#legengs

[mythsloreandmore]

Nine Tails: Pokémon or Myth?

When hearing of a fox creature with nine tails many of my fellow nerds and geeks will think of the Pokémon known as nine tails. But this isn’t a Pokémon blog is it? This creature I speak of is known as the Kitsune a Japanese creature of folktale. Now the word “kitsune” translates to fox in Japanese but in this case we’re referring to the magical ones with many tails. When Kitsune’s are in their young days they look like your average fox, orange and a single bushy tail. Yet as they age they become more mythical looking, every 100 years they grow a new tail as well as their pelt begins to change color from orange to golden to white. By the time a kitsune reaches it’s hundredth birthday it gains the ability to shapeshift. A kitsune will often shift into a wise old man or an elegant young lady. While these cute mystical beings seem pure and cute some are malevolent beings who enjoy trickery mayhem yet there are plenty who are benevolent and enjoy existing as ethereal ancient fox beings. What a life to be an ancient magical fox~

[avernine]

I had to re-scan this to use it for commiting Twitter Crimes, so I figured I’d upload the much less blurry version here too!

[newportfolkfest]

"History has a way of coming back to you. In the case of Janis Joplin appearing at the festival in 1968, her performance affected the life of a Bostonian who is now a member of the Newport Festivals Foundation Board of Directors.  Ward Mooney was so affected and emotionally involved in Janis’ performance at Newport, that when he heard the festival was going nonprofit, he knew wanted to become a part.  Janis was beautiful, gracious and respectful, and the power of her Newport performance continues to live on." – George Wein

Photo by David Gahr

[styrofoamshampoo-blog]

"Many school programs today teach that cannabis users are at a much higher risk of getting lung cancer or other diseases than tobacco cigarette smokers. While unburned cannabis or THC is not a known carcinogen, it is true that cannabis smoke, like any smoke, contains carcinogens. However, the largest study of its kind by the University of California - Los Angeles found that people who smoke marijuana are no more likely to develop lung cancer or head and neck cancers than non-smokers. In fact, some studies have shown that marijuana may actually reduce the risk of some cancers by as much as 61%. Part of this misconception may stem from people who smoke both tobacco and marijuana receiving lung cancer from tobacco use, then blaming it on their cannabis use rather than the tobacco."