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“Anyone can carry his burden, however hard, until nightfall....”
— —Robert Louis Stevenson...
Nov 30th
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inothernews: simple gifts - variations on a shaker theme (from “applachian spring”) | aaron...
Nov 29th
President Barack Obama smiles while watching the...
Nov 27th
WASHINGTON — The White House is now open for...
Nov 27th
“WINDMERE, Fla. - Golfer Tiger Woods has been seriously hurt...”
— NBC
Nov 27th

While we are wasting time on reality tv...

Nov 27th
“Taliban Open Northern Front in Afghanistan KUNDUZ,...
Nov 27th
thatjeffreykid: lmao
Nov 27th
A Brief History Of Leftovers from Time Magazine ...
Nov 27th
In elephant herds, the grandmothers are in charge.  I like...
Nov 27th
Who are these people? The climbers at the...
Nov 27th
“The Space Shuttle Atlantis has safely landed at Runway 33 of...”
— Welcome Home BreakingNews
Nov 27th
“Guest chef raids White House garden for big dinner By...”
— Tromping around a wet, cold...
Nov 27th

So tired

a huge turkey that took forever to cook, too many vegetables to name, several kinds of wine,  4...
Nov 27th
timeslikethese: pwnator: mutations: ...
Nov 27th
“What began as a harvest celebration between European...”
— The full text of President...
Nov 27th
Network Cameras Followed White House Crashers...
Nov 27th
wordjournal: Vocabulary card by Raynor.
Nov 26th

Turkey is in the oven

this is what I put on it: butter, salt, pepper, and thyme, rosemary, and sage from the garden.
Nov 26th
“The White House has released details about the First...”
— White House
Nov 26th
Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About...
Nov 26th

Any family fights yet?

Nov 26th

Thankful for

thatjeffreykid: My Mom My Dad Jacque- sis Alex- bro Jackie- bets refind Jordyn- bff ...
Nov 26th
mabelmoments: Me and Jock wishing our Tumblr Yank mates a...
Nov 26th
“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact...”
— Johannes A. Gaertner...
Nov 26th
Warch Watch
Dutch settlers brought this folk tune, which had been changed into a hymn celebrating Dutch victory...
Nov 26th
lickystickypickyme: We, as human beings, were seriously...
Nov 26th
Nov 26th

Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for...

Five O’clock p.m. This is what we’re having: crackers with cream cheese and red pepper...
Nov 26th
rosasparks: hikergirl: (via rd67)
Nov 26th
Macy's parade balloon preparation now a...
Nov 26th
At the First Obama State Dinner, the First...
Nov 26th

Dinner and Ballet

BBL. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Eve.
Nov 25th
“Tomorrow, many of us will gather around the table with...”
— via The White House
Nov 25th
readersquill: Agreed.
Nov 25th
I can’t believe that you would ever be bored to death....
Nov 25th
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I guess this is pretty funny, if the whole idea of a pardon for a turkey is funny.  I need to just...
Nov 25th

Another day of cold and rain, but I have...

because there is no school and Sunny is with me.  After she finished off her breakast with a pear, I...
Nov 25th
Hundreds of thousands of people crammed onto the Golden Gate...
Nov 25th
Giving thanks for the little things.   (via...
Nov 25th

One month until Christmas, but first...

Happy Thanksgiving!  Have a great Wednesday, Tumblr. If you are traveling, be safe.  If you are...
Nov 25th
mabelmoments: goldfish: For Mabel. Sara (girl) and Juji...
Nov 25th
The limousine carrying Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
Nov 25th
Modern Flourishes as Obamas Host First State...
Nov 25th
“Michelle Obama looked dazzling in a sleeveless gold...
Nov 25th
dailyme: The Grand Mosque is seen from the top of al-Noor...
Nov 25th

Thank you.

Best of luck, Rosasparks.  I know you will be fine and everything will work out well for you and...
Nov 25th

Performers for State Dinner

CBS News has confirmed that Jennifer Hudson will perform at the State Dinner that President Obama is...
Nov 25th
thatjeffreykid: the Holy Trinity
Nov 25th
Pumpling Pie tart pear tatin whipped cream and caramel sauce...
Nov 24th
Potato and Eggplant Salad White House Argula with onion seed...
Nov 24th
First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Mrs. Gursharan Kaur in...
Nov 24th
appleday: The Apple of the Day
Nov 24th
I didn’t know that there is anyone who still knows...
Nov 24th
adorablelife: Sweet Breakfast - AmO Images:
Nov 24th
Tight shot of State Dinner place setting. (CBS News Photo by...
Nov 24th
I know a woman who changes the world for the better every...
Nov 24th
margaretsmusings: grumpyoldgranny: (via furk)
Nov 24th

Going to pick up Sunny now

BBL
Nov 24th
Arrival Ceremony via HuffPost
Nov 24th
Reuters U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister of...
Nov 24th
Feline Motherhood in Botswana via National Geographic
Nov 24th
Listen Listen
inothernews: grace-notes: erikanize: Three Dog Night: Joy To The World
Nov 24th
Yes, you should.  This tree is beautiful. inothernews: I...
Nov 24th
Christmas station landscapelifescape: Chester Depot,...
Nov 24th
inothernews: CAUGHT IN THE RYE     “My grandfather was...
Nov 24th
“The U.S. Commerce Dept. says the U.S. economy grew 2.8% in...”
— Uh, oh. Not the kind of news...
Nov 24th
adorablelife: mickeyalice: The best medicine
Nov 24th
adorablelife: macyathira: fuckyeahsmile: ...
Nov 24th
“Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of...”
— John Adams (1735-1826); 2nd...
Nov 24th
Nur Insyirah Mohd Halim (R), a Muslim girl in a Malay...
Nov 24th
Over the River and Through the Woods.  Beautiful Autumn...
Nov 24th
From left, Ms. Warren, Ms. Angela, Ms. Mercado and Margaret...
Nov 24th
Robert Longbottom’s revival of...
Nov 24th
The Flu Fighters—in Your Food. New Research...
Nov 24th
Warch Watch
A Pop-Up Artist Explains His Craft 11/23/2009 “Winter in White” and “The...
Nov 24th
“Waldo Hunt, shown in 2002, holds up a copy of a...
Nov 24th
U.S. youths recruited to fight in Somali...
Nov 24th
Elena Lev performs her hoops act in Cirque du Soleil’s...
Nov 24th
“Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamer, Bring me all...”
— Langston Hughes, The Dream...
Nov 24th
President Barack Obama meets with his national security team...
Nov 24th
More youngsters believed targeted in assaults...
Nov 24th
dailyme: Mlelani, left, lets her newborn White Rhinoceros...
Nov 24th
Letting themselves go: Mara Davi, left and Tony Yazbeck in a...
Nov 24th
‘Curious gulls on Sanibel Island, Florida. Meet my...
Nov 24th
Pops The Voice That Helped Remake Culture by Terry Teachout ...
Nov 24th
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Nov 23rd
“Unless you’ve lived my life, don’t judge me because you...”
— Unknown (via littlemiss)
Nov 23rd
Fall, meet Winter (via symbiosis)
Nov 23rd
kennedys: (akubizone) Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy with her...
Nov 23rd
More Rain Forecast in Britain in Wake of...
Nov 23rd
St. Petersburg scene : A Russian man carrying a red...
Nov 23rd
Why kids ask "why"?
Nov 23rd
“I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of...”
— Martha Washington (1731-1802);...
Nov 23rd

The beginning of Thanksgiving week!

Happy Monday, everyone.  I hope everyone on Tumblr has much to be thankful for this week.  Today it...
Nov 23rd
justbesplendid: m-altruism: Iconic Photo - Jackie...
Nov 22nd
Never on Sunday inothernews: …FOR BREAKFAST.
Nov 22nd
Click here for a beautiful Sunday concert on...
Nov 22nd

Good Morning, Tumblr. Happy Sunday

I have a very busy day today and won’t be back until tonight.  First, a trip to Chapel Hill...
Nov 22nd
Rest in Peace
Nov 22nd
Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of...
Nov 22nd
“With finger on her solemn lip, Night hushed the shadowy...”
— ~Margaret Deland Good Night,...
Nov 22nd
Meerkat Family
Nov 22nd
Nov 22nd
Portofino, Italy. One of the most beautiful places I have...
Nov 22nd

How to write a paper in...

infinitebutterflies: 1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lit place in front of your...
Nov 22nd
The Italian Riviera: Beautiful kari-shma: © klausthebest...
Nov 22nd

THE SATURDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING

I join you in giving thanks for all our many blessings. margaretsmusings: Thanksgiving has always...
Nov 22nd
“Pope Benedict XVI, left, met Rowan Williams, the...
Nov 21st
(via kari-shma)
Nov 21st
Die-in (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times / November 19,...
Nov 21st
MERYL STREEP (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)  Meryl Streep...
Nov 21st
DETROIT – Berry Gordy founded what would...
Nov 21st
A Cloudy November Day
Nov 21st

My first cup of coffee of the morning...

Here’s what happened.  I haven’t had coffee since Wednesday,  when Captain left on his...
Nov 21st

Time for coffee

BBL
Nov 21st
A model displays a 7.03 carat oval-shaped Burmese ruby set...
Nov 21st
People stand behind a hot air balloon during the Hot Air...
Nov 21st
A diver dressed as Santa Claus swims with dolphins at...
Nov 21st
A Newar girl shows her palms decorated with henna to the...
Nov 21st
A rainbow is seen at dawn as clouds form a tropical storm...
Nov 21st
“The hottest toy this holiday season is not a ticklish...
Nov 21st
Sent by the Captain from Florida on his IPhone. Catch and...
Nov 21st

Yay! A Saturday with nothing to do all...

I take that as a compliment, but why on Earth?  I am absolutely American and altogether Southern. I...
Nov 21st
“Self-trust is the first secret of success, the belief that...”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson...
Nov 21st

Yay! A Saturday with nothing to do all...

except get ready for Thanksgiving. Good Morning, Tumblr. Happy Saturday
Nov 21st
mabelmoments: Most beautiful and most wonderful | Darwin...
Nov 21st

"one day son, this girl will think of...

(via loveyourcrookedneighbor)
Nov 21st

I've never seen the entire Oprah Show,...

that doesn’t mean she hasn’t had an influence on my life.  I have always been too busy...
Nov 20th
quote-book: kari-shma: quote of the week (via Creature...
Nov 20th
“A PROCLAMATION America’s children deserve every...”
— BARACK OBAMA
Nov 20th
Astronauts Await Word of Baby Girl on Earth
Nov 20th
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Cluster Reported...
Nov 20th
legoexpress: LEGO pirates (via a Dan of action)
Nov 20th
dailyme: Khane, a three-year old male white tiger, seen in...
Nov 20th
dailyme: A Nepalese girl participates in the Ehee festival...
Nov 20th
kennedys: ” I think often of Bobby’s grief over the loss...
Nov 20th
“Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring...”
—  Cyril Connolly (English...
Nov 20th
Hello, Earth.  The Shuttle Atlantis is seen with the earth...
Nov 20th

Everyone on Tumblr Eastern Standard Time...

Too early, too dark outside.  Too sleepy, I’m going back to sleep.
Nov 20th
hikenow: d-d-d: raqix: ak47: ichimonji: aya18: ...
Nov 20th
“You’re never too big to grow”
— mural at John McDonogh High...
Nov 20th
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Nov 20th
(via infinitebutterflies)
Nov 20th
“It was on this day in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln...”
—     From The Writer’s...
Nov 20th
(via thatjeffreykid)
Nov 19th
Last Stop. US President Barack Obama (centre) alongside...
Nov 19th
Flamingoes via Environmental Graffiti
Nov 19th
It is still raining. Good Morning, Tumblr. BBL. Have a good...
Nov 19th

It is so quiet at my house in the...

Unless one of the dogs bark, there is complete silence until we get up.  I don’t need an alarm...
Nov 19th
“Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for...”
— —Victor Hugo (1802 1885);...
Nov 19th
tupelohoney: love it.  piers-polkiss: thedailywhat: ...
Nov 19th
justbesplendid: m-altruism: Pfeiffer Beach is situated...
Nov 19th
President Obama arrives in South Korea AP
Nov 19th
Growing pains are very real but little...
Nov 19th
A study published Monday in the Proceedings...
Nov 19th
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II delivers her speech in...
Nov 18th
dailyme: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip...
Nov 18th

It's raining again.

Dark, cold, wet, and dreary.
Nov 18th
“Lisa A. Kline, 47, a Manhattan mother of three, is...
Nov 18th
dailyme: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, and his...
Nov 18th
The Golden Gate Bridge (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Nov 18th
This landmark was the longest span bridge in the world from...
Nov 18th
“looks like the United Nations.”
— how Barack Obama described a...
Nov 18th
“I think he came directly off the plane, changed some clothes...”
— President Obama’s...
Nov 18th
Hello Kitty? “A woman in costume talks on her mobile...
Nov 18th
Christoph Niemann’s Bio-Diversity art work in the New York...
Nov 18th
Christoph Niemann’s Bio-Diversity art work in the New York...
Nov 18th
Christoph Niemann’s Bio-Diversity art work in the New...
Nov 18th
Obama Dismisses Palin "Failing Grade"
Nov 18th
At the Great Wall AP Photo/Charles Dharapak
Nov 18th
Barack Obama wore a shirt created especially for the 21...
Nov 18th
ginandphonics: benonymous: Xhale HyGreen | Popular...
Nov 18th
Oba-Mao Tee shirts banned in China. LATimes
Nov 17th
During Visit, Obama Skirts Chinese Political...
Nov 17th
President Barack Obama shakes hands with the entertainers at...
Nov 17th
President Barack Obama, right, watches the entertainment...
Nov 17th
Autumn on Adventure Lake
Nov 17th
Pumpkins
Nov 17th
Pumpkins
Nov 17th
Women banned from wearing trousers in Paris “A decree...
Nov 17th
justbesplendid: m-altruism: The Door to hell This place...
Nov 17th
Signing the guest book (AP) ”Obama had spent nearly...
Nov 17th
President Obama visits the Forbidden City, keeping his hands...
Nov 17th
“Please excuse Sunny from school today.  She  is sleepy this morning, from spending last night...
Nov 17th

Time to go outside and watch the...

Wake up, sleepyheads. Rally, night owls.
Nov 17th
Leonids, Joshua Tree National Park, California Photo -­...
Nov 16th
Chinese censors block Obama's call to free...
Nov 16th
(via teapartybythesea)
Nov 16th
eemmaa: lettherebelove: longlivethequeen: ...
Nov 16th
Workers and pedestrians watch as the Rockefeller Center...
Nov 16th
I have always been amazed at how they really look like...
Nov 16th
Crocodiles are on sale at Walmart’s first Sam’s...
Nov 16th
NOV.16; world map shows locations of jellyfish swarms AP
Nov 16th
U.S. President Barack Obama greets audience members after he...
Nov 16th
adorablelife: (via mustanggina)
Nov 16th
adorablelife: heavenishere: kennedys: I adore this...
Nov 16th
“I should be honest, as president of the United States, there...”
— BARACK OBAMA, addressing...
Nov 16th
 U.S. flag is seen in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing...
Nov 16th
A worker hoists a US flag in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. US...
Nov 16th

New Moon + Leonid Meteor Showers tonight

Nov 16th
Minding our manners in increasingly rude U.S.
Nov 16th
Happy Monday, Tumblr.  We have only 7 Mondays left in this decade. Have a great day.
Nov 16th
Shadow Diplomacy: President Obama lands in Alaska on his way...
Nov 15th
Discovery of Water on the Moon
Nov 14th
Good Morning, Tumblr.  I love Fridays, even the 13th, and...
Nov 13th

Today is my birthday and I'm on the...

Friday the 13th is your lucky day. Happy Birthday! uaba: izzy-chan: (via uaba) happy birthday!...
Nov 13th
“I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever...”
—  Martha Washington (via...
Nov 13th

Sympoms of Inner Peace

notjanebond: by Saskia Davis A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than acting on...
Nov 12th

Rain and Wind

The leaves are falling in torrents, along with the rain.  Good Morning, Tumblr.
Nov 12th
adorablelife: legoexpress: Lego “Making History” ad by...
Nov 12th
President Obama visited Arlington National Cemetery on...
Nov 11th
“ Mr Sarkozy and Mrs Merkel at the Arc de Triomphe,...
Nov 11th
11th November 1918: Happy crowd of Parisians wave their hats...
Nov 11th
The French president Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and the German...
Nov 11th
America Here’s My Boy 1917 Music by: Arthur Lange...
Nov 11th
Nov 11th
hikenow: landscapelifescape: “It’s always good news to...
Nov 11th
President Eisenhower signing HR7786, changing Armistice Day...
Nov 11th
Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry near a church at Stenay,...
Nov 11th

On June 1, 1954, November 11th became a...

History of Veterans Day World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when...
Nov 11th

Lots of rain and wind today.

Good Morning, Tumblr. Happy Veterans Day
Nov 11th
The impermanence of life symbolized in a Tibetan sand...
Nov 11th
A Tibetan monk from Atlanta’s Tibetan Buddhist Monks of...
Nov 11th
inothernews: hikergirl: Late bloomer: The Victoria...
Nov 11th
FORT HOOD, Tex. — President Obama took on the role of...
Nov 10th
Listen Listen
inothernews: adagio for strings | samuel barber
Nov 10th
kennedys: Jackie, after her wedding, heading off to...
Nov 10th
A memorial to victims of the Fort Hood shooting is shown...
Nov 10th
The President and First Lady arrive in Texas for memorial...
Nov 10th
  On his way to Ft. Hood memorial service The New York...
Nov 10th
thewrittenromantic: (via magic-fairy)
Nov 10th
President Barack Obama pets Bo in the Outer Oval Office,...
Nov 10th
Sunny is always watching and listening.
Nov 10th
“When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking A message every...”
— via Amazing Posts
Nov 10th
“Sunny Day Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to...”
— Sesame Street Theme Lyrics by...
Nov 10th
Happy Birthday, Sesame Street
Nov 10th
“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace As I have seen...”
— ~John Donne
Nov 10th
Rainy day.  Good Morning, Tumblr.
Nov 10th
Warch Watch
Concert pianist Awadagin Pratt performs J.S. Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor ...
Nov 9th
Counting to 40 for Sesame Street’s birthday
Nov 9th
dailyme: Fireworks illuminate the Brandenburg Gate in...
Nov 9th
dailyme: Giant dominos placed along the former border in...
Nov 9th

It's already dark outside. I'm not ready...

Nov 9th
Is she Michelle Obama’s fourth cousin? Inside Edition
Nov 9th
dailyme: The illuminated Brandenburg Gate is seen in...
Nov 9th
Warch Watch
Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed Medical Center play ball and visit with President Obama at the...
Nov 9th
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a...”
— Let’s remember this...
Nov 9th

Does anyone remember the 1963 movie The...

which tells the story of an Irish-American priest and his journey from beginning the priesthood to...
Nov 9th

Sigh tations

Nov 9th

Sigh chology

Nov 9th

100 most beautiful words in the the...

Not a perfect list, but a beautiful list. Say them aloud. goodolddays: playagainstyou: ...
Nov 9th
floatingintheblue: illuminatemyworld: (via...
Nov 9th
kari-shma: sunny (via shannonblue)
Nov 9th
Let’s get started on the right foot this week with...
Nov 9th
Sunny goes with the generic eggplant.
Nov 9th
Did you know that there are this many kinds of eggplant?
Nov 9th
Health care reform is in critical condition and not expected...
Nov 9th
I love everything about this picture. poignant: (via...
Nov 9th
“About 1,000 dominoes marking the fall of the Berlin...
Nov 9th
Good Morning, Tumblr.  Monday
Nov 9th
“The Berlin Wall will be back to briefly divide the...
Nov 9th
President Ronald Reagan, June 12, 1987, Berlin Wall:...
Nov 9th
“Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this...”
— “On June 12, 1987,...
Nov 9th
Climb to Freedom “Young West Germans hoisted each...
Nov 9th
Celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall, Nov 9, 1989 ...
Nov 9th
 West Africa’s Giraffes Make Comeback AP
Nov 8th
Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. attends an emotional candlelight...
Nov 8th
  This tickles me
Nov 8th
Happy Sunday, Tumblr
Nov 8th
Good Morning, Tumblr
Nov 8th
Hello Kitty adorablelife: jodixkaos: hello-kitty: -...
Nov 8th
floatingintheblue: xdarkling: spacetowrite: ...
Nov 8th
Last night former President George W. Bush and his wife...
Nov 8th
kennedys: In Jack’s Senate office during the 1950’s.
Nov 8th
Surfer Raph Bruhwiler carries the Olympic Torch while coming...
Nov 7th
Saturday afternoon game: Afghan horsemen fight to take...
Nov 7th
inothernews: HEAVEN SCENT Kashmiri villagers collect...
Nov 7th
inothernews: TO THE FIGHT, 3 The new Navy assault ship USS...
Nov 7th
megster: I’M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 7th
jimmypage: alittlebitofgrace: Grace Kelly in her...
Nov 7th
I wish I could be in this picture sarah-face: (via...
Nov 7th
“There is a secret bond between slowness and memory, between...”
— Something to think about on a...
Nov 7th
Grouchy
Nov 7th
goodolddays: kateinslacks: exclamationmark: ...
Nov 7th
kennedys: This picture used to be framed in Jack’s Senate...
Nov 7th
poignant: brasilpop:(via scribble-scribbles)
Nov 7th
goodolddays: (via realeyesrecognizereallies)
Nov 7th
The U.S. flag flies at half staff in front of the...
Nov 7th
I am so excited about this beautiful Autumn day and the...
Nov 7th
Classical Music Day at the White House The New York Times
Nov 7th
President Barack Obama high fives with a boy at a fundraiser...
Nov 7th
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic...
Nov 7th
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) adjusts the tie...
Nov 7th
Uh oh, the worried look  President Barack Obama jots down...
Nov 7th
President Barack Obama pets Bo in the Outer Oval Office,...
Nov 7th
“The San Diego Zoo reports that its male giant panda...
Nov 7th

Friday: President Obama awarded Purple...

“No pictures are being released from the visits because, according to White House aides, the...
Nov 6th
Happy 40th, Sesame Street
Nov 6th
WSJ: Tips from published writers on How to Write a Great...
Nov 6th