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Growing up, my Dad always used Rosie Grier as an example of not giving one goddamn about gender roles. I think I knew who Rosie Grier was by the time I was four or five.
Rosie Grier was exactly whom my parents pulled out as an example for me to learn to cross-stitch.
Chemical warfare in Syria
Reporters for “Le Monde” spent two months clandestinely in the Damascus area alongside Syrian rebels. On the scene during chemical weapons attacks, they bear witness to the use of toxic arms by the government.This article contains graphic descriptions and some very powerful and disturbing photographs. You have been warned.
One the one hand, something must be done. On the other hand, what that something should be isn’t all that clear. For now, prayers for those affected, which doesn’t feel sufficient, is all we can offer.
A Constitution is not the act of a Government, but of a people constituting a government, and a government without a constitution is a power without right.
Boba Fett by Omar + kamitera on Flickr.
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How the Tesla Model S is Made – Behind The Scenes – The Window - Wired (by wired)
I love videos/shows like this. Just fascinating stuff.
[via Jim Dalyrmple]
Former orphanage roommates meet again. on Flickr.
Tonight we met some Facebook friends for dinner. They were in town and wanted to meet up. Their little gal was adopted two months before we got our little guy.
Vought A-7 Corsair II on Flickr.
The A-7 was based on Vought’s successful supersonic fighter, the F-8 Crusader. It’s airframe was shorter and lighter than the Crusader’s. The Corsair II replaced the A-4 Skyhawk in the US Navy’s inventory, as well as a variety of other aircraft in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard.
My dad worked on A-7s aboard the USS Kennedy as an avionics technician.
We’re learning more about the dead Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. It seems he amassed about $2 billion in personal fortune while president – and he was a socialist. Imagine how rich he could have been if he didn’t believe in redistribution of wealth.
“iwill climb on top of you in the night and settle like a tiny rain cloud”
we need more of these, who makes these? can I commission more. Need more.
Crying.
The part that had me laughing the most was the bottom one. That is my life. Every. Night.
“I asked for a Kitchenaid mixer for Christmas, I pointed my wife toward a broken one on eBay so that I could refurbish it, as I was taking it apart I got some inspiration for the paint job and this is what came out of it, still needs a phase board for speed control and two decals to be applied to the sides but I couldn’t wait to share.”
We were really excited when we finally got our very own KitchenAid mixer, but looking at this awesome customized Boba Fett Mixer, painted by DeviantARTist tommyfilth, we’ve realized that just having and using the mixer isn’t enough. Now we’re scheming to come up with our own way to turn the mighty appliance into an outlet for geeky self-expression.
[via That’s Nerdalicious!]
@hopelessjen needs to see this.
I am insanely jealous of this.
It’s World Read Aloud Day! Pledge to read a book to a child today, because… Reading, it’s our only hope.
Download and print your own free PDF of this 11x17 poster here.
Preorder your copy of Vader’s Little Princess, Jeffrey Brown’s new follow-up to the runaway hit, Darth Vader and Son.
Yosemite - Startrails by Moonlight by SpreadTheMagic on Flickr.
Seems I get more and more jealous of Jeff’s photographs with each passing day.
[www.youtube.com/watch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wweujqGL1Xo)
Barbasol :: Shave Like a Man - War Hero (by BarbasolShaveCream)
This made me chortle.
This is about a million kinds of awesome.
“And the Force? Well that’s just midichlorians in your bloodstream.” by Shannon Ocean on Flickr.
I love this one for the dialogue.
(The LEGO set work is impressive, too.)
SR-71 Blackbird by David Low by Shannon Ocean on Flickr.
Sharing the pad with an A-10, F/A-18, and in the back, a Harrier.
A-10 Warthog by David Low by Shannon Ocean on Flickr.
Not sure why the cockpit/nose are slanted down, but this is pretty impressive.
