For My Red Queen

Calling a Japanese internment camp survivor a tool just cause you want to keep engaging in Holocaust denialism in peace is very brave, Herr Goebbels.

What are you talking about, little troll?

Before you answer that, please, do go fuck yourself.

Q: What's a shorter synonym for "sucker punch?"

A: Love.

Glad we cleared that up...

While the OP had some strong sentiment about the renovations of this church (which I respect, even though I'm of a different mind and perspective), I think this shows creative intent and energy. The success of this project is purely subjective, but I feel like the goal point of the re-imagined church project is the altar-turned-kitchen. As I think of it, kitchens are generally the soul of a home, the place within a dwelling where the family that resides within gathers to prepare meals or grab snacks, but lingers therein to commune and share the day and its encounters and adventures. This is what family and togetherness means to me, personally, and those things are gifts from God. So what better place to house this than the altar-turned-kitchen.

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I posted this church before, when it was first listed in its original state. It’s a 19th century church, built in 1871 and situated in Middleton One Row, County Durham, England. Usually someone will buy a church, clear it out, and furnish it as-is, or they’ll remodel it. This one was bought by a developer who completely redid it and is selling it for “offers in excess of £1,000,000.”

So, first off, how about a working antique pipe organ in the kitchen? Apparently, there’s a secret “organ room” behind it, which is a great hide & seek place (It’s probably creepy, though. Have you ever seen the workings of a big ol’ pipe organ?)

Check out the backsplash. 

Clearly, this was formerly the altar. 

This is where the pews were, and it’s called an “open plan” living room, but to me, it looks like a basement, and I hate the indoor/outdoor carpet. He also added floors to the structure, so this is no longer open and the original high cathedral ceiling is gone. 

Stairs were added to access the upper bedrooms (there are 6) and this is not an attractive area. The owner gutted the property and has renovated everything.

The developer made 3 levels out of one huge church, so as you can see here on the 2nd fl., the windows are cut in half by the floor. 

The en suite bath. 

These are the stairs leading to the 3rd level, and you can see the original high ceiling beams up here. I would think that there was a choir loft up here, somewhere.

The tip of the original altar-now-kitchen is visible from here, on the 3rd level. 

There are smaller bedrooms made to fit the contour of the original ceiling.

The view from the small peep hole opening over the kitchen.

While he saved a lot of the original features and relocated them mostly to the kitchen, I don’t like the levels wiping out the windows and I really don’t like the “open plan” living room. I guess I just like when people live in a church as it is, making only minimal adjustments. 

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/118963637#/?channel=RES_BUY

Had to re-post this because now, more than ever before, being all in this together seems more real, more genuine, even if that is a frightening proposition. Please, if you happen upon someone who is homeless or otherwise marginalized and/or forgotten, find charity in your heart and give that HUMAN a hand, a dollar, a cup of coffee, a sandwich, or whatever you can muster. And please do it with a smile, a warm touch of your hand, and an inaudible prayer to God. Because, at any time, that could me or you...

I found this today on a silent, solitary hike around my town, Leesburg, VA. I think it's safe to say, given this person's accommodations under a bridge, that, per the graffiti, that this human's not 'kk'. Far fucking from it. I ventured closer, but saw no one "home," so I said a small prayer and left a $20 bill inside the meager "front door." I hope this person has a better night than the last one. Please pray or, if you're not a spiritual person, but still consider yourself connected to humanity and The Universe, send good thoughts to the Cosmos that this person rises out of her or his current station. And if you happen to come upon something like this in your environs, I hope you have the wherewithal to lend a hand of compassion and charity.

Because we're all in this together...

I found this today on a silent, solitary hike around my town, Leesburg, VA. I think it's safe to say, given this person's accommodations under a bridge, that, per the graffiti, that this human's not 'kk'. Far fucking from it. I ventured closer, but saw no one "home," so I said a small prayer and left a $20 bill inside the meager "front door." I hope this person has a better night than the last one. Please pray or, if you're not a spiritual person, but still consider yourself connected to humanity and The Universe, send good thoughts to the Cosmos that this person rises out of her or his current station. And if you happen to come upon something like this in your environs, I hope you have the wherewithal to lend a hand of compassion and charity.

Because we're all in this together...

My Zen offering for today.

“Guinea pig getting cozy enjoying the back scratcher.”

(via)

Good thing this guy wasn't wearing underwear...

Hey, Buddy ! (Unmute !)

You literally were arguing with them on some dumb topics swallowing their insults lmao. Tf happened to your memory

And you are? And I care why?

Forget that. Please just piss off. No one cares. And you're pathetic.

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As if this a shock to anyone... I can't believe this trailer trash family ever received any notoriety whatsoever. They epitomize what is wrong with our nation, our population, and families today. They are almost as disgusting, as the garbage that is the Kardashian clan. They all just sicken me.

I love how some members of this community rail against tyranny and censorship and injustices, but then deploy the same kind of weaponry, the same tactics, the same censorship against anyone with a differing opinion. Someone like @bornofcollision and @dostoyevsky-official , who blot out polite debate like the usual 'liberals' do these days. I don't care how much people like these individuals lie to themselves and others, fascism is fascism, and cancel culture is one of the main underpinnings of fascist movements. So, to these persons, congratulations, you are excellent fascists! Well done! I'd offer you a trophy, but I think you have plenty from your accomplishments in just showing up and weakly participating.

And I know that liberals hate being labeled themselves as anything but courageous champions of "The People," but that lie ran out of gas a long time ago, well before the Nazis (originally a movement based around the working class and the preservation of Germany) took power in the 1930s. The truth is liberals want control over everything, especially the conversation, because God forbid that a dissenting voice should be heard. So yeah, the fascist label squarrly belongs to Liberals and Leftists everywhere. Support that and them and you're part of the problem.

*For the record, I am an independent, most closely aligned with Libretarians and Constitutionalists. I do not think the 2 party system has ever worked in this country, and would love to see both the Democrat and Republican parties dismantled and outlawed, with governance directed by THE PEOPLE, as directed by the US Constitution. And yes, it can be done...