Smatterings

From The Washington Post. Damn

Do not let them make you numb.

I’m proud of him

Wild animals who have gotten super fat because they’re just that good at survival:  Very Good

Meirl

Mountain Lesson

Babymetal with Rob Halford

(Thank you @fallingawkwardly​ for bringing this to my attention.)

The fuss over “revealing” a baby’s gender in utero stinks of pushback against the shift toward a more nuanced understanding of gender. I mean yeah part of it is social media, and trends catching on, but don’t think for a minute this isn’t part of some regressive attitudes creeping into the mainstream with a cute (blue or pink) bow on it.

Even the woman who helped popularize gender reveal parties is like…slow your roll, fam.

Larry, if we make an effort today, we might be able to save August. Jaws (1975) | dir. Steven Spielberg

relatable

And I have no qualms telling you, that is the wrong choice, and you have been brainwashed by this destructive, exploitative system.

my response is usually: why do you think humans have to earn the right to stay alive 

“What do you like to read about?” I asked. “Dinosaurs!” This is common request, but can mean different things, “Okay. Do you want a story about dinosaurs, or facts about dinosaurs?” “Facts.” I took him to the dinosaur section (567.9) of the juvenile nonfiction. He picked out a couple books, and I asked him if there was anything else he was looking for. “Do you have anything on DNA?” I had to think about that for a second. “I think so…but I’ll have to look it up.” The boy beamed, “I want to find out how DNA works, so I can bring them back!” “We just saw Jurassic Park,” his mom explained with a smile that did not waver when she added, “We didn’t learn anything.”