Coming home drunk to this neighborhood seems risky.
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January 17, 2019
What if you storm the wrong castle and pillage the wrong wife?
January 18, 2018
Library of Abandoned Books
a bunch of binmen in Turkey began rescuing books thrown out amongst the garbage to read themselves
before long, they had a little collection that they shared amongst themselves and their families
as the saying goes – ‘from little acorns mighty oaks grow‘ . . .
they now have amassed a collection of 6,000+ ‘reclaimed’ books and have opened a library to make these available for the general public to borrow, and have lent books to ‘local schools, educational programs, and even a few prisons’
full story here – http://tinyurl.com/y82z98yp
March 24, 2016
Muslim vs Non-Muslim Lives
following the murder of innocents in Brussels, Le Monde published a cartoon symbolising French support to the folk in Belgium – emphasising their shared experience as victims of terrorist attacks
meanwhile, public buildings in the UK (and elsewhere) – as happened after the Terrorist attack in Paris – have been illuminated in the colours of the victims national flag – http://tinyurl.com/jadvemw – and folk on social media have been replacing their profile pics with that of the Belgium flag
all very nice and praiseworthy but . . .
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December 29, 2015
Late Entrants for 2015 Darwin Award
sneaking in at the last minute, before submission for the 2015 Darwin Awards close, these kids must be considered strong contenders to win – http://tinyurl.com/pegps6j
July 5, 2015
Coastguard Fish Baby from Sea
my mother abandoned me when I was a kid – walked right past my pram when she came out of the Co-Op and went home without me
she said it was an accident – she wasn’t used to having a baby in tow when she went shopping and simply forgot I was with her
[my own fault, really – I should have said something when she walked past me]
forgetting your kids is something that . . .
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