#fall and rise

[deadpresidents]

Best books you've read about 9/11/2001?

The books that come to mind immediately are:

Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Mitchell Zuckoff (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 Garrett M. Graff (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

102 Minutes: The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

And, honestly, I think one of the best overall accounts of the events of September 11, 2001 is the government's actual report issued by the 9/11 Commission:

The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) The report is available in the usual formats just like the other books, but since it's a government report, it's also in the public domain, so you can instantly download the entire thing for free.

[inkeyjay]

🔥🌼🌸Good luck babe 🌸🌼🔥

[alpacalypseartb]

HOT TO GO! Comic cover 🍕🏳️‍🌈

[kelsk-art]

the midwest princess ♥️ love her

prints available here!

[lynsstrange]

[vickychendraws]

not sure if i've breathed since watching chappell roan's performance last night

[scripture-pictures]

[formulanni]

That’s MY midwestern princess

Tags: @st-leclerc @rubywingsracing @three-days-time @saviour-of-lord

[steveneveral]

A tale of two friends, Part I: Kyle

I've had a very interesting life for the most part.

I am originally from the Seattle area, but I went to school in another place. (I've already written about it and my vehement distaste for the place, That's why I'm not going to name the city.)

My life in that place through middle school and high school had its high points and low points, mostly low points especially in elementary school and parts of middle school.

It really wasn't until the later part of high school where I felt like I really came into my own for several reasons, and was able to make some real friends for the first time.

Among them, I had two friends who, after high school, took wildly different paths in life: Kyle and Ashley.

Kyle was a buddy of mine through my last year of high school, and Ashley was my girlfirend through the remainder of high school and for a little bit after as well.

I managed to run into Kyle and Ashley within a few days of each other while visiting my old high school town while on a break from college.

Let me start with the sad story. (It does end well, it just has some depressing parts.)

Kyle

Kyle was a guy I met during my senior year of high school. We were typical buddies, we'd say and do things to make the other one laugh, a lot of "You had to be there" jokes and such.

We did keep in some contact after high school, but eventually fell out of contact. Someone told me that he did go to a school to become a car mechanic, but that was the last thing I heard about him before I left that city to join the Army.

It wasn't until about 10 years after high school when I was visiting this town when I managed to run into Kyle again.

I had to take my car to the local dealership to get some work done when I was going from the garage area to the waiting room and heard a sort of familiar voice call out my name.

"Steve? Is that you, man? Hey man, it's me!"

I look around and see a guy wearing a mechanic's shirt with his name patch on it: Kyle.

"What? Kyle? How's it going, man!", I said.

We chatted for a few moments before he had to get back to work, but before he went back to work he gave me his contact info and we were able to meet at a bar and catch up afterwards.

The first thing I noticed about Kyle is that he looked like he aged over twenty years in only ten. At the bar catching up, he told me that he met a girl, got married, had a kid with her, and got divorced in the span of only 4 years. Of course that would have a stressful impact in his life, but what he told me next would shock me to my core:

Kyle then told me that because of all the chaos surrounding his failing marriage and ensuing divorce let him to using meth. The use of that drug also led him to do some crime, leading to a stint in jail and rehab.

I was speechless. I asked him why, and he still doesn't know. He said the time in jail woke him up to getting his life in order, getting his car mechanic certifications, and getting a job, as well as rebuilding his relationship with his daughter.

He survived a bad divorce and dabbling in hard drugs, but he was lucky, in that he came out the other side alive and was productive with his life.

I then told him what I was up to since high school, and he was very impressed with what I did while in the Army and in university. He said he wasn't really surprised that I was able to do all that stuff, but he always knew that I could do some amazing things with my life if I left that town.

Basically, the town that I was able to escape trapped him. Kyle even said as much to me. We all live our own lives to what we wanted, but Kyle' life got sidetracked for several reasons. It's unfortunate, but the fact that Kyle survived all that is a testament to his character, in that he messed up and was able to realize it and fix himself for the better.

Part II about Ashley will be coming soon.

[lazycranberrydoodles]

you’ll never guess who i got into (redraw of screenshot from the casual mv) (psst my comms are open)

[beeabart]

the midwest princess!

[smittyw]

had a category 5 lesbian moment looping midwest princess for the past couple hours so i drew some stills from this vid

[jiloop]

Drawing is fun again!!! Have these doodles!

[alpacalypseartb]

Chappell Gov Ball doodle

[micchiyt]

The Rise and Fall of a Vocal Synthesizer

[dykegirlfriend]