Raindrops on Kittens & Whiskers in Strudel

What started as a place for writing samples is now a haven for dust gathering

[acewlws]

Allow bisexual women to have complicated relationships with their sexuality. Understand that bisexual women have strong ties to lesbian history and that their attraction to women impacts their lives in very large and significant ways. 

Stop acting as if bisexual women’s attraction to men takes away from their ability to be LGBT. Stop defining bi women by their attraction to men.

For many bisexual women, their attraction to women is what defines their sexuality.

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Louder 👏 for 👏 the 👏 phobics 👏 in👏 the👏 back

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I moved to Asheville 13 years ago and to this farm in 2013. As I was walking up to my neighbor’s house this evening to get eggs from their chickens, I stopped to look out at the view. There was a rainbow I didn’t notice at first. But then there it was: the promise of a new beginning. I am new every morning; I sincerely believe that. If only I had the courage to live it.

[tall-butt]

mood

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Not Noice. Not Toit. #saveb99

[benvulio]

Hey all my homies let’s do a little experiment, take this test and reblog with your score, age, and state/country in the tags. A passing score is 60% or 15/25 correct so let’s see who really has what it takes to be a citizen of the United States!

[dykelofenac]

I’m from England and I literally could only answer a few of these 

[anahyproductions]

21/25 im 22, California, USA

[this-is-a-love-story-isnt-it]

18/25; 36; CT, USA

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25/25, 36, NC, USA.

[achronicarchive-deactivated2020]

You can discover your favourite band when you’re in your late twenties. You can meet your best friend when you’re in your thirties. You can finally accomplish a life goal when you’re in your fifties. Your youth isn’t the only time frame where amazing, life-changing things can happen.

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LOUDER FOR THE OLDER FOLKS IN THE BACK

[wrong-url-motherfucker]

Government, Monty Python Style

[xanthewalter]

Still brilliantly funny all these years later.

[seriously-what-is-my-life]

BEST INSULTS

[that-greek-gold-rush]

whenever i find monty python casually just on my dashboard i just blink a few times and then get super fucking excited because i don’t see them as much as i’d like to on tumblr

[dansecoppelia-blog]

If I don’t reblog Monty Python when it crosses my dash, assume I’m dead.

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Because I will always share the Python Boys.

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#latergram riding the streetcar through the Garden District and it starts spitting fire. So they evacuate the car (on left) and bring in two others--one to consolidate the passengers on both of those cars, one to pick up us stragglers. Had to beat the start of a Mardi Gras parade! #neworleans (at Garden District, New Orleans)

[havanasliu]

Eleanor x Tahani on Season 2 so far

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My favorite unexpected pairing. Bless.

[calzona-ga]

“In the course of one day, Job received four messages. Each with separate news that his livestock, servants, and 10 children had all died. He continued to be a faithful servant. He still prays to God. He persevered. Job’s faith was tested, and he passed the test. And for his faith, God rewarded Job with twice of what he had before.”

“‘Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?’ That’s what Jesus said on the cross before he died. ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ Job asked the question too. But he kept the faith. And what did he get for it? Replacement children. PTSD. Was it worth it to have been a faithful servant? Or would it have been better to just curse God’s name from the beginning? Where was God throughout all of Job’s suffering and pain? He was winning a bet with Satan. Makes you wonder where he is through all of the unfairness, inequity, and cruelness in the world. Where is he now?” - April Kepner  14x10 - “Personal Jesus”

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Stereotype

Driving home from the women's March today in a sweet flannel shirt and carhartt vest, Tegan & Sara blasting out the stereo in my Subaru--OH SHIT AM I SUCH A CLICHE.

[behindthegrooves-deactivated202]

The Cranberries lead singer and songwriter Dolores O'Riordan (born Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan in Limerick, IRE) - September 6, 1971 - January 15, 2018, RIP

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Oh man, this one hurts. I got "Everyone Else Is Doing It So Why Can't We?" And "No Need to Argue" from the BMG CD club if I'm remembering correctly (or was it Columbia House?). Such vital music for my middle school/high school self. A devastating loss. Her solo work was solid too. Gone too young.

True story: I thought that the words to "Dreaming my Dreams" were "Sad Bear" instead of the actual "it sat there" lyrics. To this day I say "aw, sad bear" instead of a normal response like "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that." People look at me weird.

I know you were wondering: I'm super single.

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During World War II, my grandfather headed up the team that invented and created the very first relief maps. Made up of mostly artists, these teams hand painted the maps as a way for naval gunners to understand topography. This one was a gift to my grandfather at the end of the war as a tribute to his service.

Note that Mount Fugi is a little worn as 2 generations of kids liked to poke it….

[oncelerfucker69-deactivated2019]

I literally can’t figure out what this means.

[kittenfossils]

i didn’t even know this could help me. i’m going to shoot the autoimmune disorder out of me

[leecario]

Doctor: you have the flu

Me cocking my gun: like hell I do

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I'm not quite sure how my shotgun could've removed the baseball-sized submucosal fibroids from my uterus, but then again I'm not a doctor.

Or, for that matter, a moron.

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Great time at Baseball Hall of Fame. Loved all the references to baseball in pop culture, including Geena Davis's "A League of Their Own" uni and the Babe Ruth baseball from "The Sandlot" (at National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)

[donnajosh]

In today’s political environment, where do you look for solace?

[npr]

Here’s Why Black Thought’s 10-Minute Freestyle Is So Remarkable

The Roots’ Black Thought proved yesterday that eviscerating lyricism still matters in hip-hop when the rapper dropped a nonstop, awe-inspiring 10-minute freestyle on Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 radio show.

Spitting over the beat of Mobb Deep’s “The Learning (Burn),” the Philly MC delivered a performance that’s so impressive, his name began trending on social media last night after the freestyle published on YouTube. Just as the fanfare ensued, Black Thought himself hopped on Twitter to drop a little humble brag about the whole thing.

“That verse was just what I had to say at the moment,” the rapper tweeted.

As a co-founder of The Roots and member of The Tonight Show band, fans have a chance to see Black Thought rhyme on television almost every night — but rarely like this. Similar to a comedian crafting an hour-long comedy special out of individually rehearsed and distinct-but-related smaller bits that add up to an overwhelming crescendo of laughter, a freestyle like this is a methodical act of linguistic acrobatics very few rappers are agile enough to execute. From the breath control to the stacking of metaphors to the spectrum of his playful pop culture references (Shakespeare, Jesus and the Kardashians all get name-dropped) woven throughout, there is something remarkable about holding that sheer volume of wordplay in your dome at a time and being able to let it off at a moment’s notice in one take.

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Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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Just....DAMN. That was incredible. What genius. The way his mind has to work. Wow.

[mapsontheweb]

The 11 nations of the United States.

In his fourth book, “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America”, award-winning author Colin Woodard identifies 11 distinct cultures that have historically divided the US.

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Fantastic book. Fundamentally changed how I view geographical areas and how they interact with each other. Very cool read.