The Hippopotamus, Nicknamed Owen And Weighing About 300 Kilograms, Was Swept Down Sabaki River Into The

Angels must be jealous.

I have to end the year by thanking all of you who like and reboot and respond to my obsessions. You truly saved my sanity this year. And thank you all for helping me to further understand the amazing diversity that exists in our world. My students, friends and colleagues will all benefit from what I’ve learned about neurodoversity and sexuality. This is such a brave and welcoming community, and I wish you all a very happy, and healthy New Year.

For purely selfish reasons, here’s some pics of the boys that made my year sparkle:

I rediscovered Jack! I listened to him constantly in college and spent this summer re-obsessing.

ELP. I’ve loved them for more years than I’d care to admit to. This is the year they really became part of my DNA.

They all look so happy here. Their silly goofyness makes my heart happy.

Carl. He is utterly beautiful here. My lord.

This is a favorite picture for so many reasons. They both look beautiful. Greg is just so heartbreakingly sweet, and he’s got a huge pupper in his lap.

Keith. In white. Smoldering. No other explanation needed.

Finally, my heart. The loss is still a fresh open wound.

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I’m sorry if I missed anyone! Happy New Year! 🎉

Greg Lake, 1973

[POI] Harold and John

Humans are broken from the moment of conception. Mutations, defects— it’s all so wonderful. The chance of disaster. We fail, we learn, we fail…

Are you hurt? No, it’s just an old injury that never quite healed right.

Nisrina Sbia

Reblog this to keep Greg Lake’s memory alive.

You don’t have to add anything. No need to say something. 

Just keep the memory alive.  To show him &the world that his fans are here and still remember his legacy &music. All of the wonderful things he had brought to the world.

i went to the intersection of desire and suffering and everybody knew you

I've come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be , yours.

–Sense of Sensebility

I know.

You're angry. You should be. You're scared. You should be.

This is awful. It's horrifying. It's deeply depressing. Rage. Scream. Mourn the tragedy we know is coming.

But remember this: what we are about to experience is the world our grandmothers and great grandmothers lived in. This is what they fought against.

Remember that they won. Even if the victory was temporary, they still won.

We can win, too. Prepare yourself. Finish your mourning, and get back to the fight. Yes, it's awful that we have to have this same fight. It's frustrating. It's heartbreaking. But now is not the time to surrender to despair.

Now the work begins.

Aaron Rodgers Praises Simone Biles on Mental Health: ‘I’m Very, Very Proud of Her’

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Aaron Rodgers just praised Simone Biles for speaking on mental health and voicing her support all the way.

In an interview Friday with The Ringer, Rodgers credited Biles’ ability to speak freely about her mental health and advocate the same for others.

Via CBS Sports:

“I give Simone so much credit for her ability to speak the truth, her truth, and to answer tough questions, and to have the courage to say, ‘I’m scared’ and 'I don’t feel like I should be out there,’” Rodgers said. “She’s the greatest gymnast of all time. And mental health [awareness] is an issue that is continuing to break down the stigmas that don’t allow us to talk about it or only allow us to talk about it in a super negative, depressive, suicidal way.

"People of all ages and all professions are dealing with mental issues, especially during COVID… it’s something we should be talking about and ways to help people get through it, whether it’s techniques or therapy or just conversations letting people know they’re not alone. And that’s what Simone did. I’m very, very proud of her.”

Biles, who withdrew four finals for mental health reasons, was seen supporting teammates Suni Lee, MyKala Skinner and Jade Carey throughout the process that ended winning the Olympic bronze and silver with the team completion without the gymnast.

As CBS notes Rogers, claims, have higher platforms to deliver important messages such as mental health advocacy Biles has spoken extensively on that subject these games, doing everything from what the “twisties” are to outlying her personals struggles that issue.

“Well, we should keep talking about it,” Rodgers said. “Keep talking about ways that we individually deal with stress and deal with anxiety and deal with pressure and deal with depression or loneliness. I think that would really help. Because we, whether we like it or not, have a platform to influence people.

"And our words are often listened to more than the person who’s not in the public eye as much. So we have an opportunity – not an obligation, an opportunity – to maybe share some of our own ways of dealing with things and break some of the stigma around mental health.”

Biles has a trend in Rodgers who has “gotten to know her a little bit at times over the years,” hopes continues.