Saved by Grace

Photo

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:15:03 -0500

"Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” In other words, feminism is a..."

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:52:23 -0500

““Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.” In other words, feminism is a commitment to achieving the equality of the sexes. This radical notion is not exclusive to women: men, while benefiting from being the dominant sex, also have a stake in overcoming the restrictive roles that deprive them of full humanity.”

- http://www.redletterpress.org/feminism101.html

Do we still need feminist media? Of course.

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:48:32 -0500

Do we still need feminist media? Of course.:

And we continue to lag behind…

Yellow accessories and red lip stick…investments to be...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:14:04 -0500

Yellow accessories and red lip stick…investments to be made by my more sophisticated and less athletic side…

You go girl… chicagohistorymuseum: Hurdlers Norma Zilk...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:06:43 -0500

You go girl…

chicagohistorymuseum:

Hurdlers Norma Zilk (wearing a Lake View t-shirt), Margaret Sheffield, and Elizabeth Sheffield competing in a track meet at Soldier’s Field in Chicago, 1924.

Want a copy of this photo?
> Visit our Rights and Reproductions Department and give them this number: DN-065072.

Fitryo: Strength Training for Women: Rumors Exposed

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:04:18 -0500

Fitryo: Strength Training for Women: Rumors Exposed:

fitryo:

Women have always been stereotyped and unappreciated. The most common stereotype is that strength training for women is not the correct fitness method. This is, however, the greatest misconception. Strength training for women accomplishes outstanding fitness results. It is important to…

I don’t believe in the product link, but love this myth-busting info…

Ricky Rubio out for the season with a torn ACL

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:59:50 -0500

Ricky Rubio out for the season with a torn ACL:

Minnesota sports just can’t get a break…

Mike Frawley: The Hardest Person

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:50:05 -0500

Mike Frawley: The Hardest Person:

And God loves me no matter how hard or sinful I am.

mikefrawley:

The hardest person to love is not your spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend.
It is not your children, your friends, your neighbors, or even your enemies.
Sadly, the hardest person to love is the beautiful, innocent child that looks back at you in the mirror each day.
We often only see the scars and…

Luck o' the Irish

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:46:59 -0500

Lovin’ me some lucky peppers…

raisingcoolkids:

A thumbprint shamrock // Family Corner / via Julie

A green pasta dish // Avocados from Mexico / via Michelle

A green smoothie // Babyccino Kids / via Jackie

A rainbow with a pot of gold // it is what it is / via Rebecca

A green ice cream cupcake // One Charming Party

A shamrock stamp // LesTout / via Laura

A shamrock hat // Alphamom / via candepop

crafty-niche: Zipper headband. Click the pic for the...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:40:55 -0500

crafty-niche:

Zipper headband.

Click the pic for the link.

Great use of an ol’ zipper…

fuckyeahmakestuff: I’ve seen these before, but now that it’s...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:39:37 -0500

fuckyeahmakestuff:

I’ve seen these before, but now that it’s ~valentines season~, it’s time to post it!

This is a really thoughtful and personal gift. I love it :)

You could re-work it for a friend, too!

via DIY IYD

Birthday Gift…if you really love ‘em.

rainbowsandunicornscrafts: DIY Paint Chip Easter Garland. So...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:16:33 -0500

rainbowsandunicornscrafts:

DIY Paint Chip Easter Garland. So easy, thankfully no special punch needed! Tutorial from Modern Parents Messy Kids here.

Easter is right around the corner…and no one desires eggs more than I do.

OWLS. Keys. n’ Fleur de lies.

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:15:15 -0500

OWLS. Keys. n’ Fleur de lies.

explore-blog: The story of Keep Calm and Carry On. Also see...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:32:42 -0500

explore-blog:

The story of Keep Calm and Carry On. Also see Maria Bustillos’ excellent #longreads on the vicious trademark battle over the phrase.

(HT Coudal)

"1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2...."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:26:12 -0500

“1. Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do.
3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous.”

- After David Ogilvy’s now-infamous 10 tips on writing and Henry Miller’s 11 commandments of writing, here comes a list of rules for writers from George Orwell circa 1946. (via explore-blog)

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:25:05 -0500

a pillow.

theatlantic: What March Madness Can Teach Us About the Economic...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:19:42 -0500

theatlantic:

What March Madness Can Teach Us About the Economic Geography of Sports

Geographically speaking, one thing is abundantly clear: The majority of March Madness teams hail from small and mid-size metros (those with less than one million people) and college towns. Roughly 60 percent of this 2012 NCAA tournament teams come from small and mid-size metros. Just 10 percent hail from the nation’s ten largest metros. Only one of the top 16 seeds, Georgetown in Washington D.C., comes from a top-ten metro. All four of the top seeds—Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, and Michigan State—are located in small and mid-size metros.

At first blush, this makes sense. Lots of college and universities, after all, are located in college towns.

But big cities boast large numbers of colleges and universities and have tremendous numbers of students enrolled in college. Greater New York alone has dozens of options for the college-bound, and hundreds of thousands of students. The same is true of Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, D.C., and of course Boston. In fact there was a time not too long ago when big city teams did dominate college basketball. UCLA, with 11 titles, is the all-time leader in NCAA championships.

The pattern holds not just for college sports, but for sports across the board. You would think large metros with big pro sports franchises, superstar payrolls, state-of-the-art stadiums and arenas, and gigantic media markets would dominate the sports economy, but they don’t. The fact of the matter is that small and medium-sized communities have much higher economic concentrations of sports occupations, even when pro sports and every other kind of sports is taken into account.

What lies behind this pattern?

Read more. [Image: Reuters]

"A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God, that a man has to seek Him just to find her."

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:04:38 -0500

““A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God, that a man has to seek Him just to find her.””

- -Max Lucado