February 2012
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“Because men write these policies, they are careless of the physical dangers and...”
– Why Christians Hate Sex–Or Profess To « Doc and Intrepid’s Blog (via start-anywhere)
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“Over a lifetime, a medical student who specializes can expect to earn $3.5...”
– via
When boomers retire from the doctor profession, primary care dies. And that quote up there is by far the number one reason why. An extra $3.5 million is hard to turn down.
(via jayparkinsonmd)
and this is (part of) why our health care system is fucked
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“This is my depressed stance. When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference...”
– Charles M. Schulz (via misswallflower)
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wabi-sabi
"if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi."—asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes
[added from the ever-helpful Wikipedia: ]
Wabi-sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete".[1] It is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印 sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常 mujō), the other two being suffering (dukkha) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (sunyata).
Characteristics of the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity (roughness or irregularity), simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy and appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural objects and processes.
"Wabi-sabi is the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of traditional Japanese beauty and it occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West."
The words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Wabi originally referred to the loneliness of living in nature, remote from society; sabi meant "chill", "lean" or "withered". Around the 14th century these meanings began to change, taking on more positive connotations.[1] Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs.
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“Years ago my mother used to say to me, she’d say, ‘In this world, Elwood, you must be’ - she always called me Elwood - ‘In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.’ Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me.” - Elwood P. Dowd of Mary Chase’s “Harvey”
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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”
– Søren Kierkegaard (via vulnere-viresco)
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I hate listening to ppl chew.
peecharrific:
Hate it.
GOD ME TOO
THIS IS MY WORST PET PEEVE
I CANNOT STAND IT.
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: I once kissed a boy under a palm tree. His skin... →
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I once kissed a boy under a palm tree. His skin was very dark and smooth under my fingers and I kept tracing the edges of his cheekbones with the tip of my nails. He had a sweet smile, vibrant and true. He spoke a language I barely understood.
I was sixteen. Of all the pretty foreign girls that…
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