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A post-it for the whiteboard blog: NPR’s John Poole doodles tea plants to highlight how the best tea is made from the tips only.

1. You can’t change the past. 2. Other peoples’ opinions do not define reality. 3. We each have a different journey and path. 4. Overthinking leads to torment and depression. 5. Happiness is an inside job. 6. Change your thinking, change your life. 7. Nothing beats compassion and kindness.

You have discovered a new level! Congratulations on collecting all 365 stars of 2015, and good luck on your new 2016 adventures! Happy new year, my starry players. >w< Note: 2016 is a leap year, so there are 366 days! Oops!

“I always aspired to a lucrative, full-time career. Now that I am living that reality, I wonder how I can feel so unsatisfied.” - My Job Gives Me Self-Worth and Makes Me Hate Myself At The Same Time

Hierarchy of disagreement, based on Paul Graham’s essay “How to Disagree”. Might be good bear in mind this graphic when you’re involved in dialectic disputes, specifically online.

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A cartoon by David Borchart. For more cartoons from this week’s issue: http://nyr.kr/1anfcsn

As part of our campaign finance reporting, mapping out connections between 501c4s. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Cook in oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 min (or until slightly brown) Enjoy! :)

Would you be more likely to buy an item from Walmart if it had a “poverty-free” label on it, indicating that the people who made it get a fair, living wage?  Michael Kinsley explains why that just might work.

but if they're bent on doing something altruistic for their vendors, why wouldn't they just use the already commonly accepted label Fair Trade?

God has given me a great, beautiful funnel through which angry people flow in the worst possible mood.

Hips, hammys, shoulders, heart opening.