Making the most of what I got...

Listen, okay. The Screaming is you, but it's also not you-you. It's not your core self. It's a voice inside you that is sounding the alarm, because, honestly, what are we supposed to do, stop sounding the alarm?

The Screaming is a reflection of your deepest values as a person. The more you try to shut it off, the harder it's going to shriek, because it's as much a part of you as your beating heart. And, really, why are you shutting it off? Don't you feel a little like it would be satisfying to be able to scream for several months without pausing for breath or sleep? Let Her Scream. Too much shit is wrong.

When you are overwhelmed by the Screaming, try sitting down with the Scream and letting her know that you need a little space right now, but that you love her. Give her a hug while she screams directly in your ear. She will probably give you that space. Why? Because she knows that her ability to scream depends on your ability to stand upright, face the world, draw breath, eat food, etc. She isn't a fool. If she were a fool, she wouldn't understand the state of the world, and she wouldn't be Screaming.

When you speak with her, I think you'll also understand an extremely important truth, which is that she's not screaming at you. You aren't the problem. She loves you. (If you hear another voice inside you telling you that the scream is your fault and you are the problem, you have perhaps encountered another part of you, a part who is desperate to stop the Screaming and who doesn't know what the fuck they're talking about. Consider that it cannot be her voice, because she is Screaming.)

(If you hear additional voices talking about additional shit, please ask them to sit down for a minute, because you are speaking to Screaming.)

via Seattle Times:

Local Ballard raccoon has been spotted thriving in a remarkably unique and charming body

Another design is using 2 20x25x1 filters, taping them to the sides of the box fan and then to each other so they sort of make a triangle, then cutting cardboard to make a top and bottom to the triangle.

This was discovered as a more effective design during the 2020 US west coast fires.

https://tombuildsstuff.blogspot.com/2013/06/better-box-fan-air-purifier.html

THE ANOKA COUNTY FAIR: JULY 21st - 26th, 2026 The Fall Festival: Oct 2nd - 4th, 2026 Instagram: @AnokaCoFair 📍3200 St Francis Blvd. Anoka MN 55303

Saw this post on FB for the Anoka County Fair and I feel folks here could appreciate the ad. For... several reasons.

Pedestrian traffic lights

Starting off with the difference between formerly Eastern German traffic lights (upper images) and formerly Western German traffic lights (lower images):

The city of Erfurt had some additions, like an umbrella or a heart:

Same sex love in Marburg (upper image) and Frankfurt (lower image):

Traffic light lady in Bremen:

Karl Marx light in Trier:

Face of Friedrich Engels in Wuppertal:

Elvis in Friedberg (Hessen):

A sparrow (for the Golden Sparrow film awards) in Gera:

Winemaker in Bad Dürkenheim:

Mainzelmännchen (mascot of the public broadcasting service ZDF) in Mainz:

Otto Waalkes (German Comedian) in Emden:

Town musicians of Bremen in Bremen:

A miner in Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz:

Bishop in Fulda:

Source: Saarbrücker Zeitung