My aunt has just posted a poem my grandfather wrote about an experience of his in Africa during WW2. He never mentioned the war, ever, and I’ve never seen his poems and WOW, this has stopped me in my tracks.

i absolutely need to have an italian baby who gesticulates with the passion of a 64 year old sicilian man

Wake County, North Carolina, voter registration is higher than 8 US states 813,729 Wake County 755,560 Delaware 740,098 Montana 708,718 Rhode Island 594,733 Alaska 581,379 North Dakota 577,570 South Dakota 494,272 Vermont 280,489 Wyoming

18. Fear is not there to stop you, it’s there to show you that you’re interested and you care. So befriend fear, don’t fight it, because once you do something that scares you, it becomes almost insignificantly small the second time around.

Now through Sat 11/19! Consider monetary or Amazon wishlist donations (link in attached flyer) if you’re not able to drop off pet food in person.

R.I.P. Christine McVie 😔 youtu.be/n2HbBh526Sw

Timeline cleanse: A sleeping elephant family photographed by drone. [via @[email protected]]

There's been a common refrain in New Orleans' low-income areas since Katrina: Road Home - the largest rebuilding program in US history - left them worse off than their wealthier neighbors. New data shows that they were right. with ProPublica & WWL-TV nola.com/news/katrina/h…

Here are 15+ useful gifts that I've given to myself, family and friends. They're modestly priced with lots of payoff in terms of what they can help you accomplish in the kitchen. Check it out! vietworldkitchen.com/blog/2022/12/u…

Large-scale yarn bomb at Helsinki Cathedral,2011. Crocheted/knitted squares created 3800 blankets which were later donated to charity #WomensArt

How "A Charlie Brown Christmas" helped change the sound of holiday music for generations to come cnn.it/3HwLH2r

The last time a Speaker didn’t win in the first ballot was in 1923 and so we’re gonna go live to the 4 Congressmen and 6 Senators who were there for a reaction.

lol who did this

In Goldsboro where tons of railroad ties caught fire. Creosote treated so air = bad. Also the facility, National Salvage & Service, has permit to discharge stormwater into a tributary of the Neuse. Been burning 14+ hrs ⁦N.C. DEQ⁩ ⁦NC Policy Watch⁩ ⁦Sound Rivers⁩

1. They find pleasure in just being. 2. They build connections through food. 3. They bring people together. 4. They celebrate and protect the arts. 5. They feel good in their own skin. 6. They don’t use the phrase ‘guilty pleasure.’ cnbc.com/2023/06/01/i-l…