I take solace in the fact that the warm days lure the crane flies out of their pupae only for the cold snaps to kill them, and maybe this weather pattern means I’ll have fewer of the damn things in my house all summer
they were just starting to pop up at my dad’s house south of Dallas two weeks ago, so this should be right about when they really start blooming in numbers
One of the mothers I interviewed for this story was frustrated that she couldn't find many resources to help her navigate these conversations with her 3-year-old son.
So, we also created a guide to taking with your kids about ICE, based on tips from child development experts:
bluebonnets tho
post a great photo of a musician
and Rejected Princesses and She Caused a Riot are great for once they get a bit older
Tirgatao, the Trung sisters, Tamar of Georgia, Ida B. Wells, and Bessie Coleman
that was why he drove it!
Dad and I joked about swapping the stock three-cylinder Suzuki engine for one out of a Hayabusa motorcycle
my dad drove one of these as his daily commuter for about 15 years
it’s basically an enclosed go-kart, even down to the engine, and it’s so tiny that putting my brother’s tuba in the cargo bay almost made the rear bumper scrape the ground
still, five and a half years later, in awe at the size of that lad
OP had already added Bering to their thread before I saw the first post
and Tsushima, which played a decisive role in not one, not two, but THREE wars
Surigao (shout out to the History of American Seapower course I took during my sophomore year)
likewise, I strongly recommend following every college mascot dog on IG
Miss Rev, Growley, Dubs, and Jonathan improve my feed immensely
I’m partial to the ones from Ham Orchard in Terrell, and the peach ice cream they make from their peaches
not many peaches good enough to stop trains!
A cartoon of someone in black clerical vestments, holding a Bible, and looking somewhat disappointed, labeled “Stares pastorly.”
oh my God, it’s this meme IRL
if the youth-group kids snicker at the name, FOR ANY REASON, it’s time to go back to the drawing board
Feels like 1930s France
Crate&Barrel’s marketing team really didn’t think this one thru huh
yep! I’m not at the point where eating mango flesh is a problem, but I have had a strong enough reaction to poison ivy that I’m not supposed to handle unpeeled mangoes
y’all both look so happy, and I’m delighted for you
pro tip: it’s easier if you just stand there and dissociate for a few minutes while they do what they need to
as someone who was stuck with boring running shoes for years because no one made motion-control shoes that weren’t gray:
if you can get fun running shoes, you should
come on, Luis, do your thing
my mom’s previous dog once licked a palmier cookie that my dad was holding in his hand and about to eat, stared him dead in the eyes, then took a bite out of the cookie while he was still holding it
we love a brazen thief dog
jockey on one side; cotton farmer, WWII bomber crew chief, and maintainer of military trainer planes on the other
I feel like an F1 car should be well-engineered enough not to shake like my then-15-year-old Celica on the TX-130 bypass
fuckin’ Maps Georg over there skewing the statistics for the rest of us
losing a primary by FIFTY points because you backed ICE should tell everyone where the zeitgeist is right now
