” - Ellen DeGeneres
“I really feel not alone for the first time in my life.” - Portia De Rossi
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Via Speak.
MOVIES I QUOTE REGULARLY DURING MY DAILY ADVENTURES: She’s The Man (2006)
“I am a dude! I am a hunky dude! I’m a badass hunky dude!”
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Via Speak.
Teddy: “Dear Mr. Radcliffe - can you settle the debate my friend and I have been having; which is a better nickname: Rad Dan or DanRad?”
Daniel: …Just Dan would be fantastic?
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Breaking Bear Grylls News of the Day: Celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls has been dropped by the Discovery Channel, allegedly after he violated his contract by refusing to participate in two projects for the network.
“Due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him,” a rep told The Hollywood Reporter.
Grylls’ show, Man vs. Wild, aired its now-final episode on November 29th. He has yet to issue a statement on his termination.
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Breaking Bear Grylls News of the Day: Celebrity adventurer Bear Grylls has been dropped by the Discovery Channel, allegedly after he violated his contract by refusing to participate in two projects for the network.
“Due to a continuing contractual dispute with Bear Grylls, Discovery has terminated all current productions with him,” a rep told The Hollywood Reporter.
Grylls’ show, Man vs. Wild, aired its now-final episode on November 29th. He has yet to issue a statement on his termination.
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A federal judge on Tuesday blocked provisions of a new law being drafted in Texas that requires a doctor to perform a sonogram before a woman can obtain an abortion. The judge stated that such drastic measures violates the free speech rights of both patients and doctors.
While a pre-abortion ultrasound is often a routine procedure, it is not medically necessary. The Texas law requires the doctors to describe the sonogram images to the patient, and requires the woman to hear the description unless she signs a statement saying she is a victim of rape or incest.
U.S. Judge Sam Sparks said that while a basic ultrasound may be performed, forcing a doctor to describe images in a sonogram would violate medical ethics. In addition, requiring a woman to state that she was a victim of rape or incest would most likely place delicate information in records that are “at best, semi-private.”
To the further horror of the Texas Legislature, Sparks also struck down provisions in the law that penalized doctors who continued to act in their patients best interests by refusing to comply with the law.
Supporters of the law argue that this will help a woman fully understand what an abortion involves, and added that some women regret having abortions; however they declined to comment on whether a similar law should be enacted for women getting a tattoo, since so many women (and men) typically regret those as well.
Read more at the Huffington Post.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T SCROLL PAST THIS AT LEAST REBLOG THIS AGH FOR THE SAKE OF MY SANITY.
Okay, all of you know about Zeus, you know I baby him and I love him to death and he is a ROWDY dog.
Well, as of last night around 12am-5am he has been missing. Walking in this morning to my house it seemed that Zeus had gotten out of his cage and opened the door wall, however he seemed to of lost his tags in the process and that’s nearly impossible. I, personally, think someone has taken him because I live in a shady part of town.
He’s only 9 months old, digs a ton of holes in the yard and responds to the name Zeus.
I live in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Just past the Palace of Auburn Hills. I just want the word out there because oh my god, he is basically my brother. As a dog, weird, I know.
Please, if you have any information or something just send me an ask.
I really miss my puppy.
Via The World Ends With You
Afternoon Snack: Turns out Great Danes don’t make such great beds (but they do make pretty sweet slides).
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