Exactly. The whole thought process is so weird. just cooked brains all the way down. How are they going to “optimize” the feeling of joy that you have when you think of something cool and chase it like a dog chasing a frisbee?? that’s not a thing for which I need … efficiency???? ?
Me, phone wedged against my ear, filling out medical forms at Kaiser: do we actually know how so-and-so died?
Mother (an ex-nurse, mind you): oh honey, she died of a broken heart
*the blue bird, keeping mom’s yarn from tangling, winks at the camera*
It’s nice that Robert Redford and George RR Martin finally got to live out their dream of playing chess together in a jail cell.
Almost a decade since I wrote this and it keeps being relevant as a fact-check...
Majority of People Covered by Medicaid and Similar Programs Are Children, Older Adults, or Disabled
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Yay!
Maybe I’ll make my tween son read this so he’ll agree to my movie night pic.
Children’s Fun Fact Science Corner
Recognizing Kadeem Harrison in The Lincoln Lawyer feels so delightful.
Has someone made a browser extension that blocks companies that suck? I’d pay.
This is true. Sad but true.
Hojicha is roasted green tea that has a very coffee like vibe. I had to stop drinking coffee and it’s got the best “coffee” vibe however it is vary low in caffeine. Matcha lattes have been my go-to for caffeine - much easier on the stomach and delicious. Definitely not coffee like, though.
Just realized this year marks a decade since Dan Kois and I put out the Black Film Canon, an entry point to filmmaking history, and three years since we updated it. Love to see it's still be used as a reference point for movie enthusiasts!
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They are the way 👍
Yes, everyone, including my teen.
Oh and we have no curtains because SOMEONE thinks blinds are cleaner (they never get cleaned).
I purchase new things because my husband never wants to buy anything. Laundry is joint - everyone washes their own things - towels, sheets, kitchen towels.
muppet third man would kill, though
States need to make it cheaper for married women to change their name back. Immediately.
Pneumonia thoughts: Will Trent is an adorable procedural and everyone in it is great but Mark-Paul Gosselaar is a real special bit of casting.
My grandfather always did say Minnesota was the best place on earth.
I can’t, it’s like a Manchurian Candidate thing - when the song plays I become “activated” and can’t help singing all the words.
Painting featuring the head of a bat against a white background
Study of the head of a bat, 1888 by Beatrix Potter, not only an English writer and illustrator, but also a natural scientist and conservationist #womensart
Photo featuring the inside of a church with a view to an arched window with central oval design
East Window, 2008 by Iranian artist Shirazeh Houshiary, St Martin-in-the-Field, London #womensart
So beautiful.
I really hate how many of the words to Drops of Jupiter I know.
Artwork featuring the upper half of a white woman
'The long gloves' pastel artwork by US Impressionist Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) #WomensArt
"Help them understand that silence in the face of this catastrophe is complicity. That there is no longer any excuse for them to be 'prudently cautious,' no longer any justification for them to wait until 'others take the lead.'"
Will there be an audio book?? My ADHD brain is both thrilled and terrified to try to white knuckle it via text.
Day 6 of #365DaysOfMaps. January 6th is National Cuddle Up Day but Ian took a few liberties (pun intended) and chose to reflect on a different anniversary.
The Day Democracy Almost Died 6/365
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