James Murphy

Avid runner and sports nerd. Father. Secret Weapon.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Somali FIFA referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the United States upon arriving at Miami International Airport and was sent back to Turkey. Although he was selected to officiate the World Cup and held a valid visa, he was barred at the border due to the U.S. travel ban list, which includes Somalia, per BBC

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

Tiramisu Valley

[🍀Louie Kerr 🇮🇪💚 @LouieKerr8]

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[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Stunningly beautiful reflection on Frodo's failure to destroy the Ring:

"Frodo undertook his quest out of love – to save the world he knew from disaster at his own expense, if he could; and also in complete humility, acknowledging that he was wholly inadequate to the task. His real contract was only to do what he could, to try to find a way, and to go as far on the road as his strength of mind and body allowed. He did that. I do not myself see that the breaking of his mind and will under demonic pressure after torment was any more a moral failure than the breaking of his body would have been – say, by being strangled by Gollum, or crushed by a falling rock."

— Tolkien's Letter #246

[James Murphy @murphydjames]

Instant Pot Better Than Sex Chocolate Lava Cake https://t.co/BjVqj46xtM via @AdventuresNurse

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

On D-Day, 14,000 Canadians landed at Juno Beach, supported by the Royal Canadian Navy and the RCAF. The day saw 1,074 Canadian casualties, including 359 killed. It was a watershed moment in human history.
Here are some of the Canadian stories from that day.

📸 LAC

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[the ITCH @theitchlit]

This poem wandered through Atticus Finch, panhandlers, fathers, faith, monsters, and the impossible task of becoming the person your children believe you are.

We couldn't stop thinking about it.

"The #1 dad rises to speak" by Justin Lacour now at The Itch.

https://t.co/r545QLqnot

[James Brun @LeBrunJames81]

Soldiers from The North Shore Regiment, landing at Juno Beach, Nan Red sector, 6 June 1944.

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

"Empty as a moonlit sky; and brilliant with light and sweet with flowers."

•Virginia Woolf, A Passionate Apprentice.

[Best Movie Moments 🍿 @BestMovieMom]

The famous fountain scene in Ocean's Eleven (2001) was barely staged. Steven Soderbergh wanted Brad Pitt to leave first and Carl Reiner last, then told the rest of the cast to line up and walk away whenever it felt natural.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

BIG was released 38 years ago today.

During the piano scene, Tom Hanks & Robert Loggia spotted their stand-ins waiting in case they couldn’t pull off the choreography. They decided to do the entire scene themselves & nailed it without needing the doubles.

[Weekday Jokes @weekdayjokes]

What’s the difference between a hippo and a Zippo?

One is really heavy, and the other is a little lighter

[L'Art Impressioniste @allontanarsio]

Vincent van Gogh

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

Camille Pissarro,

Sunset at Sent Charlez. Eragny, 1891.

Oil on canvas

[Aesthetics 𝕏 @aestheticsguyy]

Post a picture YOU took. Just a pic. No description

[FATLEOPARD @FATLEOPARDx]

@aestheticsguyy

[Weekday Jokes @weekdayjokes]

Where are average things manufactured?

The satisfactory