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The sippy cups are a perfect, subtle touch to the set dressing...

How Animals Eat Their Food

Is it just me, or is this simulation that I share with everybody (or, perhaps nobody) really just zooming out of fucking bounds? I mean, c'mon, baby, how can a tree be a snake, or a snake a tree?

Please tell me you see the same fucking fucked up image. Don't indulge me if you don't see it ['cuz we'll still be cordial and upright], but if you do, please fucking sound off!

Something just crept out of my hazy head. It may be poetry, but idk:

She is the one person that fucks me up, muddles my mind, twists my soul, and, on any given day, pushes me to a point where I could easily find myself fucking wringing that delicately deceptive neck of hers until she is several shades of blue. But then, if I succumbed to that easy passage, I would surely lose her stare, her hot breath, her sharp fucking eyebrows, the thrill of her lyrical laughter, her lunacy, her drill-bit stare of disdain, her slow digestion of my spirit, and the redemption I've come to crave each and every fucking dawn I rise to my knees, without her, yet always with her...

I revel in that intoxication...

[Author's Note: Yeah, I'm THAT fucking train wreck...]

The funny thing in this skit is that it is no longer funny. No, sadly, this is what life has become in a great many places...

You Woke?

I applaud the priest, and pray for both the homeless and that mayor.

So recently the mayor of my city placed a bunch of sharp stones under a bridge commonly used by homeless people to escape the harsh tropical storms we experience during the summer

A priest decided that was an utterly anti humanitarian course of action (rightfully so) and so his solution.. was to destroy those rocks with a hammer.

I’m not Catholic (in fact, I grew up Jewish and am now atheist) but I feel this is what religion is supposed to be about. Using the divine to help humans behave a little more… human.

This is what a lot of us forgot while we were being frightened and isolated last year, with the deluge of propaganda from all sides and the usurping of liberties and livelihoods assaulting us hourly. We forgot grace and mercy. That led to 'Karens', and that led to animosity and being offended and the word 'racist' dividing us further. And for what? To set us back a half a century, to a time of violence and blindness? No, we need to come together like the girls in this group project video, and make a difference in another living thing's life. We'd want the same consideration from other superior life, if we ever woke up to find that we were no longer apex...

Do some good. Do it a month from now, 2 weeks from now, 10 days from now, HELL! Do it tomorrow... it doesn't matter, as long as you do something good and in tune with your Higher Power, be it God and Jesus Christ, or The Universe, or Ganesha, or any pantheon of any creed...

I try to do some good every day. It's its own reward...

Love these kids and their selflessness. I bow to thee, ladies...

11-year-old girl rescuing a Draughtboard Shark that got wedged between two rocks at low tide. (Hobart, Tasmania) 

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These dregs...

These remains of the day...

Can I imagine them

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What I think I might look like come Saturday, October 31st, 2020, at 12:02 AM, a single minute after the tolling of my 54th birthday. The roads of life are getting steeper, and my trucks are getting permanently looser... (Note: That's a skater reference.]

That is all. Let the decomposition begin...

I'm not sure I grasped every element of her nigh-on monologue, but I was/AM fascinated.

Ohhhhhh, the implications and possibilities of shape-shifting alien sex...

I am completely speechless on this one

Looks like the script is being closely followed these days...

Don't we kinda already have Yogi Bear as President? Maybe Pence isn't exactly Boo-Boo Bear, but Trump IS always flying in the face of The Ranger (ahem, Pelosi and Schumer...), and he's quick to snatch the nearest picnic basket, as long as it gets the job done...ish... So, yeah, maybe, Yogi Bear for President!

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Ummm, now I've gone and confused myself...

That IS sexy. I love a woman with a brilliant, GOTCHA sense of humor. Sexy as fu**.

Love. It.

Nice.

Not Famous But Lovely Indie Pop Songs Spotify Playlist

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...

Casually cruising the 'Net this morning after watching a sunrise in splendid (yet regrettable) solitude this morning, I rediscovered these images. Beyond the ultimate tragedy that I know lies beyond in this story, it still stirred that romantic solar flare in my heart. Am I the only one that believes kissing is the most sensuous, most erotic, most erogenous of all physical expressions of love and intimacy?

I hope the answer is no. I might weep otherwise...

Heaving heart is full of pain Oh, oh, the aching ‘Cause I’m kissing you, oh I’m kissing you

Very good things to know, if you're a writer.

Awesome Sites and Links for Writers

Just about every writer out there has several go-to websites that they use when it comes to their writing. Be it for creativity, writer’s block, to put you in the mood or general writing help. These are mine and I listed them in hopes that you’ll find something that you’ll like or will find something useful for you. I’ve also included some websites that sound interesting.

Spelling & Grammar

Grammar Girl — Grammar Girl’s famous Quick and Dirty Tips (delivered via blog or podcast) will help you keep your creative writing error free.

The Owl — is Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) it’s a great resource for grammar guides, style tips and other information that can help with your writing, especially academics.

Tip of My Tongue — have you ever had trouble of thinking of a specific word that you can’t remember what it is? Well, this site will help you narrow down your thoughts and find that word you’ve been looking for. It can be extremely frustrating when you have to stop writing because you get a stuck on a word, so this should help cut that down. 

Free Rice – is a great way to test your vocabulary knowledge. What’s even better about this site is that with every correct answer, they donate 10 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program. So, please disable your adblock since they use the ads on the site to generate the money to buy the rice.

HyperGrammar — the University of Ottawa offers up a one-stop guide for proper spelling, structure, and punctuation on this site.

AutoCrit — the AutoCrit Editing Wizard can check writing for grammar errors, clichés and other no-no’s. It also provides a number of other writing resources as well.

Writer’s Digest — learn how to improve your writing, find an agent, and even get published with the help of the varied blogs on this site.

Syntaxis — it allows you to test your knowledge of grammar with a ten-question quiz. The questions change every time you take the quiz so users are sure to be challenged each time around. It definitely helps writers know if there’s something that they need to brush up on.

Word Frequency Counter — this counter allows you to count the frequency usage of each word in your text.

Tools

Copyscape — is a free service that you can use to learn if anyone has plagiarized your work. It’s pretty useful for those that want to check for fanfiction plagiarism.

Write or Die —  is an application for Windows, Mac and Linux which aims to eliminate writer’s block by providing consequences for procrastination.

Written? Kitten! — is just like Write of Die, but it’s a kinder version. They use positive reinforcement, so everytime you reach a goal they reward you with an adorable picture of a kitten.

Information & Data

RefDesk — it has an enormous collection of reference materials, searchable databases and other great resources that can’t be found anywhere else. It’s great to use when you need to find something and check your facts.

Bib Me — it makes it easy to create citations, build bibliographies and acknowledge other people’s work. This is definitely something that academics will love. It’s basically a bibliography generator that automatically fills in a works cited page in MLA, APA, Chicago or Turbian formats.

Internet Public Library — this online library is full of resources that are free for anyone to use, from newspaper and magazine articles to special collections.

The Library of Congress — if you’re looking for primary documents and information, the Library of Congress is a great place to start. It has millions of items in its archives, many of which are accessible right from the website.

Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names — is the most accurate list of popular names from 1879 to the present. If your character is from America and you need a name for them, this gives you a accurate list of names, just pick the state or decade that your character is from.

WebMD — is a handy medical database loaded with information. It’s not a substitute for a doctor, but can give you a lot of good information on diseases, symptoms, treatments, etc.

Google Scholar - is an online, freely accessible search engine that lets users look for both physical and digital copies of articles. It searches a wide variety of sources, including academic publishers, universities, and preprint depositories and so on. While Google Scholar does search for print and online scholarly information, it is important to understand that the resource is not a database.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac — this classic almanac offers yearly information on astronomical events, weather conditions and forecasts, recipes, and gardening tips.

State Health Facts — Kaiser Family Foundation provides this database, full of health facts on a state-by-state basis that address everything from medicare to women’s health.

U.S. Census Bureau — Learn more about the trends and demographics of America with information drawn from the Census Bureau’s online site.

Wikipedia — this shouldn’t be used as your sole source, but it can be a great way to get basic information and find out where to look for additional references.

Finding Data on the Internet — a great site that list links that can tell you where you can find the inflation rate, crime statistics, and other data.

Word References

RhymeZone — whether you’re writing poetry, songs, or something else entirely, you can get help rhyming words with this site.

Acronym Finder — with more than 565,000 human-edited entries, Acronym Finder is the world’s largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initials.

Symbols.com — is a unique online encyclopedia that contains everything about symbols, signs, flags and glyphs arranged by categories such as culture, country, religion, and more. 

OneLook Reverse Dictionary — is a dictionary that lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. 

The Alternative Dictionaries — is a site that you can look up slang words in all types of languages, including Egyptian Arabic, Cherokee, Cantonese, Norwegian and many, many others.

Online Etymology Dictionary — it gives you the history and derivation of any word. Etymologies are not definitions; they’re explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago.

MediLexicon — is a comprehensive dictionary of medical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and health care abbreviations and acronyms.

Merriam Webster Online – the online version of the classic dictionary also provides a thesaurus and a medical dictionary.

Multilingual Dictionary – that translate whatever you need from 30 different languages with this easy-to-use site.

Writing Software

Open Office — why pay for Microsoft products when you can create free documents with Open Office? This open source software provides similar tools to the Microsoft Office Suite, including spreadsheets, a word processor, the ability to create multimedia presentations, and more.

LibreOffice — is a free and open source office suite. It was forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010, which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice. The LibreOffice suite comprises programs to do word processing, spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings, maintain databases, and compose math formula.

Scrivener — is not a free program, but it’s certainly a very popular one. It’s great for organizing research, planning drafts, and writing novels, articles, short stories, and even screenplays.

OmmWriter — is a free simple text processor that gives you a distraction free environment. So you can focus only on your writing without being tempted or distracted by other programs on your computer.

Evernote — is a free app for your smartphone and computer that stores everything you could possibly imagine losing track of, like a boarding pass, receipt, article you want to read, to do list, or even a simple typed note. The app works brilliantly, keeping everything in sync between your computer, smartphone, or tablet. It’s definitely a useful app for writers when you have ideas on the go.

Storybook — this open source software can make it easier to manage your plotlines, characters, data, and other critical information while penning a novel.

Script Frenzy — scriptwriters will appreciate this software. It offers an easy layout that helps outline plots as well as providing storyboard features, index cards, and even sound and photo integration.

Creativity, Fun & Miscellaneous

National Novel Writing Month — is one of the most well-known writing challenges in the writing community, National Novel Writing Month pushes you to write 50,000 words in 30 days (for the whole month of November).

WritingFix — a fun site that creates writing prompts on the spot. The site currently has several options—prompts for right-brained people, for left-brained people, for kids—and is working to add prompts on classic literature, music and more.

Creative Writing Prompts — the site is exactly what it says. They have 100+ and more, of prompts that you can choose from.

My Fonts — is the world’s largest collection of fonts. You can even upload an image containing a font that you like, and this tells you what it is.

Story Starters — this website offers over one trillion randomly generated story starters for creative writers.

The Gutenberg Project — this site is perfect for those who like to read and/or have an ereader. There’s over 33,000 ebooks you can download for free. 

The Imagination Prompt Generator — Click through the prompts to generate different ideas in response to questions like “Is there a God?” and “If your tears could speak to you, what would they say?”

The Phrase Finder – this handy site helps you hunt down famous phrases, along with their origins. It also offers a phrase thesaurus that can help you create headlines, lyrics, and much more.

Storybird – this site allows you to write a picture book. They provided the gorgeous artwork and you create the story for it, or just read the stories that others have created.

Language Is a Virus — the automatic prompt generator on this site can provide writers with an endless number of creative writing prompts. Other resources include writing exercises and information on dozens of different authors.

Background Noise/Music

SimplyNoise — a free white noise sounds that you can use to drown out everything around you and help you focus on your writing.

Rainy Mood — from the same founders of Simply Noise, this website offers the pleasant sound of rain and thunderstorms. There’s a slide volume control, which you can increase the intensity of the noise (gentle shower to heavy storm), thunder mode (often, few, rare), oscillation button, and a sleep timer. 

Coffitivity — a site that provides three background noises: Morning Murmur (a gentle hum), Lunchtime Lounge (bustling chatter), and University Undertones (campus cafe). A pause button is provided whenever you need a bladder break, and a sliding volume control to give you the freedom to find the perfect level for your needs and moods. It’s also available as an android app, iOS app, and for Mac desktop.

Rainy Cafe — it provides background chatter in coffee shops (similar to Coffitivity) AND the sound of rain (similar to Simply Rain). There’s also individual volume and on/off control for each sound category.

8tracks — is an internet radio website and everyone can listen for free. Unlike other music oriented social network such as Pandora or Spotify, 8tracks does’t have commercial interruption. Users create free accounts and can either browse the site and listen to other user-created mixes, and/or they can create their own mixes. It’s a perfect place to listen to other writer’s playlist, share yours or find music for specific characters or moods.

About Time (2013)

I'd like to add to this these three newer presidents and one older president who, though not particularly articulate, sought to elevate American citizens. Before you rant and rage against me, after reading what I had to say, I implore you to read and absorb. That list: Bill Clinton (hint: economy) ; Reagan: (hint: gave no shits ever...); Trump: though he's seldom articulate, he is passionate, knows who he he's fighting for, and has a HUGE SET of balls. Hate him if you want, but first consider how you would feel about yourself if you had just an ounce of Donald Trump's fucking obsessive drive. Don't dwell in hatred, but, rather, redirect...

I concur. Wail and shred, good sir.

It's only a matter of time...

I believe the OP just described the aim of the Leftist army currently at work in this country. The Congressional southpaws had their spin doctors try to make things ugly and hazy, casting dim spotlights on a wide array of conservative targets, as a way of inaudibly stating that Republicans are the source of the problem. Folks, ALL of Congress is at fault, in this and so many other issues. Conservatives/Right-wingers/ Republicans may not be your friends, but neither are Leftists, the new breed of Liberals Democrats, and the rising Socialist set...

to be very clear: coronavirus is not an “enemy”. being a virus, it’s at the junction of the non-alive and alive – so to call it an enemy is akin to calling a hurricane, or maybe the waves enemies. are they? or is it a way of life that makes hurricanes, floods and, yes, pathogens stronger every year? they all just happen. there is no one to blame here but the state, the economy and their shitty representatives. keep that in mind when the last death-throes of humanism, propped up by nationalism, try to mobilize health and illness as their arguments for more surveillance, more control, and more death

If I were inclined to wage a pointless war with someone given over to vast, sweeping generalizations, I would have to counter the OP, by asking: Does capitalism truly suck, or is it more that your grasp of that system and your aptitude for creating income and wealth suck?

I'm thinking it's the latter. Its archetypal of this site's population...

Sorry to all the BO$$ BABES out there but working sucks, money worship sucks, capitalism sucks, online influencing sucks.

I would hang out with each of these people...

a collection of tweets, part 29

(the series)

My entire existence, for the past 20+ years or so, has been built upon this same premise...

This whole blog is just a conversation I am having with myself

A resounding YES! to this. Teach them to be self-sustaining. It's a golden lesson.

Type " Yes " if you agree 😇

See? The barter system is truly universal.

I HAVE to enter into economic relations with a tufted squirrel. It's an imperative!

Source: everythingfox

“This little guy always bring dried seed to trade for some nuts”

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I believe that Sheep Singers is a better term...

Or is that unfair to Sheep? Does it detract from the creative powers that Sheep possess and these "entertainers" don't?

I find this to be quite the bizarre photo, not for the nude girl jumping up to smack the, ahem, meat, but for what lies on the aisles of this particular grocery store. I mean, honestly? Cat litter on the same aisle as cake mix? That could go disastrously wrong...

Credit: drinktheantidote