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Hot tip for parents both present and future: When your kid tells you something is wrong, listen to them!

Sorry for not posting much lately, I’ve been busy with work and personal stuff, including an upcoming spinal x-ray I’ve been waiting over a decade for and the angriest doctor I’ve ever met in my life

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Man but the notes on that post really are just tumblr showing they have no idea how anything works.

"report to your local animal abuse people not to cops" local animal abuse people would be animal control. Animal control officers are cops.

"rabies is treatable if you go to the doctor right after the bite" rabies is PREVENTABLE, not treatable. There is no cure for rabies. If you suspect you came into contact with a rabid animal, you need to get a series of rabies vaccinations to prevent the virus from taking over your body. This is not a treatment and it only works if you go right away. If you show any symptoms of rabies it is too late.

"rabies is fatal in animals but treatable in humans" rabies has a 100% fatality rate and is not considered a survivable disease at this point in time. If you contract rabies YOU WILL DIE. The "treatment" in humans is called the Milwaukee Protocol, only 14% of people survive it, and it leaves you with massive brain damage and effectively turns you into a vegetable. You do not return to a normal life afterwards. Very few people who have undergone this process are capable of doing more than laying in a hospital bed and eating and breathing through tubes. To my knowledge only one person was able to live a semi-normal life after years and years of ongoing therapy and was not expected to have made it even through her first year after treatment.

I cannot stress enough how rabies is unlike any other disease you may be thinking of. It's required on a federal level in this country to vaccinate pretty much any domestic animal that comes into contact with wildlife for one reason and one reason only: it is not considered possible to cure rabies and the spread of disease would threaten all mammalian life including our own if allowed to continue to propagate.

#well that's horrifying

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#stimmy stim stim

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[Image ID:

A picture that says “A student once asked anthropologist Margaret Mead, “What is the earliest sign of civilization? The student expected her to say a clay pot, a grinding stone, or maybe a weapon. 

Margaret Mead thought for a moment, then she said, “A healed femur.”

The second picture is a news headline. It is bolded and a much larger font. “27-year-old who couldn’t afford $1,200 insulin copay dies after trying cheaper version.”

The third picture is the same font and size as the Margaret Mead quote. It’s a continuation. It says, “A femur is the longest bone in the body, linking hip to knee. In societies without the benefits of modern medicine, it takes about six weeks of rest for a fractured femur to heal. A healed femur shows that someone cared for the injured person, did their hunting and gathering, stayed with them, and offered physical protection and human companionship until the injury could mend.” 

The fourth picture is another headline. It is in a large and bolded type. “Dying man who couldn’t afford to go to hospital after vomiting blood"

The fifth picture is a screenshot of the Margaret Mead story.

Mead explained that where the law of the jungle—the survival of the fittest—rules, no healed femurs are found. The first sign of civilization is compassion, seen in a healed femur. 

The next screenshot is of a slightly different font. The letters are pointier and the lines are a little curvier. It says, “Susan Finley returned to her job at a Walmart retail store in Grand Junction Colorado, after having to call in sick because she was recovering from pneumonia.

The day after she returned, the fifty three  year old received her ten year associate award — and was simultaneously laid off, according to her family. She had taken off one day beyond what is permitted by Walmart’s attendance policy.

After losing her job in May 2016, Finley also lost her health insurance coverage and struggled to find a new job. Three months later, Finley was found dead in her apartment after avoiding going to see a doctor for flu-like symptoms. 

A screenshot of a bold, bigger headline. It says ‘The house always wins’: Insurers’ record profits.

A final screenshot of smaller text with a slightly gray background. It says “We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.” /end ID.] 

#chilling

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It's honestly terribly sad that most people only get tailored clothing these days to fit them perfectly for outfits they'll wear one time (wedding dresses, wedding suits/tuxes, bridesmaid dresses, 's practically it, it seems like).

Because having clothes that fit you like a glove is actually amazing.

Most fast fashion obviously isn't designed for being tailored, obviously, but the opposite of fast fashion is not, "Worn once." In fact, it should really be the opposite of that: If a dress looks nice the first time or two you wear it but rapidly falls apart after that, that's perfect for an outfit you'll wear...once.

Your every day clothing that you'll wear frequently should be able to stand up to being worn frequently. The opposite of fast fashion should be "Worn frequently, well, and often, because I look fab in it." And, y'know, if you have to wear it often, it should fit well and be comfortable.

But I guess we'll keep saving all our high-quality clothing to be shoved in a box or the back of a closet until the end of time instead. For some reason.

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Hannah Jensen is a New Zealand artist who hand-craves images into layers of acrylic paint, a technique she created in 2003.

art_dailydose

#holy shit? #really cool #cool art #art

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So my sister wants to start sewing more, because

a. She’s 5′ 11″ and can never find pants long enough for her legs or shirts long enough for her arms.

b. She hates synthetic fibers as much as I do and it’s difficult to find natural fiber clothes that aren’t made of cotton

c. She’s a biologist and would physically fistfight microplastics if given half a chance

So her gift from mom and dad for her birthday was a sewing machine. Not a super expensive one but a good solid serviceable one.

And recently she asked “So where do I GET wool or linen and thread that isn’t polyester” and mom was like ‘go ask your sister’

And I, of course, crashed into the group text like “GET A PEN I HAVE WEBSITES FOR U” and honestly I’m thrilled about this

#fabric sources #fabric #sewing #sewing resources #wool #linen #natural fibers

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*record scratch* hold up, what was that?

a new Hammer horror film?? they’re doing Jekyll and Hyde??

and it’s starring *checks notes* it’s starring

Suzy Izzard as Dr. Nina Jekyll??

#this is exciting??? yes?? i'm interested?

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Listen to me LISTEN to me everybody is not out to get everybody else it is not actually a dog eat dog world and humans are social and very good at forming communities and fucking up sometimes is not a sign of the inherent evil of humanity but of just humanity being capable of making mistakes. Some of you are mixing up average human with CEOS and stock brokers again

#YES

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God not to keep talking about my family in the public personal journal that is this blog like. Man they just. Don't operate on the same wavelength at me at all huh

#honestly? this.

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my friends are planning a dnd campaign and ive forced a couple of them to listen to tma so i will allow myself to make jon into a dnd character for the funsies :) (one of them is making a martin ripoff to match im so hyped guys)

hes a warlock half-elf and he looks way too pretty for how much of a mess he is (affectionate)

(greyscale version bcs i think it looks nice)

#i have no stake in tma but um can i please have this outfit #cool clothing #sewing inspiration

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yes yes you’re very beautiful. Bewitching, even. AWFUL parking job, by the way

#for missives from last night

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yeah. thats not very mouse wearing a sweater and holding a cup of tea behavior. sorry.

#person i reblogged this from tagged it ''this alarm goes off in Martin's head every time hes a bit cunty'' #and i know they're talking about a different martin #but as someone whose mind is always at least slightly taken up by the redwall books i gotta say: #reading that tag on this post caused my brain to clip through the map #anyway #for missives from last night

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Shout-out to girlies who don't use any product on their horns and talons. "Yeah I only use a buffing wax and a gentle calcite oil, plus screener if I'm going to be in the sun" no, fuck that. This is about people who let the water stains stick and aren't afraid of fading. The obsession with looking like you're still in your 100s is so toxic and like. Who cares if you're 340 and one horn is slightly darker than the other. Gore anyone who gives you shit about it

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#shut yer fuck

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I Can honestly say there’s not one coherent thought in this image

#star trek tos #no thoughts head empty