“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster."

-- James Baldwin

"The Beautiful Ima Hogg"

[content warning: politically incorrect but all in good fun.]

https://biscuitaisle.com/the-beautiful-ima-hogg/

Here's how #CNBC is letting the world know how to bail #Twitter and come on over here to #mastodon

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/15/how-to-use-mastodon-twitter-alternative.html

#Wordle #wordle515

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Did anyone else get hammered? This is only the third time I’ve missed it since I started this summer. And two of those times were since Tracy Bennett started editing it last week. Grrrrrrrrrr.

A little inspiration, even as many of us -- myself included - post fun photos of tombs today.

Many of you know this as the Santa Elena Canyon in Texas's Big Bend park. This upload doesn't do justice to the BxW photo I took.

I was there in Jan 2021 with my youngest son. It was epic. Majestic.

And I googled this: if Big Bend National Park were to run for Statehood based on square miles, it would edge out Rhode Island. 😂

I resonate with the Celts. (Most recent tattoo included the triskelion along with two other symbols/words.)

Here is a Celtic burial mound for #TombTuesday

I'm going to say it:

My firm contention is that 99% of gun murders could be prevented by someone who knows the would-be murderer.

There are people in my life who I know are struggling and who -- as unlikely as I might think now -- could commit a heinous crime.

How to stop it?

Each morning, I can wake up and pray, "How can I help a struggling person in my life today?"

If I do that, there are 365 fewer murderers per year walking around the United States.

#Recovery #mentalhealth #UVa #guns