22 September 2011

an open letter from troy davis

written on september 10, 2011:
As I look at my mail from across the globe, from places I have never ever dreamed I would know about and people speaking languages and expressing cultures and religions I could only hope to one day see first hand. I am humbled by the emotion that fills my heart with overwhelming, overflowing Joy. I can’t even explain the insurgence of emotion I feel when I try to express the strength I draw from you all, it compounds my faith and it shows me yet again that this is not a case about the death penalty, this is not a case about Troy Davis, this is a case about Justice and the Human Spirit to see Justice prevail.
I cannot answer all of your letters but I do read them all, I cannot see you all but I can imagine your faces, I cannot hear you speak but your letters take me to the far reaches of the world, I cannot touch you physically but I feel your warmth everyday I exist.
So Thank you and remember I am in a place where execution can only destroy your physical form but because of my faith in God, my family and all of you I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more Troy Davis’. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe. We need to dismantle this Unjust system city by city, state by state and country by country.
a pretty good "catch up", in case you have no idea what this is about
an open letter to the state of georgia (from the huffington post)
ann coulter's insight

21 September 2011

you did it!

we would like to congratulate reader ChAd LeMoN!!!!111 for being the 250,000th idiot to click up into 2Pz!! he writes:
"I've only been reading your blog for about two months now daily (thanks to Sara Robinson) but luckily, my job is super boring and 2Pz gives me my mid-morning giggle each day!"
he couldn't have done it without us, and you are SO welcome, chad. stay tuned. we'll be announcing your sur-PRIZE tomorrow!!!

TWOHUNDREDANDFIFTYTHOUSAND!!!!!!!

a new oh land song


from that movie where a little boy runs around shooting people.

congrats, meg and vomas!!

2Pz friends meg and thomas got married a couple of weeks ago. a little story:

five years (almost to the day) before this photo was taken, which features the now ubiquitous "VOM" face, our little thomas was visiting his friends in new york city. we took him to the tennessee alumni bar to watch what i believe was the first game after we moved here. needless to say, we overdid it.

in a particularly raucous moment, thomas lost his composure, and, well. he vom'd into a plastic cup. just a little. but it happened. he calmly excused himself and went to the bathroom to properly dispose of the cup. he is now and will forever be known as "vomas". the end.

extreme cribs

The enchanting village of Monsanto is located on the side of a mountain in Portugal and is home to an incredible sight. With houses squeezed between gigantic boulders and tiny streets carved through the rocks, the village's appearance hasn't changed in centuries. (via)

awesome.

topical.


Geniuses

The Macarthur Fellows have been announced! Mostly it's a snooze-fest except for one of my favorite NPR hosts: Jad Abumrad! Congrats! Listen to Radiolab podcasts here, and read about the other genius fellows here. $500,000 over five years to spend as he sees fit. Maybe get some new shirts... Sucks to be Robert Krulwich, amiright?

You are the WORST!

Michele Bachmann told the nation that the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine was "dangerous" and now even less people are going to get their daughters immunized. link


QUIT IT!

what is holmes doing?

being held down as he gives neely her birthday card. holmes, what are you looking at? #imoverhere

happy birthday neely!!

is that your baby?

we spotted this adorable interception while patronizing brother jimmy's on sunday. he's never letting that ball go.

 

looks like bones is feeling better.

moe's  = nature's best medicine.

look what i found in our drawing files.

engineers are disgusting.

have you ever walked down the street bawling?

i wish i could say it was the first time. please do yourself a tearful favor and listen to this extremely touching interview of maurice sendak by fresh air's terry gross.

20 September 2011

 
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