Simply Me

My name is Charles, Seattle, 25. I'm a serious travel junkie and avid Couch Surfer, I have a degree in Hospitality Management and currently work at the front desk of a hotel. I have a passion for Traveling, Politics and the NY Mets. I have about 100 favorite bands. My favorite show because it is amazing and so addictive is The West Wing and Doctor Who. This is mostly a travel related blog with some politics, shows and randomness sprinkled in. I'm also one of the sweetest guys you'll ever meet. Seriously ask my followers, if you need to talk, or just someone to make you smile let me know. Check out my about me page for more.

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Jimmy Kimmel took to the street to see if people know the difference between Obamacare and the ACA

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Well, we applied for the apartment.

Guess we’ll just see what happens…

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2017 Plans

Feb/March: Move into our first real apartment together. 

May/June (??): Get married.

Sept: Hit 2 years at my job, start working from home once a week!

Every month: Races!! 

Signed up for..,

January: Phoenix, AZ Rock N’ Roll ½

February: Austin, TX ½

March: Hot Chocolate 15k

April: Bend, OR 1/2 

May: Chicago Spring ½

June: Snoqualmie Valley Run ½

July: Foot Traffic Flat (Portland) ½

Plans for remaining months:

August: Iron Horse ½ or SMA 10k, both in WA

September: Bellingham Bay ½ again

October: Maybe something in Canada…

November: Maybe Seattle ½ again

December: Maybe San Diego Holiday ½ again

Goals - hoping I can blow both of these out of the water. If I do what I did in 2016, I won’t have an issue - 

Read 24 books 

Run 1,000 miles

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This is the legacy of white supremacy.

Obama, Clinton (aka, non-white men) have to be overly accomplished and flawless to be adequate in the eyes of society at large.

This is racism.

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“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” 

- President Theodore Roosevelt

 “The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them.“ 

- George Orwell

“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it." 

- Mark Twain

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Obama talks to Trevor Noah about Russian hacks, Trump and racism in America

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New study: Voting barriers suppressed non-white and young voters in the 2016 election

In key states, including Ohio, Florida and Wisconsin, millennials had to fill out provisional ballots in outsized numbers.

That’s according to research funded by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s foundation.

The survey found that efforts to erect obstacles to voting had a “disproportionate impact on non-white and younger voters.”

Nearly one in four millennials polled had to vote with provisional ballots — usually as a result of a question about eligibility

That’s compared to just 6% of Baby Boomers and 2% of the older Greatest Generation.

“The poll suggests ways that the voices of people of color and younger voters have been effectively suppressed.”

Issues arose for millennial voters and people of color both in places with new voting restrictions — a result of the Supreme Court gutting the 1965 Voting Rights Act — as well as those without. 

Technological obstacles often played a role, as in Michigan, where there were reports of widespread voting machine failures. Read more

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Both Parties Are Just As Bad!  But Republicans Are WORST!

Always Remember That!

Phroyd

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Trump bragged on Twitter that he saved Christmas, because of course he did

Trump isn’t even in office yet, but he’s taking credit for all sorts of things — even the gifts you bought for family and friends.

Trump’s tweet isn’t even factually correct.

His claim about increased Christmas spending comes from a pre-Christmas survey from the consulting firm Deloitte.

Meanwhile, data on holiday spending, published by the Economist, actually found retail spending during the holiday season is down, 

That’s in part because people are buying seasonal gifts online throughout the year. Read more

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San Diego Holiday Half Marathon

Results! Time: 1:53:04 Pace: 8:38 min/mi Overall: 730 of 2576 Female: 268 of 1551 F 25-29: 48 of 217

Not a PR but not shabby either. Somewhere in the middle. Much better than my last race. Would love to come back next year and try for a PR. Think I could do it on this course, in better shape. Race highlight: At the end, a woman older than me (40s?? 50s?? I’m bad at estimating) came up from behind me and said “C'mon, don’t let me beat you!” And stayed by me but kept saying similar things and I pushed on ahead in front of her and booked it to the finish line. Race not-so-good: Couldn’t find the shuttle at the finish line to get back to the start line so Charles had to come find me and we had to take an Uber back… Instead of the free shuttle… Major anxiety moment and it got the best of me. Ooooh well.

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San Diego Holiday Half Marathon

Results! Time: 1:53:04 Pace: 8:38 min/mi Overall: 730 of 2576 Female: 268 of 1551 F 25-29: 48 of 217

Not a PR but not shabby either. Somewhere in the middle. Much better than my last race. Would love to come back next year and try for a PR. Think I could do it on this course, in better shape. Race highlight: At the end, a woman older than me (40s?? 50s?? I’m bad at estimating) came up from behind me and said “C'mon, don’t let me beat you!” And stayed by me but kept saying similar things and I pushed on ahead in front of her and booked it to the finish line. Race not-so-good: Couldn’t find the shuttle at the finish line to get back to the start line so Charles had to come find me and we had to take an Uber back… Instead of the free shuttle… Major anxiety moment and it got the best of me. Ooooh well.

[authenticpandas]

We also went to the amusement park today and I rode on a panda. :3

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