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"The planet does not need more ‘successful people’. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers,..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:35:12 -0700

“The planet does not need more ‘successful people’. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds. It needs people to live well in their places. It needs people with moral courage willing to join the struggle to make the world habitable and humane and these qualities have little to do with success as our culture is the set.”

- Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama (via Swanfeather Songs)

Sunday recovery from horse show, prep for pool and Star Trek

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:34:51 -0700

Sunday recovery from horse show, prep for pool and Star Trek

hugsta: lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the world...

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:28:28 -0700

hugsta:

lickypickystickyme:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

Love this so much.

Riker, taking any opportunity to air out his hard-working...

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:54:39 -0700

Riker, taking any opportunity to air out his hard-working “number one”.

The human brain has this amazing ability to filter out the bizarre. Bigfoot could walk by your window right now and you probably wouldn’t notice because your brain just doesn’t have time for that s–t.

Here’s another example — I’ve watched every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (several times) and I never noticed that Riker doesn’t know how to use a chair. When the guy sits down he pulls the chair back and dramatically slings his leg over the back of it like he’s mounting a freakin’ horse. He apparently does this all the time, regardless of the situation. It’s nuts.

Don’t believe me? You will after you watch the mesmerizing

Oh good morning deer, would you like some coffee with your...

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:25:52 -0700

Oh good morning deer, would you like some coffee with your grass.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 10:51:51 -0700

OMG

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:48:16 -0700

OMG

A couple good names in the bunch:)

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:45:02 -0700

A couple good names in the bunch:)

oh mai mai

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:28:58 -0700

oh mai mai

Yard work made easy by the help of teen boys in need of cash!!...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 10:54:42 -0700

Yard work made easy by the help of teen boys in need of cash!! Thank got for Nephews :)!

Domestication issue #16 Chickens at your back door….

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:02:36 -0700

Domestication issue #16 Chickens at your back door….

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Sun, 07 Apr 2013 20:05:35 -0700

Bailey is always so cheerful:) Happy Easter!

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 08:45:35 -0700

Bailey is always so cheerful:) Happy Easter!

It was a red kind of day:)

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:52:14 -0700

It was a red kind of day:)

Guess I am finally back to being a mid-westerner:) The newest...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:46:02 -0700

Guess I am finally back to being a mid-westerner:) The newest addition to the family, I like that my Das Auto is in the reflection, how fitting:)

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Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:07:56 -0700

foxontherun: (via named must your fear be | Jess Lively)

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:24:22 -0800

foxontherun:

(via named must your fear be | Jess Lively)

Until coffee gained popularity, beer was the breakfast beverage of choice in some parts of the United States.

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 05:06:17 -0800

Me and my Lu :)

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 15:04:04 -0800

Me and my Lu :)

This guy!! Is my best friend in meetings!!

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:18:26 -0800

This guy!! Is my best friend in meetings!!