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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Ducks are pretty badass. Smart, too. Intuitive.

    My good news? No bad news. Simple, beautifully so.

    I'm breathing, alive, smiling, loved (just giving it away too - though judiciously; shit ain't cheap!), and at the moment in no pain.

    And been digging on some sweet dog rescue good news stories this evening.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    ^^^ Sounds like a mellow evening, Hedo. Nice.

    I used to work at this community college that had a park across the street with a pond and lots of ducks. Just sitting there watching them was always so calming. And it's cool how them come swooping down, skimming on the water surface to land.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Exhale!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJKvE3tMIPs
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,968
    Clearly I like good news. :)
    https://www.thedodo.com/dog-paralyzed-tick-1815906065.html?utm_source=huffingtonpost.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange

    Falling down,...not staying down
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I saw some fresh little ducklings off the dock yesterday on our first trip out on the boat for the year.
    I stopped to watch them and MamaDuck told me to "move along dickbag" with appropriate vigor.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
  • Degeneratefk
    Degeneratefk Posts: 3,123
    oftenreading said:

    hedonist said:

    Seen this before but happened upon it again.
    http://www.littlethings.com/dogs-in-a-photo-booth/

    AND IT WORKS!

    image

    And "pfffffththth" goes Peter the Australian Shepherd to the camera.

    Thanks for posting; those are fun.
    image

    That dog (second picture) looks like the flying dragon from the never ending story.
    will myself to find a home, a home within myself
    we will find a way, we will find our place
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,968
    OMG so cute! That dad's sleeping, isn't he? I swear he's grabbing a nap....can't say I'd blame him. haha. I can't even imagine having six kids.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parents-adorably-recreate-photo-with-sextuplets-six-years-later_us_575aea23e4b00f97fba8234a?cps=gravity_2246_-3761857398581163330

    Falling down,...not staying down
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    edited June 2016
    ^^ That is very cute - insanely beautiful babies and parents.
    I wonder how many times dad got pooped and peed on for the first photo shoot? :lol:
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Honestly, I'm not a fan on these re-creating of photos. Why? Leave the original beauty as is. Just seems forced otherwise, at least to me.

    All the shit going down these days, been searching out truly positive stories/observances, trying to contribute my own as well. No fanfare or views or going viral needed either. Doing alright with this.

    People have been kind way before the internet's exposure. May it continue to be that way.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    I think the photo recreation thing is just a bit of fun. It's interesting to see the changes to people over time when putting them into a past context. I think it is meant to be a bit jarring, and simply funny for the folks doing it. :)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Seeing all of those people lined up in Florida to give blood...an uplifting collective act in light of such horror.
  • PJfanwillneverleave1
    PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    hedonist said:

    Honestly, I'm not a fan on these re-creating of photos. Why? Leave the original beauty as is. Just seems forced otherwise, at least to me.

    All the shit going down these days, been searching out truly positive stories/observances, trying to contribute my own as well. No fanfare or views or going viral needed either. Doing alright with this.

    People have been kind way before the internet's exposure. May it continue to be that way.

    Fine.
    Can you not appreciate that a family after all the years remains together and wanted to capture that.
    It is rare that a fully intact family goes for photos.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

    hedonist said:

    Honestly, I'm not a fan on these re-creating of photos. Why? Leave the original beauty as is. Just seems forced otherwise, at least to me.

    All the shit going down these days, been searching out truly positive stories/observances, trying to contribute my own as well. No fanfare or views or going viral needed either. Doing alright with this.

    People have been kind way before the internet's exposure. May it continue to be that way.

    Fine.
    Can you not appreciate that a family after all the years remains together and wanted to capture that.
    It is rare that a fully intact family goes for photos.
    I said I don't get it. I'm nostalgic as they come, but to re-do, not my thing. Happy with the original photos I've got ("intact family" included) - and if others aren't? Have at it!
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,968
    Appeals Court Hands Obama Administration Major Win In Net Neutrality Case
    Under the law, broadband internet providers “must treat all internet traffic the same regardless of source.”
    06/14/2016 10:55 am ET | Updated 2 hours ago

    WASHINGTON — In a long-awaited decision, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Obama administration’s net neutrality rules, dealing a punishing blow to telecom and cable companies that have sought to overturn the regulations.

    Characterizing the government’s net neutrality effort as an “attempt to achieve internet openness” and “the principle that broadband providers must treat all internet traffic the same regardless of source,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit concluded that the rules are authorized under current law.

    http://new.www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/court-obama-net-neutrality-rules_us_571a29dce4b0d4d3f722fc46?section=


    Falling down,...not staying down
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,716
    ^^^ Good news indeed.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • even flow - question mark
    even flow - question mark Posts: 1,568
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/alberta-traveller-saves-fawn-with-emergency-c-section-1.3635210

    The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08

  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    awesome story ! thank you.

    Godfather.
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,968
    Lots of good people in the world and they need more attention.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stranger-pregnant-mom-southwest-airlines-flight_us_57d65d1be4b06a74c9f55c99?section=&

    Falling down,...not staying down
  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    edited September 2016
    Kat said:

    Lots of good people in the world and they need more attention.
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stranger-pregnant-mom-southwest-airlines-flight_us_57d65d1be4b06a74c9f55c99?section=&

    This looks so sweet :) what a nice guy !
  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,845
    g under p said:

    Kat said:

    Waiter Feeds Man Who Has No Hands, Shrugs Off Praise
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/waiter-feeds-man-no-hands-georgia_us_571f1befe4b0f309baee6927

    I was a waiter once and if that man sat in my section I would've taken care of him the in very same way. Even give up tables to complete that man's meal. I believe when one is willing to give of themselves to others, it comes back or returns to one in the uniquest of ways sometimes never knowing it has.

    Peace

    I think the best part of that story was he just sat and talked with him like he was a friend.

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