Walter Mason

Writer, tour leader, creative writing teacher, reviewer and freelancer. Author of Destination Saigon and Destination Cambodia.

[Walter Mason @walterm]

Nice for when you’re in bed with a sore head https://t.co/xJUTJPVwzG

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

Every time I buy groceries I understand a little more about the French Revolution.

[Walter Mason @walterm]

Oh fuck it, a miserable cold in the second week of my holiday. This happened to me last year as well. 2 days in bed and I’ve had to change all my plans 😢😢😢

[PmAmTraveller @pmamtraveller]

"Bell Mare" by artist David Crawford

[Night Sky Today @NightSkyToday]

🚨: Scientists say that the purring of cats can help calm anxiety attacks in human.

Studies indicate that the sound is emitted at a therapeutic frequency between 25 and 150 Hz.

[TacitusChrono @TacitusChrono]

That peacock-inspired backrest is absolutely gorgeous. What a statement piece.

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

Packaging design by Depot

[old memory @old_memory]

broken iMac's can be repurposed as cat beds

[л @yetoshi24]

Alexander The Great lionhead helmet on display at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

[HerodotusWave @HerodotusWave]

The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, a masterpiece of Baroque sculpture crafted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1647 and 1652.

[Walter Mason @walterm]

Please make this be true!

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Stray cats were seen riding capybaras in Panama, after locals said the city had pushed them too far.

For months, people near the river noticed something strange happening to the stray cats that used to roam the streets.

They weren’t hanging around the alleys as much anymore. They were disappearing toward the river.

At first, locals thought the cats had simply run away and decided to live closer to the water. But soon, photographers and researchers noticed the truth was stranger than anyone expected.

The cats had found shelter with the capybaras.

They weren’t just following them around. Kittens were seen sleeping beside the capybaras, older cats stayed close to the group, and some were even captured riding on their backs.

The ironic part is that cats are known for hating water, but the capybaras seemed to let them climb on top while they crossed the river, carrying them from one side to the other like it was normal.

Nobody knows exactly when it started, but many believe the cats found safety with the capybaras after being pushed away from the city.

[✒️ @Literariium]

no more "in my humble opinion", from now on it's "from my grandiose and objectively correct deductions".

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

‘Wi-Fi’ is not an acronym. It doesn’t stand for anything.

Also! Since it’s a trademarked term, it should be written as ‘Wi-Fi’ (not ‘wifi’ or ‘WiFi’).

[Alan Felyk @AlanFelyk]

The inability to throw away a sturdy, high-quality cardboard box just in case you need to mail something substantial in the next 10 years.

[𝒹𝓇𝒾𝓏𝓏𝓎𝓁𝒾𝓉 @drizzylitfw]

highly recommend owning a cat because it makes dealing with every negative emotion a little bit easier. it's difficult to feel the full weight of crushing reality when a little freak is doing olympic laps around your home after taking a loud shit

[Walter Mason @walterm]

This! It never used to be like this in Australia, but now it has become standard. You’re sick as a dog but you have to go sit 2 hours in a doctor’s waiting room

[daz @MetamateDaz]

Adults should NOT have to bring doctor’s notes to their employer like we’re 8 years old asking for a bathroom pass. You’re a grown adult with bills, responsibilities, and a full-time job. If you say you’re sick, that should be enough. Forcing workers to pay $150+ for a doctor visit just to prove they’re not faking it is humiliating and dystopian. Your body doesn’t need corporate permission to be sick. And making people drag themselves to a doctor while contagious just spreads illness in the office.We trust adults to vote, sign contracts, raise kids, and serve in the military… but God forbid they take a Tuesday off without a permission slip.

[Walter Mason @walterm]

Yep - have been demeaned and humiliated by pharmacists much more than by doctors. Fortunately I have a wonderful pharmacist I have been using for 20 years, but sometimes have had to go somewhere else for convenience, because I am away etc.

[Claudia A. Merandi @CMerandi]

This PharmD is being celebrated for not dispensing pain medication

We’ve created a generation of hateful, indoctrinated Pharmacists who believe they know more than the MD

Check out the comments

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[Nina Antonia @NinaAntonia13]

'The Greenwood Faun' - 'A Strange & Curious book' according to author, Phil Baker, who ought to know as he has written superior volumes on Austen Osman Spare, Crowley & Absinthe. Out now in paperback via https://t.co/9VKA4MKpOJ Dare you slip in between the pages?