Daily Archives: February 4, 2012

The Parting Shot for February 4, 2012 15

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I just love this photo. The quality may not be that good, but the content is what is exceptional.
I do not have any history on this photo, therefore I am unsure of what country this was taken in.
I am guessing India by the style of clothing.
The look on the native children makes me grin from ear to ear as they marvel at the little blond girl.
And the blond girl is precious standing there in amazement in her tiny croc’s.
A there is a lesson many should learn here and that is simply not to hate what is different in others,
but rather to embrace and enjoy.

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle,
or you can live as if everything is a miracle.”
~ Albert Einstein

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Historical Photos of Child Labor in NC Textile Mills 15

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During the late 19th and early 20th century, the few laws prohibiting child labor were moderate and rarely enforced.

In North Carolina, the age limit was 13 for employment in factories such as mills, and children under 18 were allowed to work up to a shocking 66 hours per week! Mill owners had to “knowingly and willfully” break these laws before they could be convicted.

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He Takes a Peek at Royal… Breasts? 25

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This animated gif meme has been titled “Last days of the Finnish presidents term and her husband goes and……” but I checked on line because frankly, I have no clue as to who the President of Finland is. According to Wikipedia and many other sites, it is Tarja Halonen – who looks nothing like the woman in this gif. Picture of Tarja is below the gif.

Nonetheless, though, whoever these people are, this is too funny! Guilty, and definitely caught in the act. Both by the lady and most definitely by the cameras.

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“To My Old Master, Colonel P. H. Anderson” from Former Slave Jourdon Anderson 10

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This is a superb and magnificent letter written from a former slave to his former master in a response to a request to return as a “free” man and employee, no longer as a slave. When I reached the apex of the letter, which is a request of “some proof that you were disposed to treat us justly and kindly”, I laughed out loud with rejoice and respect for the writer’s forethought to do so – in addition to being a passive way of humiliating the former slave owner.

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Komen Said No to Planned Parenthood But Yes to Guns | The Walther P-22 Hope Edition For the Cure 18

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When a friend sent me this link, I thought it was a joke. I was wrong.

The Susan G. Komen Foundation, which has found itself in the center of a storm over abortion this week after cutting off Planned Parenthood then reversing their decision, may have just stepped into another emotional policy debate: guns.

A Seattle-area company, Discount Gun Sales, is advertising a “Walther P-22 Hope Edition.”

The company says on its website:
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Tequilla Mockingbird 6

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This is the store front above a The Library Bar and Grill in downtown Albuquerque. They have several books “punned” with types of liquor.

This was my “Victim of the Day” for my Project 365 (366) on January 29, 2012. I have updated my project, so please feel free to check out my latest uploads which are from January 29th through February 3rd, 2012.