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"there’s actually a waiting list of dogs"
Jason “Jay” Hardesty, a UPS driver in New Orleans, recently became an Instagram hit because of his selfies with the dogs on his route.
Maybe not so grand
This is fairly minor in the scheme of things, and I feel kind of weird making a post about it, but it never gets easier to see Georgette Heyer and The Grand Sophy warmly recommended.
A Series Of Tubes. Comfy, Lovely Tubes.
Kratu the rescue dog just doesn't care.
Rescue dogs are truly a breed of their own. This one just has to be the best in show, and the perfect antidote to another awful week.
she protecc she attacc but she also eat snacc
@Mayapolarbear [Twitter][Instagram], a Samoyed pupper has a YouTube channel devoted to ASMR dog-eating/sounds. • Reviewing Different Types of Food #1 • Reviewing Different Types of Food #2 • Reviewing Different Types of Food #3 • Eating Crispy Chips • Eating Crunchy Apple Slices • Eating Watermelon • Eating Yellow Watermelon • Eating Homemade Popcorn • Eating Roasted Chicken • Eating Carrot FAIL • Eating Crunchy Honeydew Melon • Eating Yellow Apple • Having Breakfast [All reviewed food are safe for dogs and were checked on the American Kennel Club website before.]
Metamaterial
The elasticity (aka stretchiness) of knitted fabrics is an emergent property:
the whole is more than the sum of its parts. How those components (strands of yarn) are arranged at an intermediate scale (the structure) determines the macro scale properties of the resulting fabric.
Any colour you want, as long as it’s black
From the dawn of motoring through the 1920s, cars were painted in a full spectrum of colours,
often in vivid combinations. The world’s first motor vehicle, the 1886 Benz Patent-Motorwagen was green, with its fully-exposed engine finished in bright red. At the Villa d’Este or Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance one sees a veritable riot of colour that would likely be a bit shocking to today’s consumers: black with orange, yellow with orange, dark and light blue, dark and light green, red with blue, maroon with red; the palette was limitless.
Where do young, upper middle class women shop for clothes?
This Ask is mostly for curiosity’s sake. I grew up extremely not upper middle class and have yet to crack this nut.
Cold? Try some "Spice on Snow."
The Freight Hoppers: "Fort Smith Breakdown." Alex Kehler and Jeremiah McLane: "Le Pruneau" on accordion and nyckleharpa. Dana and Susan Robinson: "The Flying Farmer." Mike Merenda and Ruthy Unger: "1952 Vincent Black Lightning." Ida Mae Specker, Rachel Eddy and Brian Slattery: "Boil Them Cabbage Down" and "Big-Eyed Rabbit."
Help with compulsive behaviors and anxiety?
I'm a 37-year-old female with a history of depression and anxiety. The latter has worsened recently and I seem to be developing some compulsive behaviors. Has anyone experienced or treated these types of issues, who could help me understand why I'm doing these things to myself and how to stop?
Web site for buying appliance maintenace manuals
In 2016 my dishwasher broke. I paid $10 to some web site to sell me the maintenance manual. Like not users' guide, but the manual that tells repair people to press these two buttons at once to enter repair mode, then this button to drain or whatever. Now I need that manual again. I can't find it. What would the web site have been?
The Borrowers, The Littles, The …?
I like books about tiny “people.” I particularly like when they live alongside or under the noses of humans. There must be people writing these books now as with YA or adult reads, especially with the growth of urban fantasy. Are there books or series or authors you can recommend?
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Crab Rave! [YouTube]
“Every year after the most intense tropical storms, thousands of crabs gather on this remote island. Now for the first time, witness all the side-stepping, air-snapping action of the monumental Crab Rave!”
A cat, a bunny, a bed - Panama!
please enjoy 46 seconds of my rabbit claiming the cat’s bed and my cat attempting to muster the courage to confront him about it
[Twitter thread via @TheDreamGhoul]
[Twitter thread via @TheDreamGhoul]
Retro grooves, weird moods
Turning the Tables is a radio show broadcast from the bank of the French Broad River in Madison County, western North Carolina. Every Saturday night, host Drew Dobbs debuts an hour-long custom mix of a particular artist or microgenre. Past shows have spotlighted John Prine, Sidney Poitier, Carl Sandburg, Burning Spear, the semi-musical stylings of Walter Brennan, nature recordings, truck driving songs, Moms Mabley, Thurl Ravenscroft, and the soundtrack of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon.
You have to educate them about the basics of the taste first
Saowanit says a proper Sriracha sauce needs to be what Thais call klom klom — the hotness, the sour, the sweet and the garlic all blending together seamlessly, none overpowering the other. The American version, she says, just brings heat.Saowanit Trikityanukul grew up making Sriracha. She's not impressed with your devotion to the Rooster sauce.
Do unto otters...
Pete (the otter) and Shu-Shu (the Scottie)
- in which a Scottie dog convinces an injured otter to try swimming. [Lots of photos and circa 2009 web design]
But can Trudeau sing?
Afghan wedding singer finds fame as 'Justin Trudeau's lost twin'
"Abdul Salam Maftoon, a wedding singer from a village in the remote and impoverished northeastern province of Badakhshan, had never even heard of his more famous doppelgänger until a judge on the popular television music contest Afghan Star pointed out the uncanny likeness."
There’s No Escape From The Judgment Of The Eldritch One Jolene.
Jolene: Horror Version performed by Elli Jelly.
It started as a Tumblr comment and was crowd sourced into something bigger. Now, you can enjoy it in your headphones as you wait for Jolene to awake from her slumber and take everyone's men... straight to the dark realms. Soundcloud version.
The Soulful Strings deliver a groovy Christmas
Led by the talented Richard Evans and comprised of members of the Chess/Cadet label house band, the Soulful Strings brought skilled musicianship to their distinctive blend of soul, jazz, funk, exotica and sleazy listening. Their fourth album, The Magic of Christmas, was released in 1968:
Glamour and gentrification go hand-in-hand in artsy ranch town Marfa
In Marfa, thanks to the vacation-home owners and retirees who have flocked to this artsy outpost in the West Texas desert, adobe also has become fashionable, a building material befitting the town’s cool mix of culture and desert aesthetic. But for many of Marfa’s longtime residents, the gentrification of the adobe home has made living in one rather expensive.
"But last night… Fam, you tried it. You really, really did."
Author Candice Marie Benbow attempts a culinary solution to a noise problem: "I wanted the best way to tell my neighbor that he tried it with his late night party. So I wrote him a letter and baked him a cake." Twitter | Threadreader
Everybody Has a Box
Santore does not shy away from these questions: He has the word temptation tattooed on his right forearm. It’s a reminder, he told me. “What do safecrackers do?” he once asked. “They crack safes. It’d be better if they do it legally, but the game is the fucking game. I’m just saying, it takes a certain mindset to want to do this stuff, to have the patience for it, and some people can channel that in a positive way and other people fucking can’t.” Meet the Safecracker of Last Resort
To Protect Migrants From Police, a Dutch Church Service Never Ends
Under an obscure Dutch law, police may not disrupt a church service to make an arrest. And so for the past six weeks, immigration officials have been unable to enter Bethel Church to seize the five members of the Tamrazyan family, Armenian refugees who fled to the sanctuary to escape a deportation order. The service, which began in late October as a little-noticed, last-gasp measure by a small group of local ministers, is now a national movement, attracting clergy members and congregants from villages and cities across the Netherlands. More than 550 pastors from about 20 denominations have rotated through Bethel Church, a nonstop service all in the name of protecting one vulnerable family. (SLNYT)
Photos of Isolated Tribes
In 2018, Jimmy Nelson published his second major project titled "Homage to Humanity."
He visited 34 indigenous cultures in five continents, revisiting some from his previous journey. While his first book was a collection of pictures, this time the photographer decided to expand and added travel journals, maps, local facts, and personal interviews, shifting the focus of his story from the objects he captures to the journey itself.
Kittens to the left, kittens to the right, every friggin' night!
A lesbian metal song about kittens? Yes please. For something a bit more holiday-themed: Krampus Bitch. (From L.A.'s Sapphic Musk)
How well has 5 htp and l-tyrosine worked for you?
I'm taking 5 htp and planning on taking l-tyrosine for anxiety, depression, and ADHD. How well have they worked for you? Have you noticed any side effects? Have they replaced pharmaceutical medications for you?
The Orange Manuscript
Handmade Sketchbooks Teeming with Colorful Calligraphy, Diagrams, Sketches, and Travel Ephemera
by José Naranja. A facsimile edition of these notebooks can be yours for a mere €285. If that's too steep, enjoy some of the many images posted from it online. See also an interview with the artist.
He's on smoko. Leave him alone.
Stumbling around YouTube, at 4 in the morning while drunk on coffee, as one does, I came across the inexplicably entrancing video for Smoko by Australian...punk? Garage? No... band The Chats. So I did some digging and I mean, it's certainly not Australian pub rock. Down the rabbit hole I went, where I found out that "smoko" is an unofficial smoke break. Mostly I learned that "yobbo punk", while certainly not the official term, is real, often Gold Coastian, GLORIOUS, and will make your day.
"MATHS HAS CLEARLY ABANDONED US. NUMBERS MEAN NOTHING AT THIS POINT"
In a long, entertaining, and somewhat unhinged rant, one Twitter user confronts the horror that is...the imperial measurement system, where nothing lines up and madness rules. (SLTwitter)
Food color does more than guide us—it changes the experience of taste.
The Colors We Eat: Tom Vanderbilt writes for Nautilus on the Official USDA Color Standards for a range of foods (including Tomato, Pumpkin/ Squash, Frozen French Fry, Frozen Cherries, Canned Tomato, Canned Ripe Olive (Munsell), Canned Apple Butter, Canned Lima Beans, Eggs, Canned Pimientos, Canned Clingstone Peaches (Visual Color Systems), and Veal (USDA text-only PDF)) and the scientific studies behind how we taste with our eyes. Beware: the eyes can deceive even the expert tongue. "Even the color of the plate might change our sense of taste: Subjects reported strawberry mousse tasted better on a white round plate than on a black square plate."
Every Breath You Take
Icelandic performance artist Ragnar Kjartansson recently partnered with Bay Area musicians for a 3-day performance event that "pulled back the curtain" on iconic pop love songs to reveal the misogynistic worldview they are steeped in. Music and culture writer Emma Silvers reflects on experiencing Romantic Songs of the Patriarchy. "These are the stories replaying in women’s heads, stories of rape and harassment and lechery and violence and condescension and the understanding that our lives do not belong to us. That we are object, never subject."
Comments Kendra McKinley, who worked with Icelandic musican Kjartan Sveinsson to arrange the 26 songs for the performance, "“The reality is that patriarchy is inescapable. And you can’t get out of it. It’s in the air we breathe.”
Let's spice it up, my friends!
Here’s what’s astounding: Chiles are native only to Central and South America (Time Magazine, 2007). That means that until Christopher Columbus sailed for the New World in 1492, there were no chiles (Capsicum on Wikipedia) anywhere else. Not in India. Not in Thailand. Not in China or Korea. [...] For the past few years, I’ve been studying the route(s) chiles took around the globe, with an eye to understanding not just when they arrived in different lands but what happened afterward: How did chiles get so deeply integrated into these cuisines? How did that ferocious shift in food alter their cultures? And what do chiles mean to chile eaters today? How the Chile Pepper Took Over the World, an exploration and article by Matt Gross for Medium.
"Bugger of a day, had a fall and now I am in hospital."
Harry Leslie Smith, 95, WW2 RAF pilot and fierce anti-fascist (previously), had a fall while traveling in Canada and is in the emergency room. Things don't look good. His son John has taken over the account and is keeping everyone apprised: "Thank you all for keeping vigil over Harry with me. It truly is less lonely this way for me."
Flaming Locks of Auburn Hair, Ivory Skin, and Eyes of Emerald Green
Dolly Parton has recorded a new, stripped-down, strings-only version of her 1973 hit Jolene. Happy Friday.
How do I get saucier?
I need new vegan sauce ideas and recipes to go with the relatively blank canvas of veggies, proteins, and grains. Help me make dinner easy and delicious.
$5 or less quirky tokens of affections
I recently sent an age ham to my sister-in-law to wish her good luck as she starts college. What other unique, quirky little things can I send friends and family to let them know I'm thinking of them, for $5 or under?
between fabulousness and death
Trans Women, Glamour, and Death by Denny discusses the space she occupies as a trans woman and how small the space between being fabulous and being dead can get.
Should I start keeping chickens?
I live in the suburbs. I have a large yard where previous owners had a chicken coop but they tore it down when selling the house. We live in a climate where it gets very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. I am interested in having chickens for the eggs, and to help show my young son where his food comes from.
Beto and Ted
Is there an action somewhere to verify that Ted Cruz really won?
My heart 😭
"His parents told him 'it’s time to go bye-bye', so he gave every stranger a hug." Twitter | Threadreader
Reply with cute pet pics, A thread
@PopularPups is a Twitter feed of puppy pictures and GIFs. (I know!) The other day they asked followers to post cute pet pics. They're mostly dogs, with the occasional cat or pig.
Making a logo from wood
I'd like to create a black and white vector graphic based on a woodcutting. I have access to a nice camera and flash. How do I do this?
Hispanic Acquaintance Missing. Help Me Find Him!
Jose has been in this country for two years. He did not show at his place of unemployment on Saturday. We have not heard from him since and are unable to get in touch with him by phone.
We are concerned that he may be detained by ICE. Is there a way to check online? What can we do?
Working on the Levee
In 1978, Alan Lomax returned to the Mississippi Delta for another of his numerous field recording trips to the area. While there he recorded an interview with men who had worked levee building work teams during the depths of Jim Crow. This playlist has some of the work songs and hollers he recorded at the same time.