Flat 13: Archive

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Dec 31st

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10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling →

Seriously!

Dec 31st

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It's a Christmas Miracle! →

Dec 30th

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Word of the Day: Hauteur

Hauter \haw-TUR; (h)oh-\ noun: 1. Haughty manner, spirit, or bearing; haughtiness; arrogance. Example: That self-deprecation and lack of hauteur are typical of the earthy style that enables Powell to get close to his troops in a way that many top brass never do. —“Colin Powell: The master planner of Desert Shield is ready for its ultimate test”, People, December 31, 1990 ...

Dec 26th

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Learn about Christmas!

Today is Christmas Day. About 96 percent of Americans say that they celebrate Christmas in one way or another; but Christians didn’t start celebrating Christmas until the fourth century A.D. Apparently, the earliest Christians weren’t nearly as interested in Jesus’ birth as they were in his resurrection from the dead. Historians believe that the Gospel of Mark was the first Gospel to be written...

Dec 25th

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Dec 25th

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Watch

Buffy vs. Edward

Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

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Dec 24th

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Relation between Happiness and God

Gawker has its own lovely interpretation of the relationship between happiness and religion, coming to the conclusion that there is none and we should all be heathens… because we, being educated and all that, couldn’t/shouldn’t possibly believe in religion or have faith in anything beyond our intellectual capacity… because no proof that God exists is clearly a good...

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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interactive word game →

for word nerds like me…

Dec 23rd

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stupidly addicting →

Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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Dec 23rd

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Dec 22nd

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Word of the Day: Numinous

Numinous \NOO-min-us; NYOO-\ , adjective; 1. Of or pertaining to a numen; supernatural. 2. Filled with or characterized by a sense of a supernatural presence. 3. Inspiring awe and reverence; spiritual. Quotes: All Quests are concerned with some numinous Object, the Waters of Life, the Grail, buried treasure etc. — W. H. Auden, “Secular Hobbitism” review of The Fellowship...

Dec 22nd

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Dec 22nd

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Dec 22nd

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um... wow

So I just discovered Firefox addons from a 14 year old kid… and I feel like a kid at Christmas! … which I also how my boss felt when I was showing him how to use his new mac… I am the Sandwich Generation!!!! But I don’t know what any of them mean or which ones are good or bad or harmful for my computer. Does anyone have some advice???

Dec 22nd

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Prettier = Happier in the City →

Women’s magazines all spread the same message: Money may not buy you happiness, but beauty certainly will. A new study has actually proven that the women’s magazines were right — so long as you live in the city. But if you’re a country girl, it’s more of a case of “pretty is as pretty does.” Researchers have found that happiness for city women is quite dependent upon physical appearance. But in...

Dec 22nd

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Comment from NYT article

NYT: Is it better to walk with a human or a dog:

Landeers: ...when walking with a human companion, you don't have to pick up their crap -- instead you just have to listen to it!

Dec 21st

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Economists Discover Source of New Yorkers' Misery →

Research Question:Why are New Yorkers miserable? Hypothesis: Because New York is not a pleasant place to live. I love when we need scientific studies to confirm common sense. Note: this study does not include London, but I’m pretty sure the same argument can be made for it

Dec 21st

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Undercover cop pulls a gun on DC snow-ball fight →

“snow ball fight! snow ball fight! don’t bring a gun to a snow ball fight!”

Dec 20th

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