Melancholy Chains

Where a Virginia gentleman (who is single until noted otherwise) shares the things he finds of beauty or thought worthy as he walks the world. Some of the things I find of interest may offend. I never wish to be so purposefully but this is my soapbox so feel free to politely voice question or mention offense as it occurs or simply leave quietly if you wish. Given some of my taste, if you are not of age to be considered a legally consenting adult in your nation of residence then simply leave. Regardless of reason, as any of you leave, I hope you have a good day. My content here is mine. If you wish to share it, please credit properly and only quote completely. If anything of yours is here and you wish it removed, please say so. Gobbledygook done, "Hello and welcome"!

[melancholychains]

Changes

So, a pinned post was removed. It's origin was to help those who stopped by understand my trouble with screens. That trouble arose from a prior TBI. Irony, I love irony. Ever see the Chevy Chase movie where they talk about the crossed eyes of his niece? "Fell down a well and they crossed, got kicked by a horse and they straightened." Well....

Awhile back I had a stroke in the same area. As the miraculous thing that is a brain rewired around the damage it actually obliviated some of the prior damage. Not where I once was with screens but much better and mighty grateful. So, back to looking at pretty....

[cleverwordsandotherstuffilike]

Shopshire

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[marinella-ela]

[melancholychains]

Kids....

[sonandheirofnothinginparticular]

[quietly-sneeking]

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[strawberryjayne]

[the1920sinpictures]

1926 Lincoln L Sedan. From Pre-War Automobile Classic Images, FB.

[triskeleaficionado]

[walerihq]

[radical-revolution]

Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis houses the world's quietest room, an anechoic chamber so silent (reaching -24.9 decibels) that visitors can hear their own internal body sounds, holding a Guinness World Record for the quietest place on Earth and used for testing products and offering unique sensory experiences.

[melancholychains]

The opposite of social media.

[musclecar351]

[toebeandada]

If you’re not proud of everything she does are you even her daddy?

If you’re not helping her with life are you even her daddy?

If you’re not saying ‘tell me when you get there safely, and don’t flirt with any silly boys’ are you even her daddy?

If you’re not emotionally available for her, are you even her daddy?

If your needs come before hers are you even her daddy?

If your heart doesn’t skip at every message, are you even her daddy?

[melancholychains]

NO role involves ALWAYS being proud of anyone. We are all fallible humans. Being a good _____ is honestly communicating with the other, expressing pride where applicable and, sometimes, it's offering a hand in moments best described as lamentable.

[qualityfarmprofessorpaper-blog]

[20th-century-man]

Christmas with Bettie and Bunny / photos by Bunny Yeager.

[20th-century-man]

A Christmas Eve (Waiting for Santa) / illustration by Gil Elvgren, 1954.

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