#Closer To Home

[jt1674]

[sharkdrawers]

[cgclarkphoto]

Grand Funk Railroad - Sin's a Good Man's Brother

[dotwpod]

(337) Gimme5: Grand Funk Railroad

Disciples! Here we go – another Gimme5 for your listening pleasure, and with none other than Grand Funk Railroad to wrap up my (mostly) 70s run of artists alongside REO Speedwagon and Journey. Grand Funk was a band that rose quickly to fame only to come crashing down as the 70’s rolled on, so a different tale than those other bands mentioned.Also -Stay tuned for future contributions from…

[vozchik]

[readingbibooks]

“If I feel someone would be unwilling to hear me talk about a same-sex lover, I disclose nothing about any of my relationships, even if my current partner is of the opposite sex. This is not very easy, and occasionally I backslide, but I am rewarded with the knowledge that I am not contributing to the oppression of lesbian, gay and bisexual people when I am in an opposite-sex relationship.”

- Robyn Ochs, Closer to Home: Bisexuality and Feminism

[jwood719]

A trip to Kankakee Sands was only supposed to be an excuse to get out where there are few, if any, other people and one can hear the wind in the trees (like the other recent evening jaunt). But the "sand blow" beckoned, and needed investigation (I use the word "investigation" loosely).

Seen from a distance in this image from 2017 (above), sand blows occur when the grassy root system fails for some reason, and gusting winds can then "blow out" the sandy soil, exposing the fine grains and pushing up low dunes. As that sand blow was still extant (though altered over the years, because Nature), a short walk off the beaten track was in order.

The sand isn't quite powdery, but consistent, and easily shows the tracks of small critters, birds, and the stems of the grasses whisked in the breeze:

And any trip up the Sands is also an excuse to contrast purple and yellow in the landscape, a favorite of mine:

as well as the natural highlights provided by a westering Sun:

Walking through the sand blow (carefully as possible, so as not to disturb the grasses further if that's at all possible), the question was "Have there been other people here?" The answer was soon obvious:

Yep: "Every damn where y'go!" The offending plastic bottle was brought home for recycling.

Rachel Bradshaw, 2023.

There's another trip in the offing, along the old rail road tracks, that should provide some further photos in the near future.

The Nature Conservancy: Kankakee Sands

[musiconspotify]

Mexico City

Closer To Home (2022) … drags the listener in …

#MexicoCity

[call-me-strega]

Dc x Dp Prompt #22: the Respectful Catcall Guy

Have y’all seen the videos of the respectful catcall guy? The one who says stuff like “Hey girl! You look like you file your taxes in a timely manner!”, “Hey Dawg! Your eyebrows look like they are on point bro!”, or “Yo! You look like you know how to fold a fitted sheet!”. So instead of an unpleasant experience with harassment you get a nice complement? Y’all know those guys?

So that but it’s Danny and Tucker (Sam’s camera women) on their summer road trip to visit colleges. No on is safe from compliments, not civilians, not super heroes/vigilantes, not even rouges are safe.

Some of these interactions would include:

“Damn Dude! You look like you contribute equally to household responsibilities!” (To Barry out with Iris and his kids, he laughs proudly and Iris says “Yeah he does!”)

“ Hey Man! You look like you always pull up for you friends!” (To Wally picking up a drunk Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, and Roy Harper after an undercover Titan’s mission gone wrong. He smiles awkwardly while his friends laugh)

“Dang Bro! You look like you’re taking your meds regularly!” (Trickster/James Jesse tv show version, he says “I am!” not questioning how they would know he takes meds)

“Damn ma’am! You look like you love every dog unconditionally!” (To Wonder Woman after she stopped to pet a dog)

“Dang girl! You look like you could bench press your friends! I bet you give great hugs!” (To Cassie Sandsmark at a Core Four hang out. She proudly shows off her guns and Bart yells back that she does give great hugs)

“Wow Girl! You look like you know how to use healthy communication and boundaries in your relationships!” (To Black Canary, she smirks proudly)

“Damn man! You look like drink your respect women juice at breakfast, lunch AND dinner!” (To a Clark Kent treating Lois to lunch)

“ Wow man! You look like you make an effort to be and active and present part of your daughter’s life! (To Deadshot/Floyd Lawton and his daughter Zoe out for dinner)

“ Dang girl! You look you know how to find joy and whimsy in life!”(To Raven, she smiled and appreciated it, but did double take at the amount of extradimensional death magic on these kids which check with them about later)

“Dang sir! You look like you know how to properly season your cooking!” (To Alfred Pennyworth out on a grocery run)

“Damn miss, you look like you make environmentally conscious lifestyle choices!” (this is actually Sam to Poison Ivy, she follows it up with “I’m a big fan of your work”)

“ Damn boy, you seem like you’re super passionate about what you believe in and deeply care about the people you love!” (To a budding, upstart crime lord Red Hood who is shook by positive feelings at this time in his life. They track him down and explain liminality and help him deal with emotions before he does smth too drastic like decapitating ppl *cough cough* But he still becomes a Crime Lord to mess with his family and still have a dramatic reveal)

[bitchslapblastoids]

if you held me at gunpoint i couldn’t articulate why my brain has established a connective thread between these two moments but there’s something there, I’m telling you

[never-was-has-been]

Love this tune. Always have.

Grand Funk Railroad - Mean Mistreater

[avotuli]

this isnt about nightmares or fear, this is about love

[uruhasbubble-tea]

Vessel in Alpha Wolf hoodie my beloved, I collect these crumbs like a treasure (because he is)

sweeter paws 🤓

the apparition

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He just wanna go home tbh

[bunnyspine]

blood warning!

Put on some bandages lil guy...

[vozchik]

how do i feel about this

[tidesreach]

me thinking about "screens off" and "you've already had your five minutes" and "lights off evan" like this is the way i would talk to the children i work with (who are aged between four and nine btw) i need that man dead