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1927 Lalique "Avallon" vase. From Art Deco, Art Nouveau & 20th Century Decorative Arts Group, FB.

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snoopy of the day

Remember kids: check your meds to see if they make you sensitive to heat, cold, or sun -- and heat and sun are different sensitivities, though of course they can be relational when, say, your Adderall reduces your thirst impulses and you go out in the sun already dehydrated. Know the symptoms of heatstroke -- flushed skin, rapid breathing or heart rate, lack of sweating, disorientation, nausea. Get somewhere cool, get help, and get wet!

The female skaters of ImillaSkate, Bolivia’s female skating collective. “Imilla” is an Aymara and Quechua word that means girls. The collective is a cultural reference and fusion between urban and Chola Cochabambina. Their goal, besides popularizing skateboarding in Bolivia and empower girls, is to make a call to the whole society to reconcile cultural differences and centuries-old women stereotypes. Cochabamba, Bolivia. Luisa Dorr

Did you know it takes years, multiple, for firefly larvae to mature into beetles? You won't see immediate, drastic effects if you start trying to help them. But when you believe in the long game, you'll see it improve over time. I don't have to wait 30 seconds to see the glow of a firefly in my yard anymore. In fact I can't count seconds anymore. There's always a light on.

Dorothy Dandridge

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behold. my ugly son.

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