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Tim Gunn Interview - Quotes from Tim Gunn About Gunns Golden Rules. A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs. A Victim Treats His Mugger Right. Julio Diaz has a daily routine.

A Victim Treats His Mugger Right

Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an unexpected turn. He was walking toward the stairs when a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife. "He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go,'" Diaz says. As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, "Hey, wait a minute. The would-be robber looked at his would-be victim, "like what's going on here? " Diaz replied: "If you're willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then I guess you must really need the money. "You know, I just felt maybe he really needs help," Diaz says.

Diaz says he and the teen went into the diner and sat in a booth. "The manager comes by, the dishwashers come by, the waiters come by to say hi," Diaz says. Whats goin on.. I believe…. therefore I wonder… Tattoo Designs. Tattoo Culture and Art Daily - StumbleUpon. Posted on May 23, 2011 by lenny .

Tattoo Culture and Art Daily - StumbleUpon

Peter Aurisch is a tattooer based in Berlin, Germany. View more of Peter’s work at peteraurisch.com. Google+ Fuck Yeah, Tattoos!: Archive. Thinking of inking? A guide to tattoos. ManyBooks.net - Ad-free eBooks for your iPad, Kindle, or eBook reader. Wordle. Troubleshooting/reporting bugs I can't copy the word count information anymore.

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I used to be able to. Unfortunately, recent releases of the Java Runtime Environment have made it impossible for Java applets (Java programs, such as Wordle, that run in your web browser) to access your computer's clipboard. Printing doesn't work! See this. It was written to address a problem with printing in OS X, but may work for Windows users as well. Why isn't there a way to search for Wordles? Wordle is a Google App Engine application. In the future, if Wordle moves to a different platform, or if GAE provides text search capabilities, Wordle will become searchable.

May I use my Wordles for... Yes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use in any way you choose. Keep in mind that if you save a Wordle to the public Gallery, then you can't control how other people use it. If you want to give credit to wordle.net, feel free! May I make money off of Wordle images? May I see the source code? SABINA - You can have whatever you like, if you like. Dumb Little Man - Tips for Life. The Happiness Project.

Svenska kommittén mot antisemitism (SKMA) Zen habits. 39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist. “The proper function of man is to live – not to exist.” — Jack LondonToo often we go through life on autopilot, going through the motions and having each day pass like the one before it.That’s fine, and comfortable, until you have gone through another year without having done anything, without having really lived life.That’s fine, until you have reached old age and look back on life with regrets.

39 Ways to Live, and Not Merely Exist

That’s fine, until you see your kids go off to college and realize that you missed their childhoods. It’s not fine. If you want to truly live life, to really experience it, to enjoy it to the fullest, instead of barely scraping by and only living a life of existence, then you need to find ways to break free from the mold and drink from life. What follows is just a list of ideas, obvious ones mostly that you could have thought of yourself, but that I hope are useful reminders. We all need reminders sometimes. Anger.