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Monterey Bay Aquarium
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we're not kids anymore.
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2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year
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I'd rather be in outer space 🛸
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Rest in power #MalickSidibe Thank you for your priceless gift to mankind.
I don’t even think it gives your life meaning. Instead, I think it helps you define that meaning, and helps others see that definition in vivid visual representation.
Dope.
From the August 10, 1959 issue of LIFE magazine: “Solitary survivor on block cleared for 20-story building. A still-occupied brownstone in East 60s forlornly awaits the inevitable.” This image appeared in a story about a big construction boom in NYC. (Dmitri Kessel—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)
Urbanization of the city-- crazy to think that was only 60 years ago. Makes you wonder what sorts of images you'll look back on 60 years from now & say of them "I remember when..."
The total opposite phenomena is going on in Brooklyn, so after only 5 years of being away, I will probably have a lot to say about the current changes underway when I return.
Either way, interesting to see the transition of history.
Good Friday Everyone! Today, my message is about failure. Failure in the workplace. Failure in goal setting. Failure in personal endeavors. Don't be afraid to fail. Failure is figuring out all of the
Spread love. Stay positive. Be consistent. Care about others. Keep yourself grounded. Good things happen. Happy Friday.
New claims that Facebook censors conservative news offer a glimpse behind the curtain of just how much social media controls what we see about the world around us
Very interesting article on the censorship & content management of conservative content by social media companies (including our beloved Facebook). Personally, I don't believe it should be the objective of a social media site to manage what opinions are promoted via their sites/ apps. Really and truly, their purpose should be to MAKE SURE that all perspectives and viewpoints are shared and promoted EQUALLY. With that being said, social media companies are just that-- COMPANIES. They are headed & administrated by PEOPLE with obvious (and not so obvious) biases, be they political, cultural, or any other way people decided to separate themselves. So while the purpose of these organizations is seemingly egalitarian in nature, the system itself still lends itself to the biases of human nature. But to hear the that viewpoints of the employees of these information giants are being pushed to the masses so conspicuously behind the scenes is unnerving to say the least.Surprising? Definitely. Unexpected though? No, not really. Pulling from the article: "David Marcus, Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging recently told Wired: “Unlike email where there is no one safeguarding the quality and the quantity of the stuff you receive, we’re here in the middle to protect the quality and integrity of your messages and to ensure that you’re not going to get a lot of stuff you don’t want.”" Guess Facebook considers itself guardian of quality information. I'm wondering who gave them the authority to decide what's important to the world (oh yeah we did-- I am by using their tool to post this very message-- something to think about). I'd like to hear your thoughts friends.
Drake made it popular to be African. Thanks Drake.
Thanks Drake!
Please do NOT play yourself miss. We been here before that culture hoarding and will be around long after.
Beauty vs. Virtue-- Our Generation.
I’m realizing more and more everyday that people don’t want change– they only want to be heard. This generation yearns for transparency. For our voice to be heard. But where are the solutions for the problems that transparency exposes?
Articulation is a beautiful thing. Finding a solution to the issue articulated is a virtuous endeavor.
Beauty vs. Virtue? Which is of more importance? The individual decides in the end because: perspective determines truth.
I’m more on the side of virtue. Beauty fades. Ideology is eternal.
As Trump’s surprise candidacy disrupts everything it touches, it is now exploding into the academic realm, launching a yuuuuge new wave of what you might call Trump Studies. From philosophy to law to computer science and history, researchers are finding they can’t look away from Donald J. Trump. For some, like Mercieca, the astonishing popularity of the celebrity real estate developer is the perfect tent pole to hang their existing research on. For others, his candidacy is like an experiment on a national scale, blowing up conventional wisdom about how American politics and society work.
Read more here
This is classic LOL. His candidacy is such an anomoly that SOMEONE's gotta study it. At this point, we just have to analyze autocratic leaders of the past and make sure Trump doesn't have some of their same tendencies-- think Mao Zedong or Hitler.
By Angela Wills Keith Powell, actor, director and writer, explains his encounters when auditioning for acting roles when he first started out. He describes them as a social experiment in which he would enter the audition with an standard upper-class British accent to introduce himself and converse with the audition panel. Once he transitioned into character, he would begin to use his regular...
Great article. We learn our modes of communication from our environment & the people in them, meaning our dialects & tones are a result of where we come from-- not necessarily representative of who we ARE. I myself struggle with this issue, code switching between formal English & my Ebonic-filled vernacular. As a black man, I am instantly percieved to be a target or threat to the people around me. Even as I try to change perspectives and break down false stereotypes & perceptions of my fellow black man, I am the one reprimanded. I am the one forced to change my behavior. I am the one that "needs fixing". "How do whites talk?” “How do you think Black people are supposed to talk?” These are the questions I ask of myself. These are the questions we need to ask ourselves whenever we try to place expectations on others of who they should & shouldn't be. Reflection on them forces us to realize we are putting people in a box that shouldn't be there in the first place. My identity is MY IDENTITY ,and the person who formulates it (me) is the only one who can dictate it. Judge not with your eyes or your ears. Only with your mind & heart can you relate to others.
7 Secrets of Happiness
1. Have a good core group of friends.
2. Build some adventure into your life. Don’t fall into “the same old, same old”.
3. Research confirms that “stuff won’t make us happy” so clear out the junk – and only keep what you love.
4. Work on establishing balance in your life. Don’t be too busy or you’ll wind up depressed.
5. Give in to temptation every now and again. Too much discipline is boring in the end.
6. Like and appreciate yourself. Take time to notice and affirm your strengths.
7. Start living in the moment – don’t doubt every move. Accept your decision as the best one right now.
This spoke to me...
I sat down today and realized the difference between mediocrity & success is taking everything I do, every task I commit myself to, and every interaction I have as seriously as possible. Commitment isn't just coming in and doing your job everyday. It's putting forth the effort & energy it takes to do a job right consistently & every single time.Commitment is chasing perfection & striving for excellence, even when no one is looking. Taking things seriously is looking myself in the mirror & refusing to sell myself short at any point by not putting forth 110% effort & focus into everything I do. Some people sleepwalk through the world and are fine with it. My conscience won't allow me to live passively. Take it seriously. Take YOU seriously.
3 years can seem like a short amount of time when you're having this much fun. Thank you ΞΡ. #BowYaHeadOnKAPPA👺 #SolitaryKonfinement🚔 #Spring13Legendary⚡️
Who would have thought Kanye would have some smart & powerful things to say. #currentmood
Only because it relates so well to my last post-- #TheTimeIsNow
After studying the daily habits of 177 self-made millionaires over the course of five years...
The other day I found myself sitting at my desk at work thinking to myself, "I feel so behind.", and could not for the life of me figure out why. If anyone knows me, they know I have a very structured dispostion toward life. I like knowing what, how, and why I'm doing things well before I do them. I recently made a vertical move in the IT Staffing industry, moving from a (culturally)younger smaller, start-up like company, to an older mid-sized company. My current organization is going through a great deal of change management-- we ar rolling out a new system for recruiters, sales people, and the back office alike; and quite a few faces have left the office since my start (I've already seen two people leave in 3 weeks). Needless to say, being the newest member of the company, I've felt like the odd man out at times. On the other hand, after a month here I am finally getting into a grove. I'm developing chemistry with my team, and finding ways to stand out through my work & ideas. For some reason though, I can't shrug the feelings of discontentment. Every day I come in with energy, try to get as many calls out as possible, but for some reason I never get EVERY task I aim to complete done before the end of the day. Part of the problem is that with so much change going & only being in my situation for a month, I am still figuring out my own rhythm as well as the rhythm of the work & my peers. Patience in situations like this is key-- learning is a very individual process & one should take great care in learning at your own pace. On the other hand, however, an even bigger issue has risen from self reflection: procrastination, and specifically for me, overthinking, which procrastinaion is the byproduct of. We get so caught up in thinking-- about who we want to be, what we want to do, and when we want to do things that we forget the "DO" is the most important part of the equation. Action is the vehicle of change. Stop overthinking. Just do. Praxis.When you believe you've done everything in your power to influence a situation, you will always be able to accept the outcome wholeheartedly. For me, that is making that extra call, closely analyzing that resume before calling a consultant, or sending that extra email to find the perfect candidate for a position, but to you things may look much different. Either way, we can't let the act of thinking waste our time to act. Time, thought, and action combine to form a complementary equation. Taking time to think is taking time to from action. Taking time to act is taking time from thought. Taking more time than you need to do either, is a sin. "Don't ask permission, just ask forgiveness."
Hiding from problems you've brought upon yourself. That's when you know you've reached adulthood...
A Hood Eclectic.
Cam's Elephant in the Closet
This year, the combination of the storyline prefacing the Super Bowl & the actual performance was a truly interesting spectacle. The build up of anticipation throughout the week (and the season for that matter), the players/parties involved (two contrasting styles of play & contrasting organizations for that matter), and the flow of the game itself (along with the magnificent half time show) made the whole event truly intriguing. One one hand, we had the super talented & brazenly cocky Cam Newton & Co coming into the game with an unblemished record and a wave of confidence reminiscent of the Warriors in basketball this season. Cam was the unquestioned leader of the Panthers this season, and for good reason. With his entertaining on the field antics (Dab,Dab,Dab if you haven't been watching), flashy & effective production on the field, off field generosity, and his hate hate relationship with mainstream media outlets (I mean really, they've found a way to make touchdown celebrations-- a timeless classic-- an issue...really?), Cam captivated millions-- specifically in the black community, and was the favorite to win, not only because of his team's success and swagger, but because of the greater racial context developed by the media. By constantly over analyzing Cam's actions and mannerisms, media outlets began to stereotype him & gave rise to various racial arguments (that will remain unexplained, but are well documented). The game was Cam's bully pulpit and to an extent, was the community's chance to see an "unapologetic black man" dominate on one of the greatest stages in pop culture. On the other hand, we have a standard of excellence. A proven stalwart of greatness in the realm of football: Peyton Manning. He has won a championship, MVPs, has shown a dedication to the game and his organizations that few have matched, and is one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever throw the pig skin-- regardless of play style. Understanding that his career is nearing its end, the media portrayed him as almost a father figure to his team & the game. His was a season of trials and tribulations, and it took everything he & his team had to get to the Super Bowl-- so they wanted it. They always say of great leaders "You can only rise as high as your greatest limitations." Since college, the knock on Cam has always been two things: too flashy & too soft. In the fourth quarter, with about 4 minutes left, Cam gets the ball hit during his throwing motion and the ball's knocked loose. There is at least 2 seconds for Cam to dive on the ball & at least salvage a play. He instead instinctively backs away for the Broncos to take the ball and set up a game clinching drive (cues Dab). Cam was not throwing the game. Cam was doing what Cam does: being soft. Again, "you can only rise as high as your greatest limitations." After the game, Mr. Newton, pouty faced & defeated, refuses to answer questions and simply up and leaves in the middle of a press conference. Our elders tell us not to work on our weaknesses because they will make us great. They tell us this so that whilst we are great, our weaknesses don't create the backdrop of our downfall. Peyton on the other hand, played through neck & foot injuries and against the test of time to reach the grand stage. At times the Broncos fell and lost, both with and without Manning. But they grew. They were persistent. And when playoff time came, they were ready. They bested teams many thought had above a fair chance of beating them (most notably my beloved Pats) and broke through glass ceiling after glass ceiling to get to the mountaintop. I say that to say this: Peyton's weakness, if any, was probably only his passion to play football. It might cost his body some years & could potentially end his career at any moment-- actually very morbid circumstances. And yet, in this very instance, he is the one who lives to fight another day. I say all of this to make this point: address your weaknesses along with your strengths. Simply put, you do not know when a situation will call for a knee jerk reaction dealing with the elephant in the closet you never addressed. Cam never lost this season, so now is the first time his elephant has been addressed in a year. Don't rise to new heights only to be brought down by old baggage...
“i read somewhere that until you’re standing in the middle of nowhere, head in hands desperate to quit and go home, you’re just on vacation. after that, it’s a proper adventure.” so notes paul souders, who navigated the western coast of the hudson bay alone in his inflatable zodiac boat, “frustrated by poor charts, bad weather and my own meager maritime skills.“
say paul, “the distances were vast for a small boat like mine, and the immensity of the play sometimes turned oppressive. northern manitoba’s interior is a huge, flat forest, and the coastline is shallow and badly mapped. every time i left my ‘big’ boat, i reminded myself that if i screw up, i die. as careful as i was, i know in my heart that the arctic is too big, too empty and too cold to count on anyone coming to my rescue.”
“i was three weeks into the trip before i saw my first polar bears, and it was only after motoring more than 1500 nautical miles (2775 kilometres) and reaching the arctic circle. searching for polar bears out on the sea ice is insanely difficult. sea ice isn’t uniformly white [and] polar bears aren’t pure white either. in the warm light of the setting midnight sun, pretty much everything looks like a bear.
“so it took a lot of patience and concentration to finally find one. …i kept a healthy distance for a long time, allowing her to relax a bit. the bears can swim for more than a hundred miles, for days at a time, but i tried very hard not to stress her. sowly her curiosity began to kick in, and …by sunset, she was swimming slowly beside me and i was able to lower my underwater camera housing right beside her.”
see also: the plight of canada’s polar bears
@mary-reising
There's beauty in the journey.
Share your mind. Keep your heart to yourself.
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