longreads:

[Fiction]

The pale boy with unfortunate Prince Valiant bangs and cublike mannerisms hulked to the mudroom closet and requisitioned Dad’s white coat. Then requisitioned the boots he’d spray-painted white. Painting the pellet gun white had been a no. That was a gift from Aunt Chloe. Every time she came over he had to haul it out so she could make a big stink about the woodgrain.

“Tenth of December.” — George Saunders, The New Yorker

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fromme-toyou:

The Puma sailing experience in Abu Dhabi where I gear’d up for my ride on Mar Mostro then came back for a beer after!

fotojournalismus:

Railway tracks lead towards the main train station as the sun sets on a freezing cold afternoon in Frankfurt, Germany on Jan. 31, 2012.

[Credit : Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters]

haseman:

Not bad…

foodonmydog:

Putting lettuce on Tiger’s head.

latimes:

Seabees team makes history in Afghanistan: In the rocky mountains of Helmand province the group from Port Hueneme becomes the first all-female team in Seabees history to take on and complete a construction project.

It was an unusual job even for the Seabees, the U.S. Navy’s construction forces trained to hold a hammer in one hand and a Beretta M9 in the other.

First, the team selected to build barracks high in the mountains of Afghanistan consisted of eight women, who are all stationed at Naval Base Ventura County. And second, the women completed the job far ahead of schedule.

Photo: This team of eight women completed construction of four barracks buildings in the mountains of Afghanistan in November. Credit: Department of the Navy

jamesurbaniak:

“In life, events tend to follow patterns. People who commit crimes tend to be criminals, for example. Can anyone tell me any economists who have been convicted of violent sex crimes? Can anyone tell me of any heads of nonprofit international economic entities who have ever been charged and…

fromme-toyou:

The spring swan