in the face of the Haitian tragedy, millions of people are coming together to help all the homeless men, women, and children. it is a wonderful thing to be able to mix our tears in the name of helping others, but sometimes other aspects of tragedies such as this are forgotten- the animals.
visit this blog, and leave a comment on her post. she’ll donate $0.25 to the International Fund For Animal Welfare for every comment posted. it’s super simple, and another small way you can help. (or help someone else help) (you can also go straight to the IFAW website, but don’t forget to leave a comment anyways!)
Continue reading Don’t Forget The Animals
i want you to go here and tell me, in your own words, what this woman (?) was thinking when she got this tattoo. if you missed the link, here it is again.
GO HERE.
In my words: clearly, this woman has an overinflated sense of self, but she is smart enough to realize that not everybody knows it. she got this tattoo so that next time she is running naked through the streets (after a night of binge drinking bud light and cheap vodka) everybody will realize that she does indeed “shit butterflies and rainbows”. the rainbow is nestled deep in the crack of her ass, where only men with mullets and a taste for dirty cigarettes and ass are allowed a glimpse.
Continue reading Fiction Friday: WTF???
for some reason, this didn’t post as scheduled last Wednesday. stupid WordPress.
Augean stable • \aw-JEE-un-STAY-bul\ • noun
- : a condition or place marked by great accumulation of filth or corruption
Example Sentence:
The presidency of Ulysses S. Grant was marred by his refusal to clean out the Augean stables of his own administration.
Did you know?
“Augean stable” most often appears in the phrase “clean the Augean stable,” which usually means “clear away corruption” or “perform a large and unpleasant task that has long called for attention.” Augeas, the mythical king of Elis, kept great stables that held 3,000 oxen and had not been cleaned for thirty years — until Hercules was assigned the job. Hercules accomplished this task by causing two rivers to run through the stables. The word “Augean” is sometimes used by itself, too — it has come to mean “extremely difficult and usually distasteful.” We can refer to “Augean tasks,” “Augean labor,” or even “Augean clutter.”
i wish i could think of something clever and insightful to say about this phrase, but i’m afraid that my brain just isn’t up to the task this morning. so, rather than pulling from my brain- i’ll pull it from yours. any good examples of an Augean Stable in your life? my daughter’s diaper pail, and our basement come to mind, but i don’t think it’s quite the examples i was hoping to come up with. 
Continue reading Webster’s Wednesday: Augean Stable
