December 2011
I just woke up from a 2.5 hour nap
I feel like the slowest slug on the planet. Holy cow.
Don't ever hesitate. Reblog this.
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AAA Is Aiming To Save Your Life on New Year's Eve →
peecharrific:
mycoffeemuse:
peecharrific:
How do you get a free ride from AAA Tipsy Tow if you drink too much on New Year’s Eve? Keep the number for AAA’s Tipsy Tow service in your pocket and if you get drunk ringing in 2012, this service could save your life. The American Automobile Association is offering free towing and a ride home between the hours of 6pm Saturday, December 31st – 6am...
Partying on New Year's Eve?
Don’t drink and drive-and don’t ride with anybody who does. Tipsy Tow offered by AAA: you don’t have to be a AAA member, from 6pm-6am on New Years Eve/day, they will take your drunk self and your car home for FREE. Save this number… 1-800-222-4357. Please reblog this if you don’t mind.
Christmas in Maine
Woke up to snow on the ground and big flakes in the air and then gave dandelionchild her present and she loved it. Cuddled for an hour watching snow.
Perfect morning.
QUEER ODOR ▽ ⚧: TO ANYONE NEEDING HELP/STRANDED →
pompadoursandpincurls:
fuckyeahftms:
There is a man named Michael Brown, he is the founder and executive director of TransMentors International, a website dedicated to helping the trans community. There you can find mentoring, online and offline support (hotlines, groups, etc..), emergency assistance,
Anonymous donors pay off Kmart layaway accounts →
lesbianoutlaw:
cognitivedissonance:
Now this is heartwarming:
The young father stood in line at the Kmart layaway counter, wearing dirty clothes and worn-out boots. With him were three small children. He asked to pay something on his bill because he knew he wouldn’t be able to afford it all before Christmas. Then a mysterious woman stepped up to the counter.
“She told him, ‘No, I’m paying...
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The Power of Jane Jacobs' "Web Way of Thinking" →
humanscalecities:
Michael Mehaffy refutes the contrarians and clarifies Jacobs’ lasting “Top 10” observations found in the incredibly influential book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities.
“So, too, Jacobs argued, a city is a diverse mix of people and processes, with its own self-organizing dynamic. We can exploit this dynamic by design, but this is a different idea of design,...
snow
I’m pretty nervous tomorrow’s snow won’t come until Saturday when I’m supposed to be driving up to Nashua and then Gorham all in the same night.
New England I love you but why do you torment me so
“Winter is a table set with ice and starlight.”
– Greta W. Crosby (Unitarian Universalist, minister)
Unless you live in Massachusetts where this late December morning, at 5am, I bundled up in four layers, prepared for the worst, only to be greeted by a balmy nearly fifty degree breeze. What is this place.
Fish.
I adopted my friend’s 30gal freshwater fish tank since she’s moving back to Ohio (over my spring break I’ll drive it and the fish back to her) but I am so thrilled to have fish to watch.
THEY ARE FASCINATING ANIMALS, EVERYONE.
(There’s 8 calm neon tetras, 5 hilarious tiger barbs, a probably angry snail, and a spastic sucker fish. They are wonderful.)
Sen. Cardin Introduces Bill To Restore Voting... →
note-a-bear:
eddyizm:
Felon disenfranchisement is an issue that disproportionately affects African Americans. Of the more than two million Americans barred from voting despite finishing their felony sentence, the ACLU notes that 1.4 million – 70 percent – are black. This is acutely true in states like Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama, where African Americans make up a substantial...
Anonymous asked: Dear bestfriend
MARGINALIZED & ALIENATING: Sexual Assault... →
1. Don’t put drugs in people’s drinks in order to control their behavior.
2. When you see someone walking by themselves, leave them alone!
3. If you pull over to help someone with car problems, remember not to assault them!
4. NEVER open an unlocked door or window uninvited.
5. If…
Report Card: US Public Infrastructure
note-a-bear:
climateadaptation:
Aviation D
Bridges C
Dams D
Drinking Water D-
Energy D+
Hazardous Waste D
Inland Waterways D-
Levees D-
Public Parks and Recreation C-
Rail C-
Roads D-
Schools D
Solid Waste C+
Transit D
Wastewater D
Source: American Society of Civil Engineers (PDF)
Our infrastructure should not fall into the same grade bracket as the majority of my high...
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No. Seriously. If You Don't Get Why Non-White...
super-eklectic1:
fyeahlilbitoeverything:
Then we probably can’t have a conversation.
just sayin
