Sister Pearl's World

Hi. I'm Marco's sister. Those of you who don't know me can call me Pearl. When I was nineteen, I bit into a pearl in a fried oyster in some linoleum-floored crab shack on Cape Cod. Now I'm thirty-something and still drawn to all things along the shore. History nerd, dog mom, wife, hiker, world-traveller.

[sisterpearl]

“I didn’t get here by being perfect. I got here because I was brave and not afraid to try things.”

— Kara Walker, “Making It” s3e8

[memeuplift]

[ms-meows]

Does hugging your cat count?

[hikergirl]

Eh. I let very few people hug me so that many hugs sounds terrible.

[sisterpearl]

Yeah, no thank you. My dogs can cling onto me all day long, but people hugging me? My husband is okay, that’s about it.

[your-heart-is-a-treasure]

The Path to the Truth is a labor of the heart, not of the head. Make your heart your primary guide! Not your mind. Meet, challenge, and ultimately prevail over your nafs with your heart. Knowing your ego will lead you to the knowledge of God.

– Shams-e-Tabriz [Rahimahullah]

[sisterpearl]

All these aesthetics out there getting names, and I’m like, what do I even call mine? Influenced heavily by English and Dutch working-middling clothing from circa 1600-1640. Earlymoderncore? Mayflowercore? Tulipcore?

I need ideas.

[sisterpearl]

“Lucky for us, pickle weirdos are usually nice.”

— Grace, Grace & Frankie, S6E11

I feel this on a deep personal level.

[ubersaur]

Reblog to thank a grocery clerk

[sisterpearl]

My husband is a grocery manager by day, first responder by night.

He deserves a fucking parade right now.

[azspot]

“Quit keeping score if you want to be free. Love has ejected the referee.”

— How a Persian Mystic Poet Changed My Life

[recoveringpeeppleaser]

[sisterpearl]

Retail managers in January be like...

[skeletonsandwildflowers]

A Story of The Death Bringers

My grandparents live in Sun City, which is an old folks community, so deaths out there occur regularly. The community is on the edge of the desert, just across from the White tank mountains, so they get desert occupants from time to time, you know, normal things.

But I have noticed something disturbing.

At night, when the air has calmed and the crickets and night-birds stop their song, there comes over the air the sound of howling. Like the wild things from the desert had caught some prey, and were celebrating their meal before they devoured it with gnashing teeth.

Coyotes, you might say. And you’d probably be right. But something I’ve noticed about these late night or early morning calls: they always announce the death of an old person. Always.

Maybe the coyotes out here are like the devil dogs or hell hounds of European lore, or maybe something else altogether. But you can always hear them singing in the night, and just after dawn, the ambulance marks the death of the elderly person.

[squashed]

On Racism and Decorum

The House voted to condemn Trump’s racist “go back where you came from” Tweet. Good. But let’s look at how the Republicans responded.

They didn’t defend Trump. Instead they attacked Pelosi for using the word “racist.” In their view, the reasonably overt racism was less a problem than talking about racism. Three observations:

1) This is a prime example of moral cowardice. Nobody defends what Trump said—but they pretend to be flustered that anybody would talk plainly about what is actually happening.

2) When “decorum” has become your highest moral end, your moral ship is sinking.

3) Anybody who says “I don’t have a racist bone in my body” doesn’t understand racism. This is like basic Avenue Q stuff. You live in a society infused by racism. It infects everything. Hopefully you’ve built a strong enough immune system to keep things under control. If you say, “My body doesn’t contain a single pathogen.” you don’t understand how bodies work. Racism is more like that.

[sisterpearl]

The great Karolina Zebrowska has gifted us with the greatest “NO” to “unwanted suitors”.

[worldsokayestmormon-deactivated]

real talk the best part about lady and the tramp (1955) is that lady doesn’t know her owner’s true names. like she calls ‘darling’ darling because that’s all she hears her being called. same with Jim dear, like his name is Jim probably but like dear is added bc thaTS WHAT DARLING CALLS HIM.

[the-uncultured-lesbian]

Girls. Are. Mentos.

[sisterpearl]

As a bi woman... A lot of folks think that I primarily dated men and ultimately married a man because a) I “was really straight all along” or b) “have a preference”.

When really, it’s because I turn into a tongue-tied, bumbling mess of hormones and awkwardness around attractive women, and I cannot even pull myself together enough to say hello, no less go on to successfully date a pretty girl.

[thepowerwithin]

“This world would not be the same without you. Just like that specific piece needed to finish the puzzle; you complete the picture. There would be a gapping hole in your place, that no one could fill but you.”

— Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

[recoveringpeeppleaser]

@sisterpearl 😘

[sisterpearl]

@brunzwicklamere is it totally cheesy to say I feel the same way about you? Because I do. You are genuinely one of my favorite people, ever. I am grateful for you.

[sisterpearl]

Holiday Shopping Etiquette

I can’t believe I have to say this, but...

Please do not touch retail employees without their permission.

This includes, but is not limited to, putting your hand on their shoulder, grabbing their arm/ hand, touching them from behind to get their attention, etc.

Seriously, I don’t care how innocuous or innocent your intentions. Keep your hands to yourself.

[sisterpearl]

Holiday Shopping Etiquette: Coupons Edition

If you have coupons, rewards cards, etc., please have them out & ready before you get up to the registers. This helps the check-out process go more efficiently, which means the lines move more quickly.

If you received your coupon via email, please have that email either printed out, or readily available for viewing on your smartphone. You can do that while you’re waiting online. Take a screenshot of it, if that’s easier. Please, just have it ready to go by the time you reach the registers.

Be responsible for your own coupons, rewards cards, etc. Cahsiers may or may not have access to them through their systems, and holiday rushes don’t allow for the extra time it takes to try to look it up for you. Same goes for store charge cards. Please, just have them with you.

A little extra planning/ organizing ahead of time will make this process much more efficient and pleasant for you and for everyone else. Thank you!

[oopsprompts]

“Be the swan you want to see aggressively biting people you dislike.”

[sisterpearl]

I can confirm: swans take no bullshit.