Melanie Lisa Smiles

corgnelius: Corgnelius turns 1 this Saturday. Look how much...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:07:39 -0400

corgnelius:

Corgnelius turns 1 this Saturday. Look how much he’s grown! The picture shows him at 3 and 12 months.

Soooo cute!

corgiaddict: Corgi wink ;)

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:48:30 -0400

corgiaddict:

Corgi wink ;)

huskerdont: Lisa Frank Zappa

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:05:52 -0400

huskerdont:

Lisa Frank Zappa

This is amazing.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:27:00 -0400

This is amazing.

jessicajoygoldberg: Another photo from my archives that I want...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:46:18 -0400

jessicajoygoldberg:

Another photo from my archives that I want to share. Also, I’m going to go to the studio tomorrow to make a few more paintings! I can’t wait!

Amazing!

Yessss.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:06:33 -0400

Yessss.

When you find out Google Reader will cease to exist

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:13:40 -0400

newscatgif:

It’s true.

corgnelius: Corgnelius catfishing. Awww.

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:21:01 -0400

corgnelius:

Corgnelius catfishing.

Awww.

What's an "independent film" in 2013?

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:05:04 -0500

What's an "independent film" in 2013?:

Really interesting look at what qualifies as indie these days. I was pretty confused myself until I read this.

itscolossal: Test tube chandeliers by Pani Jurek. Amazing

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:20:51 -0500

itscolossal:

Test tube chandeliers by Pani Jurek.

Amazing

Rawktumblr: The Lumineers' "Ho Hey"

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:04:41 -0500

Rawktumblr: The Lumineers' "Ho Hey":

rawkblog:

Sometimes when I hear a popular song, I’ll instinctively tally up similar songs I like more in my head. In my teen years, this would be a great opportunity to get pointlessly angry about my favorite bands’ lack of success. I’ve given up worrying about that stuff, but my God, this song: the…

LOL.

braiker: This is genius. May I humbly suggest some other...

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:52:23 -0500

braiker:

This is genius. May I humbly suggest some other styles?:

Copy Editor Red
Columnist Bitter
Dunkel Sportswriter
Foreign Stout Correspondent
Page 6 Blonde Ale
Bloggerbock
Double Deadline IPA

rubenfeld:

journalofajournalist:

(via Former Hartford Advocate Writer Brews Unemployed Reporter Porter - WCCT)

Want.

I don’t even like beer, but I’d drink one if it were branded as “copy editor red.”

ryanhatesthis: omg hahahaha

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:45:28 -0500

ryanhatesthis:

omg

hahahaha

grammarlyblog: In matters of love, put your best foot forward —...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:12:24 -0500

grammarlyblog:

In matters of love, put your best foot forward — proofread!

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Truth

grammarlyblog: Reblog if you can relate!

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:53:13 -0500

grammarlyblog:

Reblog if you can relate!

NBC News is reporting that the Boy Scouts of America could soon drop its ban on gay leaders and members. More Info:

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:46:16 -0500

NBC News is reporting that the Boy Scouts of America could soon drop its ban on gay leaders and members. More Info::

shortformblog:

The Boy Scouts of America, one of the nation’s largest private youth organizations, is actively considering an end to its decades-long policy of banning gay scouts or scout leaders, according to scouting officials and outsiders familiar with internal discussions.

If adopted by the organization’s board of directors, it would represent a profound change on an issue that has been highly controversial — one that even went to the US Supreme Court. The new policy, now under discussion, would eliminate the ban from the national organization’s rules, leaving local sponsoring organizations free to decide for themselves whether to admit gay scouts.

The policy has been officially recognized since 1980, though we suspect it was quietly enforced for a much longer period in some areas. Thoughts?

Wow. Big news.

ryanhatesthis: I wrote a song.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:07:30 -0500

ryanhatesthis:

I wrote a song.

rubenfeld: Beer hedcut. Yup.

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:05:11 -0500

rubenfeld:

Beer hedcut.

Yup.

obitoftheday: Obit of the Day: “Growing Up Black in Nazi...

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:16:02 -0500

obitoftheday:

Obit of the Day: “Growing Up Black in Nazi Germany”

Hans Massaquoi was very disappointed when his teacher told him that he could not join the Hitler Youth. Massaquoi’s friends had all joined and he was enthralled with the uniforms, the parades, the camp-outs. But Hans’ desire to join was trumped by the color of his skin.

Born in 1926, Mr. Massaquoi’s parents were a German nurse and the son of a Liberian diplomat. He would grow up in Hamburg as the Weimar Republic was collapsing and the the Third Reich was building up.

When he was in second grade, Mr. Massaquoi was so taken with the Nazi imagery that, at his request, his nanny sewed a swastika to his sweater. Although his mother removed it when he returned home from school, a picture had already been taken. (See above.)

Mr. Massaquoi’s family lived in Germany for the duration of the war. According to Mr. Massaquoi’s memoir, Destined to Witness, he theorized that there were so few blacks living in Germany that they were a low priority for extermination. Eventually he would move: first to his father’s home country of Liberia and later to Chicago.

In the United States, although trained in aviation mechanics, Mr. Massaquoi would become a writer for Jet magazine and eventual move to its sister publication, Ebony, where he became managing editor.

Mr. Massaquoi, who passed away on January 19, 2013 on his 87th birthday, was encouraged to write down the story of his unusual childhood by his friend and author of Roots, Alex Haley.

Sources: L.A. Times and Chicago Sun-Times

(Image is from Mr. Massaqoui’s collection and copyright of William Morrow Paperbacks via spiritosanto.wordpress.com)

LOLz!

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:01:06 -0500

LOLz!