St. Verburg

Reporter and right-sized editor at a mid-size Midwestern newspaper. Reblogs are not endorsements. Posts of original material don't represent my opinions, except for my frequent and unambiguous teleological affirmations. (I think teleological is the right word....)
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When you love your job it’s like peeling an onion. There are always more layers to discover and explore. When you hate your job it’s also like peeling an onion – but all you discover are more tears.

14 telling signs you love your job. You don’t quite? Here’s help on how to avoid work-work and find a fulfilling occupation.  (via explore-blog)

via ladybits

100percentmen:

All the bylines in the April 29th issue of The New Yorker. (h/t @annfriedman)

siphotos:

In this week’s SI, Jason Collins comes out of the closet as the first openly gay player in a major American team sport. (Kwaku Alston/SI)

LIDZ: Jason Collins explains why he came out of closet

There are times when photos are just fine for posting without captions. (via facebook)

Sometimes photos are just fine without captions. (via facebook)

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the-theme-is:

Artist: Merle Haggard
Track: Mama Tried
Album: Mama Tried
Year: 1968
Theme: Incarceration

(Source: acbatesy)

I just noticed something strange on Wikipedia. It appears that gradually, over time, editors have begun the process of moving women, one by one, alphabetically, from the “American Novelists” category to the “American Women Novelists” subcategory. So far, female authors whose last names begin with A or B have been most affected, although many others have, too.

The intention appears to be to create a list of “American Novelists” on Wikipedia that is made up almost entirely of men. The category lists 3,837 authors, and the first few hundred of them are mainly men. The explanation at the top of the page is that the list of “American Novelists” is too long, and therefore the novelists have to be put in subcategories whenever possible.

Too bad there isn’t a subcategory for “American Men Novelists.”

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the-theme-is:

Artist: Johnny Cash 
Track: Folsom Prison Blues (live)
Album: At Folsom Prison 
Year: 1968 
Theme: Incarceration

(Source: spiritedlittlepadawan)

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