Well, that was different

[conuly]

Went out to walk the dogs. Before I reached the corner, there was a commotion at the other end of the block - I turned just in time to see a car careen out of one of our few driveways, then skid to a stop in the street. Despite all the yelling, it looked like everybody was all right, and there was definitely nobody hit, so I kept on walking, but when I came back we had a firetruck, a police car, and an ambulance. I hope everybody is all right, but I'm not even on a first name basis with these people - or an any name basis! - so I don't know.

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50 years after Loving, 1 in 6 new couples are racially mixed

New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber

Across US, thousands rallying and marching for LGBT rights

Southern Baptists Embrace Gender-Inclusive Language in the Bible

How a growing number of Muslim women clerics are challenging traditional narratives

In Zimbabwe, benefits of forgotten farming method realized during drought

Hunting Down the Lost Apples of the Pacific Northwest

Here's What People Called Pot in the 1940s (Seems to me that "gigglesmokes" and "Indian hay" have got to count as kennings, as well as ridiculous slang/codewords.)

In major breakthrough, tiny Utah firm regenerates skin, hair in pigs

Woman crisscrosses West to fulfill acquaintance's last wish

Lois Lane Explains White Male Privilege to Superman

Ramadan TV pranks go to extremes in ratings battle

NSA backtracks on sharing number of Americans caught in warrant-less spying

Texas mulls non-jail options for those who can't pay fines

Florida governor signs bolstered 'stand your ground' law

A Promise To Her Newborn Daughter: No More Female Genital Mutilation

Study: Conservatives despise the fact-checking industry (Well, yeah.)

My road trip through Trump country taught me that staying in the liberal bubble has its advantages

To the politicians who want to slash funding for food stamps

"I Have to Hold My Family Together": The Hidden Costs of Prison Visits

Report: America’s Prisons Are So Polluted They Are Endangering Inmates

ICE shutters helpful family management program amid budget cuts

Trump targets illegal immigrants who were given reprieves from deportation by Obama

China ponders public morality after video of gruesome death

Yemen's 'Unprecedented' Cholera Epidemic

Comments

[mindstalk]

Why are a couple links bolded?

[conuly]

Because I really really want you to read those links. Either I think they're more important, or I think they're more interesting than the not bolded links.

[conuly]

(And do you know, after over a year of bolding links, you're the first person to ask why?)

[mindstalk]

Haha! And it only took me a few weeks.

[conuly]

You get a gold star :)

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Excellent links as always, thanks!

Speaking of kennings for pot, did you ever see 'Reefer Madness: The Musical'? Here's the trailer:



And here's the full movie - Enjoy! Tell Your Children!