Be Radiant.

brianne-sharpe: My editors know how to make me happy....

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:13:43 -0500

My editors know how to make me happy. #ProOxfordComma

For those who remember the debate about the comma just before “and” in a list … thought you’d enjoy this.

think-progress: In this letter, Senator Jeff Flake told...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:52:17 -0500

In this letter, Senator Jeff Flake told shooting victim’s mother he supported background checks. Then he voted against them.

clientsfromhell: Me: (via email) Here is a link to your site for final approval before it goes...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:42:56 -0500

clientsfromhell:

Me: (via email) Here is a link to your site for final approval before it goes live.

Client: It would be better if I just stopped by your office so I can see it. I’m more of a visual person.

section9: womaninterrupted: nybg: What’s beautiful this week...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:59:19 -0500

section9:

womaninterrupted:

nybg:

What’s beautiful this week in the Bronx? CHERRY BLOSSOMS! Sooooo many cherry blossoms, spread widely around our 250 acres.

The most stunning example (and true staff favorite) is Prunus pendula var. ascendens, one of the biggest and most beautiful cherries on our grounds. It is situated just above Wamsler Rock (the big outcropping you can see from the main Tram Stop near the Visitor Center), at the juncture of the Rock Garden and the soon-to-open Native Plant Garden.

In addition, the monumental sculptures of Manolo Valdés are getting serious backup from a few stunning trees, the tulips are starting to lend bold shots of color to our landscape, and the topiary in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden have put on their summer frocks.

The weather this spring is proving perfect for blossom longevity, so many of the plants that we reported as blooming last week and the week before are still looking gorgeous. For day-to-day updates on what we’re seeing around grounds, be sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter where we post daily updates from our staff and visitors. Also, need help getting around? Our iPhone app can help out there. It’s free and available in the App Store. ~AR

That’s it. I’m going. This week.

I went this weekend with a very special someone and made sure she brought her camera. The end result was a day of amazing pictures.

This.

missrep: #NotBuyingIt @DisneyStore henryviiisensuite: and here we have the differences between...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:45:34 -0500

missrep:

#NotBuyingIt @DisneyStore

henryviiisensuite:

and here we have the differences between women’s and boy’s/men’s tshirts

you have GOT to be kidding me. #disney, shame on you.

projectunbreakable: Submissions sent into...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:43:33 -0500

projectunbreakable:

Submissions sent into projectunbreakablesubmissions@gmail.com from Central Michigan University, taken March 19th.

A Terrified Child Genius Saves His Own Life With Engineering Skills

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:41:24 -0500

A Terrified Child Genius Saves His Own Life With Engineering Skills

One Comedian Picks On Adele. Then Another Comedian Turns It Into A (NSFW) Teaching Moment.

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:39:10 -0500

One Comedian Picks On Adele. Then Another Comedian Turns It Into A (NSFW) Teaching Moment.

Living retro moment #322

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:57:09 -0500

Walking into the kitchen in the morning to see dishes in the sink and thinking, “I should really get these in the dishw…Oh.”

- This living retro moment has been brought to you by the realization that a dishwasher is a pretty handy thing.

And the letter P. For Palmolive.

John Hamm needs to stop dressing...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:28:15 -0500

John Hamm needs to stop dressing...

valkilmer: Citizen Twain is coming to The Wyly Theater in...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:29:50 -0500

valkilmer:

Citizen Twain is coming to The Wyly Theater in Dallas, TX!
Tickets are always available through my website www.valkilmer.com.

Jeanne Ives Phone Threat: Man Charged With Felony After Threatening State Rep Over Gay Marriage Remarks

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:18:59 -0500

Jeanne Ives Phone Threat: Man Charged With Felony After Threatening State Rep Over Gay Marriage Remarks:

From the Huffington Post. Illinois state Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican, was the subject of a threat over recent remarks she made in opposition to same-sex marriage.

This is 2013, right? Sometimes I feel like we’re still living in the dark ages …

Photo

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:53:59 -0500

Hollingsworth v. Perry.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:50:59 -0500

JUSTICE BREYER: Assume that you could distinguish California. Assue that we accept your argument -- or Mr. Scalia's version of your argument. And that distinguishes California. Now, let's look at California: what precisely is the way in which allowing gay couples to marry would interfere with the vision of marriage as the procreation of children, that allowing sterile couples of different sexes to marry would not? I mean, there are lots of people who get married that can't have children. So take a state that does allow adoption and say, there -- what's the justification for saying "no gay marriage"? Certainly not the one you said, is it?
COOPER: Uh, y-y-y-you --
BREYER (interjecting): Am I not clear? Look: you said that the problem is marriage, as an institution that furthers procreation --
COOPER: Yes, Your Honor.
BREYER: And the reason there was adoption. But that doesn't apply to California. So imagine I wall off California, and I'm looking just there, where you say that doesn't apply. Now, what happens to your argument -- about the institution of marriage as a tool towards procreation? Given the fact that in California too, couples that aren't gay but can't have children get married all the time?
COOPER: Yes, Your Honor. The concern is that redefining marriage as a genderless institution will sever its abiding connection to its historic, traditional procreative purposes. And it will re-focus, re-focus the purpose of marriage a-and the definition of marriage away from the, uh, uh, raising of children and to the emotional needs and desires of adults, of adult couples.
(Crosstalk.)
KAGAN: Well, suppose a State said, "Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we're not going to give marriage licenses any more to any couple where both people are over the age of 55." Would that be constitutional?
COOPER: No, Your Honor. It would not be constitutional.
KAGAN: Because that's the same State interest, I would think. You know? If you're over the age of 55, you don't help us serve the government's interest in protecting procreation through marriage. So why is that different?
COOPER: You, you, Your Honor, even with respect to couples over the age of 55, it is very rare that both couples -- both parties to the couple -- are infertile.
(Laughter from the gallery.)
KAGAN (interjecting): No really, because the couple -- I can just assure you if both the woman and the man are over the age of 55, there are not a lot of children coming out of that marriage.
(More laughter.)

"I am…not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions….But I know also, that laws and..."

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:49:00 -0500

“I am…not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and Constitutions….But I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.”

- Thomas Jefferson, 1816
(via ardenashley)

That awkward moment when you agree with Thomas Jefferson…
(via section9)

cajunmama: (via MAKE | CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:01:13 -0500

cajunmama:

(via MAKE | CRAFT Flickr Pool Weekly Roundup)

section9: hollyherself: confusedtree: alloutorg: Tumblr, we...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:59:56 -0500

section9:

hollyherself:

confusedtree:

alloutorg:

Tumblr, we need you! A rogue Arizona State representative, John Kavanagh, wants to pass a bill that would thow trans people in jail for using public restrooms. Anyone could be asked for I.D. to “prove” their gender, and if there’s a discrepancy they could face a fine or jailtime.

When asked why the bill targeted trans people, Kavanagh explained that it’s because he thinks “they’re weird.” Outrageous.

We can stop this bill by taking action at www.allout.org/arizona and spreading the word far and wide. Will you help?

That quote sounds like something out of an onion article oh my god I can’t believe people are this awful

You should help and spread the word too

This is everything that makes my heart hurt and my stomach drop.

What on Earth is wrong with Arizona?

"One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I..."

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:44:43 -0500

“One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. Your body is your temple, it’s your home, and you must decorate it.”

- Gabourey Sidibe (via thatkindofwoman)

Advice to OKCupid guys #183, #234, #339, #34, et al.

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:17:56 -0500

Choosing a username like “lonelyguy,” “marriedmonotony,” “d8ingsux,” or anything that replaces the “ss” in “ass” (azzzzzzzman, a22lover, etc.) will not make you attractive. At all. To anyone. EVER.

Advice for OKCupid guy #341

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:12:13 -0500

Don’t use a photo, that you use in professional profiles, as your photo on OKCupid if you plan on publicly disclosing your drug use.

Not surprised your LinkedIN profile doesn’t list you as a rocket scientist …