Monday, June 18, 2018

Documentarian Fabien Cousteau is pointing the way to healthier oceans
England built an empire out of coal. Now it’s giving it up. Why can’t the US?
Fear And Frustration Over EPA Move To Kill Chemical-Disaster Protections
McDonald's Says It's Ditching Plastic Straws In U.K. And Ireland
As Nuclear Struggles, A New Generation Of Engineers Is Motivated By Climate Change
Antarctica Has Lost More Than 3 Trillion Tons Of Ice In 25 Years

David Yang Wasielewski

Huggy huggy.. :)

Latest research reveals the more you hug your kids – the smarter they get
In America, Naturalized Citizens No Longer Have an Assumption of Permanence
Video game addiction listed as a mental health problem by WHO... I appreciated that my mom didn't expose me to video games when I was growing up... things were simpler.
The Most Important Play Date Question You're Not Asking, that was definitely on my mind at a house I was visiting recently.
5 keys to success from Pixar's first female short-film director
North Korea defectors discuss human rights violations under Kim
Colombia Elects Right-Wing Populist Ivan Duque As President
Italian deputy prime minister blasts NGO for calling him fascist, bans migrant ships
This should have been the real headline of the Trump-Kim summit
Trump praises Kim’s authoritarian rule, says ‘I want my people to do the same’
Trump on Kim Jong Un: 'He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.'
Trump’s Latest Comments About Kim Jong Un Should Scare The Sh*t Out Of You
U.N. Reportedly In Talks To Take Over Major Port In Yemen
UN Warns Attack on Yemen Port Could Starve 8.4 Million People Yemen humanitarian crisis!!!!!!
Doctors Concerned About 'Irreparable Harm' To Separated Migrant Children
US expected to withdraw from UN Human Rights Council: report President Trump will reportedly pull the US out of the UN Human Rights Council over its criticism of Israel.
What all-out trade war would cost Canada. A new analysis warns a full-on trade fight would knock North America’s economies into recession
Canada 'won't be pushed around' in tariff fight with U.S.: Trudeau
Milbank: Finally, a president with the guts to stand up to Canada
Lawrence Solomon: Trudeau starts a trade war for political points. We’re the casualties
Time for Trudeau to cut the outrage over Trump's antics and just cut a deal

I hope the loves one in Osaka are doing ok.

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Strikes Japan, Killing 4, Injuring Hundreds

A nice reminder to all dads and ( moms)

If you’re a man with the best intentions, working your butt off to be the greatest dad you can possibly be, and you just don’t feel appreciated, here’s a Father’s Day apology to you…

I’m sorry you’re constantly being mocked and made out to be an incompetent parent. It bothers me and I hope it bothers you also. It should. Don’t become numb to it. You deserve better.

I’m sorry you’re constantly being criticized for supposedly doing everything wrong, and then in the next breath criticized for not taking enough initiative in parenting or housework. Hey, I wouldn’t take initiative either if someone was continually making rules for me and telling me that my way of parenting or housework is not good enough.

I’m sorry that so often the people closest to you are focused on the small, unimportant things you’re doing differently than them, instead of focusing on the unique, awesome relationship you have with your children.

I’m sorry that when it comes to parenting, you’re not treated as a true partner, but instead as a child.

I’m sorry that the mocking and petty criticism sends a message to your sons, who might want to be dads someday, that men are less capable of parenting. Ouch.

I’m sorry for that stupid saying “boys will be boys” because it so obviously implies that you have no control over your actions and that you’re completely weak. Don’t buy into that crap.

Dads, no matter what you’ve heard from the people in your life, the internet, the media or our society in general, don’t ever for one second underestimate your importance in your child’s life!
- Kristina Kuzmic

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become. - Brooke Hampton
Life is a series of thousands of tiny miracles. Notice them. - Jason C.

Thank you. S!

She doesn't want a rich man, a handsome man, even a poet. She wants a man she can trust who, when she is sad, points to his chest and says " rest here, I shall not grow tired ."- Graham R. White, the irony of all these are surreal.
Feeling Angry? Try This
Why I Think All Schools Should Abolish Homework "In the midst of the madness last fall, Zak said to me, “I feel like I’m working towards my death. The constant demands on my time since 5th grade are just going to continue through graduation, into college, and then into my job. It’s like I’m on an endless treadmill with no time for living.....My spirit crumbled along with his."
Young Women Are Convinced Motherhood Is Going To Suck — And They're Right
每段感情都有美好的開始,但唯有珍惜,才能走到最後。- unknown; 有時候兩人會吵架並不是為了分出對錯,而是想要分出勝負。但感情是一場一起走的旅程,不是比賽,那又何必這麼執著呢?不過要能做到這點,最重要的是兩個人都要有同樣的認知以及決心,否則光靠其中一人在努力是不夠的喔。
Don't force someone to make time of you. IF they really want to , they will. - unknown
You don’t realize how lonely you are until it’s the end of the day and you have a bunch of things to talk about, but no one to tell them to. - unknown
Raising Boys Who Respect Women, this is a very personal goal for me as a mother to my little boy. "Enthusiastic consent goes further than ‘yes’ and ‘no’, so in our home we talk a lot about body language. ‘Look at your sister’s body, she has turned away from you in a way that makes me think waving your stick that close to her is making her feel scared.’ ‘Look at my face, I’m trying to show you that screaming that close to me is really bothering me.’ ‘Look at your brother, he was having such a great time before, but the sounds he is making now tell me that maybe he doesn’t want to play that game anymore.’" I am doing this with a power of !, me and I hope that is a powerful message to Gabo.
Why The $#%& Can't He Wash The Dishes?! The Chores That Can Sink A Relationship
Why the old way of parenting no longer works
U.S. Suicide Rates Are Rising Faster Among Women Than Men
I thought perhaps she was crazy, but she was only highly intuitive. - Carl Jung

Happy Father's day!

Stay-At-Home Dads Still Struggle With Diapers, Drool, Stigma And Isolation
Chinese music is the antidote to my homesickness, there are some true to that when I hear mandarin + Cantonese songs.
SURVEY: MANY WOMEN PREFER A 'DAD BOD'
"As a woman, having a child is guaranteed to impact your career." - It may be true to some others but My miracle, my joy from motherhood is surmountable when it comes to all problem in life.
Young Women Are Convinced Motherhood Is Going To Suck — And They're Right
I was raised by a single mother — here's what Father's Day means to me
Credibility Concerns Lead NIH To End Study Of Alcohol's Health Effects
Men Teaching Men To Be Better Husbands And Dads
American toddlers are eating more sugar than the maximum amount recommended for adults
‘Why Do New Mothers Hate Their Husbands?’
OR Democrats: Immigrants detained in Sheridan treated like prisoners, no access to lawyers
The Age Gap in Religion Around the World
Why There Are So Many Unsheltered Homeless People on the West Coast Not only is homelessness more common on the West Coast but it is also more visible, because a higher proportion of homeless people are unsheltered.
Portland Man Tells The Guardian He Was Randomly Punched in the Face by Right-Wing Goons Yelling “Build the Wall”
Killer Cantaloupe And Bags Of Spinach Enshrined At Portland Outbreak Museum
Founder of Muslim Girl magazine now writes fiction inspired by human rights, migration and identity
Portland Leaders Rename Downtown Street For Harvey Milk. City leaders say the change sends a message to the world about what Portland represents.
If You Really Love LGBTQ People, You Just Can’t Keep Eating Chick-fil-A Not having your chicken sandwich sucks, but not having equal rights sucks even more.
Harvard Accused Of 'Racial Balancing': Lawsuit Says Asian-Americans Treated Unfairly
Southern Baptists Call Off the Culture War
Giuliani: Trump Might Need to ‘Clean Up’ Mueller Probe With Pardons
New York files civil suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’
Trump Is Making Us All Live in His Delusional Reality Show
The president of the United States was just accused of persistent charity fraud
Sessions points to the Bible in defense of separating immigrant families
Sarah Sanders on immigrant family separation: “It is very biblical to enforce the law”
Paul Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges
Trump cites as a negotiating tool his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Cites Bible As Reason To Detain Immigrant Children
Giuliani: Trump Will Win Second Term Easily, Especially If Dems Nominate ‘Moron’ Biden
How Trump’s family separation policy has become what it is today. There is no current law that mandates the separation of families at the U.S. border. But since the Trump administration rolled out its so-called “zero-tolerance” policy last month, separation of parents from their children has become a more routine part of the process.
Mueller warns of Russian midterm attack, while Trump attacks Mueller "One of the most important stories of the week is that special counsel Robert Mueller issued a dramatic warning that Russia is now waging an aggressive attack against our midterm elections."
Seizing Children From Parents at the Border Is Immoral. Here’s What We Can Do About It. Donate, protest, call — and, eventually, vote this cruelty out of office.
Christian Leaders To Jeff Sessions: The Bible Does Not Justify Separating Families
China reportedly lining up countries against US in pending trade war
Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan: report
It’s All Too Much, and We Still Have to Care
ACLU Sues ICE For Allegedly Separating 'Hundreds' Of Migrant Families
Immigrant moms in SeaTac prison 'could hear their children screaming'
China criticizes 'fickle' Trump over tariffs China responded to new tariffs from President Trump by calling on all nations of the world to take joint action to end Trump's "regressive behavior, and firmly defend the common interests of humankind."
Trump says he won't sign GOP immigration bill that would stop separating families at border
Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations
President Trump Injects Fresh Chaos Into Immigration Debate
After Traveling 2,000 Miles For Asylum, This Family's Journey Halts At A Bridge
Trump Hits China With Tariffs On $50 Billion Of Goods; China Says It Will Retaliate

A day to remember.. Pedalpalooz!

June 17: Pedalpalooza – Epic Street Tree Ride

Happy father's day to you, Mike.

Where Did Icelanders Come From?

LIVE SIMPLY, SPEAK KINDLY, CARE DEEPLY, and LOVE GENEROUSLY.

"Mean is easy. Mean is lazy. Mean is self-satisfied and slothful. You know what takes effort? Being kind. Being patient. Being respectful." - Jack Tapper

We share humanity. Let's act like it.- JTCPM

All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others. - Desmond Tutu

Friday, June 15, 2018

“The tiniest kid at the front of the line, he was knee-high to a grasshopper. He was 4, maybe 5 years old.”

Here’s The First Heartbreaking Look Inside A Child Migrant Detention Facility "I have been inside a federal prison and county jails. This place is called a shelter but these kids are incarcerated..."
Separating Families As A Deterrent To Breaking The Law Is Inhumane
'Prison-like' migrant youth shelter is understaffed, unequipped for Trump's 'zero tolerance' policy, insider says
Another Video Surfaces Of Violent Arrest By Mesa, Ariz., Police, those polices are not above law, they needed to be fired and criminally prosecuted.
No One Wants to Work at the White House So It’s Having a Job Fair on Friday
Sessions cites Bible in defense of breaking up families, blames migrant parents
'These Are Not Kids Kept In Cages': Inside A Texas Shelter For Immigrant Youth
Trump's Affection For Dictators Goes Beyond His New Friendship With Kim Jong Un
Bars can refuse service to Trump supporters, judge says
Trump’s Genius Is His Entertaining Idiocy
Dennis Hof, Nevada's most famous pimp, wins GOP primary
What Senator Jeff Merkley Saw at an Immigrant Detention Center for Children
Dennis Hof, brothel owner and pimp, wins Nevada GOP primary "It's all because Donald Trump was the Christopher Columbus for me," Hof told the Associated Press in a phone call. "He found the way and I jumped on it."
Corker calls GOP 'cultish' and 'fearful' under Trump
Trump’s biggest Republican critics paid the price in their primaries on Tuesday
Tuesday's Primaries Underscore That The GOP Is Trump's Party Now
Attention Jeff Sessions: Women are targeted because of their gender. That makes them deserving of asylum
Judge orders Mueller to identify unnamed figures in Manafort indictment
Trump's Redirection Of Family Planning Funds Could Undercut STD Fight
Trump Administration And Advocates Clash Over What's Next For Migrant Children