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Post by roseinbloom on Mar 18, 2018 12:49:11 GMT -6
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Post by coconutbacon on Apr 4, 2018 13:28:51 GMT -6
I thought this was cool: nycitylens.com/2018/03/new-vegan-eatery-diners-pay-can-afford/A healthfood/ vegan cafe opens this week in Bushwick, Brooklyn (hipster/ gentrification central), which wouldn't be news or cool, except it's black-owned and has sliding scale prices so that people who have historically been priced out of the community can actually afford to eat there. |
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Post by roseinbloom on Apr 8, 2018 13:09:17 GMT -6
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Post by summerbabe on Apr 9, 2018 13:23:22 GMT -6
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Post by cakewench on Apr 9, 2018 21:07:13 GMT -6
Cookie Monster has a book coming out:
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Post by notblanche on Apr 11, 2018 6:33:51 GMT -6
Dead from the cute: (Lin and his new baby being adorbs, with bonus West Wing quote.) This line from Toby always makes me sob. So sweet |
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Post by notblanche on Apr 11, 2018 6:37:24 GMT -6
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Post by coconutbacon on Apr 12, 2018 14:06:00 GMT -6
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Post by cakewench on May 18, 2018 15:05:56 GMT -6
I don't know how many of you share my love of bad Hallmark movies, especially the Christmas ones, but if any of you saw the so-bad-its-amazing "A Christmas Prince" on Netflix, it's getting a sequel:
Hey, there isn't much to be happy about today, so I'll take what I can get.
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Post by Taitai on Aug 9, 2018 1:50:34 GMT -6
I know I don’t hang here much anymore, but I’m going to bump the good news thread. The Thai government granted citizenship to the 4 stateless members of the soccer team that was rescued from the cave last month. This is a huge deal for these kids/the coach, and it will drastically improve their opportunities in the future (education, travel, government/health benefits). I am so happy the Thai government did the right thing here. Below pic makes me so happy:  www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30351752 |
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 9, 2018 6:46:03 GMT -6
I know I don’t hang here much anymore, but I’m going to bump the good news thread. The Thai government granted citizenship to the 4 stateless members of the soccer team that was rescued from the cave last month. This is a huge deal for these kids/the coach, and it will drastically improve their opportunities in the future (education, travel, government/health benefits). I am so happy the Thai government did the right thing here. Below pic makes me so happy: www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30351752This is awesome! Didn't I see somewhere that the coach is staying at a monastery? |
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Post by Taitai on Aug 9, 2018 6:58:08 GMT -6
I know I don’t hang here much anymore, but I’m going to bump the good news thread. The Thai government granted citizenship to the 4 stateless members of the soccer team that was rescued from the cave last month. This is a huge deal for these kids/the coach, and it will drastically improve their opportunities in the future (education, travel, government/health benefits). I am so happy the Thai government did the right thing here. Below pic makes me so happy: www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30351752This is awesome! Didn't I see somewhere that the coach is staying at a monastery? Ah - so all of the kids and the coach became monks for a bit once they got out of the hospital. It’s pretty normal for most Thai men to temporarily become a monk after experiencing something traumatic, or to grieve...or sometimes just to re-focus. So, all of them shaved their heads and wore the saffron robes for a while, and they lived at the monastery while doing so. The kids did it for 2 weeks I think, and the coach has elected to do it a little longer. It’s not something permanent though. Just a cultural thing over here! Thanks for asking! |
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Post by jkjacq on Aug 9, 2018 7:01:05 GMT -6
This is awesome! Didn't I see somewhere that the coach is staying at a monastery? Ah - so all of the kids and the coach became monks for a bit once they got out of the hospital. It’s pretty normal for most Thai men to temporarily become a monk after experiencing something traumatic, or to grieve...or sometimes just to re-focus. So, all of them shaved their heads and wore the saffron robes for a while, and they lived at the monastery while doing so. The kids did it for 2 weeks I think, and the coach has elected to do it a little longer. It’s not something permanent though. Just a cultural thing over here! Thanks for asking! Wow, thats pretty interesting and something I did not know. Thank you! I know this is going to impact everyone for the rest of their lives but I think the coach probably knew more what was on the line. I hope he finds his peace. |
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Post by JukEboX on Sept 18, 2018 6:13:56 GMT -6
To continue to add to my crush on Duchess Megan. She has come together with the survivors of Grenfell Tower and joined the community to support a cookbook made by women of the tower from all walks of life. Meghan Markle's first solo project as a royal |
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Post by maybe on Sept 18, 2018 20:37:24 GMT -6
To continue to add to my crush on Duchess Megan. She has come together with the survivors of Grenfell Tower and joined the community to support a cookbook made by women of the tower from all walks of life. Meghan Markle's first solo project as a royal I’m obsessed with her and just love, love, love this. When I was taking a break I still lurked the royals thread regularly. |
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Post by JukEboX on Sept 19, 2018 6:42:45 GMT -6
To continue to add to my crush on Duchess Megan. She has come together with the survivors of Grenfell Tower and joined the community to support a cookbook made by women of the tower from all walks of life. Meghan Markle's first solo project as a royal I’m obsessed with her and just love, love, love this. When I was taking a break I still lurked the royals thread regularly. I can understand. My wife wonders what is wrong with me :/ |
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