Linked Stories by Gina Isabel R.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 14:01:14 -0400

Alvin Cote, Saskatoon: Death of beloved town drunk reduces Canadian cops to tears.

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:01:21 -0400

Alvin Cote, Saskatoon: Death of beloved town drunk reduces Canadian cops to tears.:

In America, homeless drunks are routinely ignored, or despised, or given one-way bus tickets out of town. In kind-hearted Canada, homeless drunks become local celebrities. Chris Purdy of the Canadian Press wire service has a great story today about a homeless alcoholic named Alvin Cote who died last month at the age of 59. Cote befriended most of the cops on the Saskatoon police force, largely because he interacted with them so often. “It’s believed Cote had been arrested more times for public drunkenness than anyone else in the city’s history,” writes Purdy. In February, Saskatoon’s Star Phoenix reported that Cote had racked up 843 public drunkenness arrests.

Taste the Awesome, All Ye Who Enter Here: sublimelli: guideyourway: ishipitlikeups: dantheinsane1:...

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:04:09 -0400

Taste the Awesome, All Ye Who Enter Here: sublimelli: guideyourway: ishipitlikeups: dantheinsane1:...:

sublimelli:

guideyourway:

ishipitlikeups:

dantheinsane1:

ishipitlikeups:

Nobody asked me to prom, so I took my calculator.

Pics or it didn’t happen

His name is T.I.

He brought me flowers.

Obligatory outdoor photos.

Here I am, introducing him…

Hero.

Who's Afraid of Gin? - NYTimes.com

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:19:45 -0400

Who's Afraid of Gin? - NYTimes.com

Am I an ‘Immigrant Writer’? - NYTimes.com

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:01:32 -0400

Am I an ‘Immigrant Writer’? - NYTimes.com:

This is all part of the larger paradox of fiction, where the characters must be specific enough to be anyone. In the end, the packaging may simply serve as an introduction. The true meeting takes place when the book opens, and a stranger reads about — and comprehends — a stranger.

What is the origin of the phrase 'blue blood' ?

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:17 -0400

What is the origin of the phrase 'blue blood' ?:

Because you can see the veins

According to The Word Detective, whose source is the Oxford English Dictionary, the expression started life in Spanish as “sangre azul”, literally “blue blood”.

It referred to the fair skin of the upper classes, “pure” in the sense of not being allied to any darker-skinned races, especially the Moors. It also suggests a complete lack of tan, the sign of a leisure class who doesn’t have to work in the sun.

The deoxygenated blood in your veins is somewhat darker and bluer than oxygenated blood, though it’s still quite red. But when you see the veins with light filtered through the skin, the veins show up as rather blue. Your lips do the same thing when you don’t get enough oxygen; the red blood in capillaries under the skin usually turns our lips red, but when you’re oxygen-deprived or cold the deoxygenated blood appears blue through the skin of the lips.

The veins themselves are white, with a tinge of blue, enhancing the effect.

Macaroni Fashion

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:01:57 -0400

Macaroni Fashion

Outer Space Exposure • Damn Interesting

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:01:28 -0400

Outer Space Exposure • Damn Interesting:

In scores of science fiction stories, hapless adventurers find themselves unwittingly introduced to the vacuum of space without proper protection. There is often an alarming cacophony of screams and gasps as the increasingly bloated humans writhe and spasm. Their exposed veins and eyeballs soon bulge in what is clearly a disagreeable manner. The ill-fated adventurers rapidly swell like over-inflated balloons, ultimately bursting in a gruesome spray of blood.

As is true with many subjects, this representation in popular culture does not reflect the reality of exposure to outer space. Ever since humanity first began to probe outside of our protective atmosphere, a number of live organisms have been exposed to vacuum, both deliberately and otherwise. By combining these experiences with our knowledge of outer space, scientists have a pretty clear idea of what would happen if an unprotected human slipped into the cold, airless void.

Stir-frying basics: Three essential rules, plus a recipe for stir-fried tofu, asparagus, and shiitakes.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:01:05 -0400

Stir-frying basics: Three essential rules, plus a recipe for stir-fried tofu, asparagus, and shiitakes.

elcondorvuelve: Condorito es del Eterno Campeón y no se hable...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:01:14 -0400

elcondorvuelve:

Condorito es del Eterno Campeón y no se hable más

"This isn’t about the tired mantra we’ve heard, “You should run the marathon or the terrorists win!”..."

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:01:45 -0400

“This isn’t about the tired mantra we’ve heard, “You should run the marathon or the terrorists win!” It is about the truth, “You should run the marathon or your spirit loses.””

- 5 Resolutions Empowering You to Spit in the Face of Fear and Live!

Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal: Dear John

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:01:17 -0400

Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal: Dear John

riffleworldlit: “If beauty and love do not suit the times, then...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:28 -0400

riffleworldlit:

“If beauty and love do not suit the times, then you have to be beautiful and to love to spite the times!” - Mikhail Shishkin, Maidenhair

You should click HERE to win a copy of Maidenhair!

"All genre fictions build, self-consciously or not, on their progenitors. The problem with..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:01:58 -0400

“All genre fictions build, self-consciously or not, on their progenitors. The problem with “Oblivion,” which is based on an unpublished graphic novel Mr. Kosinski wrote and used to pitch the studio, is that it’s been stitched together from bits and pieces that evoke numerous other, far better far-out tales and ideas, conceits and characters from the likes of Philip K. Dick, the Wachowskis, J. G. Ballard and Duncan Jones, specifically his elegant, elegiac movie, “Moon.””

- ‘Oblivion,’ With Tom Cruise - NYTimes.com

"Yein Fonda (Jane Fonda): (n) Yes, like the actress. A fonda is a temporary fiesta that sets up for a..."

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:01:21 -0400

“Yein Fonda (Jane Fonda): (n) Yes, like the actress. A fonda is a temporary fiesta that sets up for a week or two at a time, particularly to celebrate Fiestas Patrias (Independence Day). The famous Yein (Jane) Fonda is one of the most popular!”

- Glossary * Chilenismos | Cachando Chile: Reflections on Chilean Culture

Star Wars Bantha, AT-AT, And Tauntaun Dog Costumes | Geekologie

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:01:45 -0400

Star Wars Bantha, AT-AT, And Tauntaun Dog Costumes | Geekologie

"Harman sees Lovecraft’s “failures” precisely as “virtues.” Where 20th century philosophy was marked..."

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:01:08 -0400

“Harman sees Lovecraft’s “failures” precisely as “virtues.” Where 20th century philosophy was marked by the “linguistic turn” and various attempts at reductionism, and accordingly mixed results, Lovecraft insisted on and reveled in identifying both the limits of language and the unexplainable gaps in reality. Harman, according to Stefans, hopes to make Lovecraft “a foot soldier” in a war “against bland, realist empiricism” in the vein of Hume and Kant.”

- The Stone Philosophy Links - NYTimes.com

My dream homes! 2 Good Places to Live, 1,200 Light-Years Away -...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:01:57 -0400

My dream homes! 2 Good Places to Live, 1,200 Light-Years Away - NYTimes.com

So ridiculous - Love it! BAGRAM BATMAN

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:01:18 -0400

So ridiculous - Love it! BAGRAM BATMAN

When IEDs Come Home: What Boston Looked Like to Iraq Veterans -...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:12:13 -0400

When IEDs Come Home: What Boston Looked Like to Iraq Veterans - Elspeth Reeve - The Atlantic Wire