2013
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Aesop Rock - ZZZ Top (by TheRealRhymesayers)
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And there they were - two $600 Western Union money transfers, a bunch of random delivery orders, and a $400 charge to a website called InmateCanteen.com…- Tristan Jimerson
This was hilarious! Do yourself a favor and give it a listen.
New Years
tl;dr Kennan is fine after a trip to the ER, he did have a concussion. It was New Years Eve and after having a few with the folks from work, I came home to celebrate the New Years with Sam and Kase. We also had my nephews over. Kennan escaped from view and had climbed on my recliner and proceeded to fall off. He hit his head on the way down on the dresser (we think, this is all assumed and related to me by Sam). We rushed to the hospital (after a visit by the Hoover Fire Department!) where we found out he had a concussion. He is fine today and we are planning on a follow up visit to his regular doctor this week. Just a crazy time. But we made it through. Didn’t see the ball drop but we saw some fireworks. This has to be the strangest New Years for myself.
For all that, today was a great day! Did almost nothing productive. We had done most of the cleaning around house over the weekend so there was not much to do other than watch movies and play video games. After the crazy night we had, it was nice.
[gallery] barackobama:
“On December 31, 1862, our Nation marked the end of another year of civil war. At Shiloh and Seven Pines, Harpers Ferry and Antietam, brother had fought against brother. Sister had fought against sister. Blood and bitterness had deepened the divide that separated North from South, eroding the bonds of affection that once united 34 States under a single flag. Slavery still suspended the possibility of an America where life and liberty were the birthright of all, not the province of some. Yet, even in those dark days, light persisted. Hope endured. As the weariness of an old year gave way to the promise of a new one, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation—courageously declaring that on January 1, 1863, “all persons held as slaves” in rebellious areas “shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” He opened the Union Army and Navy to African Americans, giving new strength to liberty’s cause. And with that document, President Lincoln lent new moral force to the war by making it a fight not just to preserve, but also to empower. He sought to reunite our people not only in government, but also in freedom that knew no bounds of color or creed. Every battle became a battle for liberty itself. Every struggle became a struggle for equality. Our 16th President also understood that while each of us is entitled to our individual rights and responsibilities, there are certain things we cannot accomplish on our own. Only a Union could serve the hopes of every citizen, knocking down the barriers to opportunity and giving each of us the chance to pursue our highest aspirations. He knew that in these United States, no dream could ever be beyond our reach when we affirm that individual liberty is served, not negated, by seeking the common good.” —President Obama on the Emancipation Proclamation, issued 150 years ago today