“Nobody’s going to want to sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours to get from New York City to LA.”

Me. I will sit on high-speed rail for fifteen hours. I’ll sit on it for days. I’ll write and read and nap and eat and then do it all over again. I’ll stare out the windows and see America from ground level and not have to drive. I’ll see the Rockies and the deserts and cornfields and the Mississippi River and your house and yours and yours too. I’ll make up stories in my head about the small towns I see as we go along. I’ll see the states I’ve yet to see because driving or flying there is a fucking slog and expensive to boot. I’ll enjoy the ride as much as the destination. And then I’ll do it all over again to come the fuck home.

I would love to do this-I wish they would build this. Think of the jobs it would create, both building it and after, running it. The challenge would be keeping the land beautiful and not overrun by tourism and marketing

I know European Starlings are not everybody’s favourite in America (for good reason, and I know it is not the bird’s fault), but can we for a moment sit down and admire their most beautiful plumage?

My kind of party. (via _cooper)

Wait! there’s more!

this is the best thing ever

@ms-cellanies why am I not surprised it’s boxers….

Effing boxers, man.

My white girl, Ora would have instigated something very similar. My fawn, Boris, would have happily gone along with whatever plan Ora had.We loved him, but he was dumb as a brick.

I miss them and their hijinks.

Anytime shit in this house gets messed up I know it was our white girl… our black boy just goes with what ever she starts

Dance on your own rhythm

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This is so important. I cannot reblog this enough. Not every year has to be "Give it 110%!" Some years are meant to just get through.

I salute your courage and your resilience if you're in the second camp.

Oh good! Because I’m right there! I made it, and I’m happy with that, and if you made it, I want you all to be happy too!

Keanu Reeves appreciation post ♥️

I love this man. He’s a wonderful example of a decent, moral wealthy person.

…….WHY DOES HE DO THIS!?  MY GOD THIS MAN IS JUST FUCKING PERFECT!

I remember in one interview he said he had more money than he could ever spend in a single lifetime, so he just gives the money away. Outside of random strangers, he also gives most of it to various charities, and only grants himself a small stipend to live on, pay rent, buy food, etc.

Socialist king

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They’re distracting a nervous dog during a blood draw.

I entered Baby Muppet in a photo contest to be a model for a dog collar company. I never do stuff like that, but it popped up when I had a few minutes of downtime and I literally thought to myself, “oh, he would really enjoy that!”

My personality is basically just being his adoptive mother and making his life interesting and fun.

Anyway, I shared the link to vote for him on my Facebook and Instagram and…. I severely underestimated how invested my friends are in my dog. I mean, he’s the joy of my life and I know people like him a lot. I did not realize that numerous friends would not only vote for him, but also share the link themselves. I did not realize they would text me to ask how many times they can vote or to find out how many votes he has. I did not realize that even my mother, the world’s least supportive person, would vote AND report back to me that she did so.

One friend shared the link in our dog walking group (because of course we have one of those…) and I was trying to be nice and said, “thanks so much for sharing! There are so many cute pups to look through! We would love your votes for Baby Muppet if you think he should win!” because after all it is a dog photo contest and NOT that serious.

She responded that OF COURSE everyone will vote for him because he is the best and most handsome and everyone loves him. Like, in very strong language 😂🤣 I really didn’t realize his ‘fan club’ was so ardent. I guess I should have; the ladies at the vet have suggested (multiple times) that they would wear shirts with “Team Baby Muppet” on them because they love him so much. He has stepped in as an impromptu therapy dog for them when they’ve been having a tough day, but who knew that was the key to rabid support of his very casual mission to become a dog model???

Anyway, it has all been very sweet and somewhat surprising. I have no idea if he will win but it’s been entertaining. He seems to have a way of connecting with people that makes them feel like part of his posse, and it’s pretty fun to see how much joy he actually brings to people.

Not for the first time, and I’m sure not for the last time, I feel honored to be the one he chose; the one who gets to live with him and love him and take care of him. I really can’t imagine my life without him.

Average global temperatures per year since 1880 until 2023.

“I can explain”

It’s amazing to witness and Pedro better not cross that picket line.