Luv

Mostly cats and some other stuff

[Luv @addlove_2]

When I bestride him, I soar; 
I am a hawk; he trots the air. 
The earth sings when he
touches it. 
The basest horn of his hoof is more
musical than the pipe of Hermes
- Henry V, Act 3, Scene 7
#ShakespeareSunday

[James Prescott: Superhero & Punk Rocker @JamesPrescott77]

Deleted one of my posts, won’t be laughed at or abused by people who completely missed the point of what I was saying.

The Odyssey is fiction. It has gods and a cyclops. So demanding it be historically accurate to the last detail is genuinely ridiculous.

Fortunately Chris Nolan gets this.

[𝕐o̴g̴ @Yoda4ever]

Thank you..🐇🐾❤️

📹revekah

[Great Lakes Fungi 🍄 @GreatLakesFungi]

Turns out my barn cat wasn't just fat.

I have kittens now apparently

[Max Gagliardi @max_gagliardi]

Got tired of reading the kiddy books for bedtime and decided to read the Hobbit to my 6 & 7 year olds

I hadn’t read it since like 5th grade and it’s over the top linguistically advanced for kids

I thought they might struggle but they absolutely loved it

Every page they’d stop me 5+ times asking what certain words mean and I had to consistently stop and explain things but man I feel like it has been absolutely great for them (and me tbh)

Only classical novels from here on out at bedtime

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Not exaggerating when I say the future depends on this catching on en masse. Kids, adults. Book clubs, silent reading groups. For the past twenty-five years tech has corroded our attention, intelligence and basic pleasure in living, and books are the key to winning them back.

[The Internet of Cats 🐈🐈‍⬛ @KittiesInternet]

True in every cat household!😅

[Orson Scott Card @orsonscottcard]

I saw this on Quora recently:
“Why was modern science developed in Europe and not other continents?”

“Modern science” begs the question. Usually what civilians mean by “science” is “science and technology,” and continental boundaries, especially between Europe and Asia, are almost meaningless. Hellenic culture surrounded the Aegean and was at least as advanced in Asia Minor as on the European mainland, with a whole lot of islands that were as much Asian as European. Then Greek culture spread throughout the Mediterranean, to the point that southern Italy was called “Magna Graecia” or “Big Greece.”

At the same time, Phoenicia — Lebanon — was also colonizing the Mediterranean, with major colonies in what are today France and Spain, but more particularly Carthage, on the north coast of Africa. Greeks also colonized the Triple Cities — Tripoli — and Cyrenaica in Africa, not to mention the powerful Greek presence in Egypt, which was ruled by the Ptolemies from after Alexander through Cleopatra.

The real geography had one vital center of thought around the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Euxine seas; really just one sea, as far as the Greek and Phoenician mariners were concerned. Thus Egypt, the most ancient, was African — but also Mediterranean. The continents that converge on the Mediterranean are a later invention; the Mediterranean, as a highway, was what made the region culturally interactive.

The other two great centers of thought were India, with Persia as a cultural bridge between India and the Mediterranean, and China, with its own complex history of mutual influence with India, and its own connection with the Mediterranean via the Silk Road.
India gave us the only useful number system, without which modern science would not exist, while China gave us gunpowder, rockets, the printing press (but not movable type, which only made sense for alphabetic languages), and, above all, paper.

But foundational as all three centers of science were, they were not “modern” -- an arbitrary dividing line which begins only with Northern European ascendancy. When you define modern science as European science, then of course it is largely European. Duh. But ALL three centers contributed to the foundation of modern science.
Then if you add the axis of Andean and Mexican science, which gave us potatoes, tomatoes, maize, and other foodstuffs which now feed vast areas of the world, it should be clear that assigning modern science only to northern Europe is mere Western vanity.
There were giant achievements on every continent except Antarctica, including the invention of ecologically sound agriculture in Australia long before domestication of monoculture crops and herds in Eurasia. And, of course, Africa's little contribution of the species H.erectus, H.habilis, and, don't forget, H.sapiens, so ALL technology began in Africa and spread outward from there, with improvements, refinements, and specialized adaptation EVERYWHERE.

Instead of trying to assign some unique prowess in “modern” science to northern Europe, let's say that all humans innovate, all humans pass lore and skills to everywhere and adopt them from everywhere, and nobody gets to claim the title of “best scientists ever.”

[tuuuuu @tuuu28283]

My American brothers and sisters,

Today is Tanabata in Japan! 🎋✨

Tanabata is one of Japan’s traditional festivals.

On this day, we write our wishes on colorful paper strips and hang them on bamboo branches.

Do you have any traditions like this in America?

[God & Country @GodandCountryy]

Just in case you missed it…..
America 250 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[mauro henri @xtinohenri]

os patos estavam sofrendo com um calor de quase 40 graus até que uma moça teve a ideia perfeita

[John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad]

The moment you realize those old stunning, impossible looking oil paintings of sailing ships in storms were absolutely accurate.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Hell yeah!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[JoeyTuccio @joey_tuccio]

This is now the way. This is now the only way. No asking for permission. No waiting for the city to get their heads out of their ass. No waiting for more dogs to die.

[C3 @C_3C_3]

Inject this directly into my veins.

Watch it.

Then watch it again.

[いっちー@バーチャル精神科医 @ichiipsy]

その頭でどうやって顔を出しているのかと思っているうちに、スルッと戻ってしまった。
かしこい…。

[The Nature @NaturalWorld515]

250 years. One unforgettable skyline. 🇺🇸

[Mollie @MZHemingway]

My kid took this picture tonight. Note the Lincoln Memorial. Absolutely unbelievable!!

[Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY]

Grand finale at Mt Rushmore. Pretty epic fireworks display!

[Kathleen Winchell ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 @KathleenWinche3]

Actual chills watching the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon take over Times Square for the America 250 celebrations. Seeing this level of discipline in person is just mind-blowing. Happy 4th of July everyone! 🇺🇸