#perrier truck

[imaginethatbabygifts]

Matchbox Perrier Truck

[borom1r]

NOT THE PERRIER PRODUCT PLACEMENT.

[cuzikan]

"Rules Of The Blues"😉😎😎

1. Most Blues begin, "Woke up this morning..."

2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, "I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town."

3. The Blues is simple. After you get the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes... sort of: "Got a good woman with the meanest face in town. Yes, I got a good woman with the meanest face in town. Got teeth like Margaret Thatcher, and she weigh 500 pound."

4. The Blues is not about choice. You stuck in a ditch, you stuck in a ditch--ain't no way out.

5. Blues cars: Chevys, Fords, Cadillacs and broken-down trucks. Blues don't travel in Volvos, BMWs, or Sport Utility Vehicles. Most Blues transportation is a Greyhound bus or a southbound train. Jet aircraft and company motor pools ain't even in the running. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So does fixin' to die.

6. Teenagers can't sing the Blues. They ain't fixin' to die yet. Adults sing the Blues. In Blues, "adulthood" means being old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis.

7. Blues can take place in New York City but not in Hawaii or any place in Canada. Hard times in Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just clinical depression. Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City are still the best places to have the Blues. You cannot have the blues in any place that don't get rain.

8. A man with male pattern baldness ain't the blues. A woman with male pattern baldness is. Breaking your leg cause you were skiing is not the blues. Breaking your leg 'cause a alligator be chompin' on it is.

9. You can't have no Blues in a office or a shopping mall. The lighting is wrong. Go outside to the parking lot or sit by the dumpster.

10. Good places for the Blues:

a. Highway

b. Jailhouse

c. An empty bed

d. Bottom of a whiskey glass

11. Bad places for the Blues:

a. Nordstrom's

b. Gallery openings

c. Ivy league institutions

d. Golf courses

12. No one will believe it's the Blues if you wear a suit, 'less you happen to be a old ethnic person, and you slept in it.

13. You have the right to sing the Blues if:

a. You older than dirt

b. You blind

c. You shot a man in Memphis

d. You can't be satisfied

14. You don't have the right to sing the Blues if:

a. You have all your teeth

b. You were once blind but now can see

c. The man in Memphis lived

d. You have a pension fund

15. Blues is not a matter of color. It's a matter of bad luck. Tiger Woods cannot sing the blues. Sonny Liston could. Ugly white people also got a leg up on the blues.

16. If you ask for water and your darlin' give you gasoline, it's the Blues

17. Other acceptable Blues beverages are:

a. Cheap wine

b. Whiskey or bourbon

c. Muddy water

d. Nasty black coffee

18. The following are NOT Blues beverages:

a. Perrier

b. Chardonnay

c. Snapple

d. Slim Fast

19. If death occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's a Blues death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is another Blues way to die. So is the electric chair, substance abuse and dying lonely on a broke-down cot. You can't have a Blues death if you die during a tennis match or while getting liposuction.

20. Some Blues names for women:

a. Sadie

b. Big Mama

c. Bessie

d. Fat River Dumpling

21. Some Blues names for men:

a. Joe

b. Willie

c. Little Willie

d. Big Willie

22. Persons with names like Michelle, Amber, Debbie, and Heather can't sing the Blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.

23. Make your own Blues name Starter Kit: a. name of physical infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Lame, etc.) b. first name (see above) plus name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Melon, Kiwi, etc.) c. last name of President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.) For example: Blind Lime Jefferson, Jackleg Lemon Johnson or Cripple Kiwi Fillmore, etc. (Well, maybe not "Kiwi.")

24. I don't care how tragic your life: if you own even one computer, you cannot sing the blues.

[tasos-perte-tzortzis]

Breaking News Business, Economy, Multimedia, Web Development, Science, World

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[Salmonella in tahini – Domino recalls packaged foods containing the contaminated ingredient - R-kioski Oy.]

[Warning! Power Banks that ignite, melt and cause burns – Immediate recall after dozens of complaints - Charmast company.]

Cibum: The fruits and vegetables with the fewest pesticides.

[Satoshi is doing the final BTC bridge so BTC can collapse into Stellar.]

TimesNowNews: Coca Cola Truck Full Of Kids? Video From Chicago Sparks 'Trafficking' Claims

[In the month of December, the Greeks celebrated Dionysus and the light-bearer Apollo-Helios, depicting him on his flying chariot distributing light. The chariot became a sleigh, the horses became reindeer, and the "gift" of light that he distributed to people literally became a "distribution of gifts."]

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[Chocolates - candies: Urgent warning to consumers about dangerous ingredient.]

[Dozens of cheese brands contaminated with listeria – Immediate recall - Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese in Ireland.]

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[Lay's potato chips recalled]

[China begins mass production of AI robots for warehouses and stores. AGIROS, a groundbreaking AI robotics company in China, is now mass-producing robots and integrating them into everyday life at a scale we've only dreamed of. This isn't a glimpse of the future, it's happening right now - I'd like to add - think of UBI - universal basic income.]

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Flash: "Bomb" with popular carbonated drink: Stopping its production is being seriously considered - Nestlé should consider stopping the production of Perrier mineral water, suggests ARS Occitanie, the Regional Health Service of Occitanie.

[Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Mars on the stand for conspiracy to create addictive products for children]

WashingtonExaminer: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) waded into a trendy debate on X when she posted, “STOP POISONING OUR FOOD. We must BAN seed oils, high-fructose corn syrup, and other highly processed additives. MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN!”

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[the-firebird69]

The facts on Trump's 2018 loosening of regulations on banks like SVB

3 hours ago

There's several locations that are towns spelled like a friend's name and they are located nearby faces and other chemical spills where the material is stored and he planned on multiple attacks using that and there are other areas nearby these towns all of them are his family name and I was shocked I turned it in this morning to the max and they grabbed as many as they could all day long and from his area all of them are trumpsters lots of clones and see the fat head got here and it walked down the street already and he's going somewhere else for the time being probably to try and draw Terry she's been out and he says he has business and a bunch of town names so I don't know where he's going but billium say probably up to PC right to our facility. And our friend says they investigate everything that's the max and that he's an idiot. And that says he know where he's going he's going to try and hit them that's what he's saying so they're following him and a friend doesn't want to ride in the same truck or vehicle car or near him in any way. Are these people are massive pigs they're really don't need to be here and I don't want to go to that apartment and loaded with these s*** heads. And the stink they're hurting the clan and they want to take over their job they're taking a lot of tech this weather here love it was Tommy f it's the only reason why these idiots are still around it's a crime ring I find about 50 lb of akerley in the United States in them with something. And they are trying to do things here to us in Port Charlotte probably saw the report go in and we see Max coming and they're getting messed up it's going to be a lot faster now because the max will have the Intel and they need it this guys are fanatics about putting devices around. It's going to happen to them very soon

Ken

We needed that information his son and our friend's eyes you just can't stand this guy anymore no we noticed that he had to do it it's dangerous but you need to be lit up it's going after you and that's Trump I'm going to take care of him he's a huge a****** to you too and he knows it and you know it for sure and he's going to be gone soon there's nothing left for him except to go we did the research and all those spots and found a lot more and is trying to do tons of activity there just saying that that our friend here on stuff and has land and it doesn't have any and most of that land is usable and we're going to clean it all up of course he can't go there and we're going to have him sell it and that'll be a source of money for him once these assholes are gone. There's a bunch of retards that are doing that and we're going to give them all the land this is easiest name in pain he said it'll probably sell to me and I probably will buy it and it wasn't his clans land either it's just idiots using a name and fame it's illegal and we check it we're checking Perrier And it doesn't look good. We caught a lot of them there with stuff and we've been catching these guys some stuff okay red-handed and we're resting them and they're going away for quite a while

Mac daddy

Well we ran the card he says and we did it yes at the Dollar general and we'll see you went through and these guys are trying to trace and piggyback and all that stuff it was very vehement today and a lot of people on it and they're pressuring him and bothering him and harassing him and you're trying to implicate him and stuff they're doing I'm sitting right next to you your implicating me in a crimes that you're doing and they're investigating you for them because you're stupid it's a dumbest thing I've ever heard you dumb f****** fruit the Santa Dave he said you're stupid they know I don't do anything and if I drink the law I usually get away with it and they don't care but they watch me at 24/7 many layers each clan I don't know do the dumbest people in my I've ever met in my life because your activities are tracing you out there to see what you're doing and Dave slow down on it no start doing more s*** and said they don't see anything and today he said he was exactly right I'm sitting here saying all this dumb s*** to him and he's getting hurt really bad and they think that's something just wait till tonight you're still blaming him and everybody's saying we see what you're doing now we've got proof and evidence of major wrongdoings in our son's life by these people we got it today and was sending it out

Frank Castle hardcastle

[wasab-ikat]

Art-Making: Postmodernism

Postmodernism is a movement that is hard to define. To me, it is riddled with bold designs, boundary-pressing expression, and a sense of freedom in art making. Terry Barrett shares major ideas in postmodernism, which he says, can be used to encourage art-making. Postmodernism, in Barrett’s eyes, seeks to escape the traditional confines of galleries, challenges expected matierals used in art-making, bridges high and low societal gaps, and leans on other artists in collaboration and influence. postmodernism addresses social issues like the hypersexualizationof women, racism, and facing traditionally distasteful aspects of society.

Escaping the Confines of Museums:

IT IS GUNS, moving truck and text, Jenny Holzer, 2018.

Collapsing Boundsries Between “High” and “Low”:

Untitled (Perrier x Takashi Murakami), Logo on bottles, Takashi Murakami, 2019.

Rejecting Originality:

After Alexander Rodchenko, Black and white photograph, Sherrie Levine, 1984.

Jouissance:

The Experience, mixed media, collaboration of artists at Ahha Tulsa, 2018.

Working Collaboratively:

Paramount, mixed media on canvas, Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1984.

Appropriating:

Elephant, mirror-polished stainless steel with color coating, Jeff Kooning, 2003.

Simulating:

Untitled, digital C-print, Gregory Crewdson, 2001.

Hybridizing:

Equestrian Portrait of King Phillip IV, paint on canvas, Kehinde Wiley, 2016. (I saw this on display at the Philbrook Museum in Tulsa- absolutely incredible!!!)

Mixing Media:

Cassiopeia, plastics and doll parts, Freya Jobbins, 2015.

Layering:

Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground), photographic silkscreen on vinyl, Barbara Kruger, 1989.

[shukuchi-stew]

Rewatched “Momentary Bliss”

And wrote down the lil flash of lyrics Damon was typing And I am absolutely hype to project 2Doc onto it

“Don’t go leaving on the five am bus, stay a little longer in this white castle with me and we can watch the Perrier trucks rumble” There’s another word at the end that he types but I couldn’t make it out.

[thebushwickcollective]

This is just one of @perrierusa NEW flavors available for FREE at the #perrier truck this SAT JUNE 1 2019 🚨at @thebushwickcollective 8th Annual Block Party #2019thebushwickcollective #bushwickcollective #bushwickcollectiveblockparty @roskloste dope new piece in the background in progress (at The Bushwick Collective) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByGHnr7gv5B/?igshid=q266wev9rlus

[drinkhv]

BONDTOBERFEST #17 GOLDENEYE aka The One Where The Video Game Was More Memorable Pierce Brosnan bungee jumps into our hearts and then promptly drives a motorcycle off a cliff after a plane, then skydives into it in time to pull it out of it's free fall. Not a bad intro. Baccarat, Russia, Russia, everything blows up, cheesy 90s computer hacking, Judi Dench is now M. Famke Janssen is our crazy Russian henchwoman who kills men with her legs. Joe Don Baker adds an extra layer of 90s. Bond chases a baddie in a car with a tank through buildings, statues and Perrier trucks. Baddie lair is in a giant satellite dish built into the earth. There weren't a lot of fun moments in this, so I guess when he pops in from the ceiling on a guy taking a dump? (Pictured) Another official Oktoberfestbier from @beerking211 this one is Hofbrau's. The truest of the true beer drank on the Weisn is the one you drink out of this bottle. Once the light-struck skunk waft blows off, this is the best of the Fests. Perfection. Now let's modernize to cans and get that stench outta here. Movie: D- Beer: A+ Female Bonding: 1 (39) . #Bondtoberfest #007 #jamesbond #goldeneye #film #fest #beer #beerlife #craftbeer #german #hofbrau #stein #litre #lager #oktoberfest #beerbeerbeer #thebeermatesnetwork #thebeernation #beeroftheday #beersoftheworld #fortheloveofbeer #movielovers (at Aricebo Observatory) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVMFbIjARFO/?utm_medium=tumblr

[imaginethatbabygifts]

Matchbox Perrier Truck

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1594604235/matchbox-models-of-yesteryear-perrier

[sandjsbeachbumbonanza]

Day 88 – Michael’s birthday

Even though S still had a dodgy stomach from the day before, he managed to accompany J to breakfast. Of course we ran into Michael, Nina and Liam/Otto at breakfast. Michael also has a dodgy stomach. Allegations have been made about the ice and the filtered water provided by the Hilton. Liam/Otto was also having a bad day and threw a plate in sympathy (it didn’t break). His mood improved dramatically after J gave him the rest of the gummy bears. S told J that there is a word for adults who ply children with candy – it begins with a “p” and ends with an “o”.

We learned today that S’ little bro has COVID and isn’t feeling too hot. We hope he gets better soon. We chased up the hotel about our COVID tests, only to discover they had forgotten about them, so they are now scheduled for tomorrow.

J tried her hand at snorkelling off the beach, but found it difficult to use the short flippers, which the dive shop recommended. There was a tide that was restricting her ability to get closer to the fish. However, she did spot some Picasso fish and unidentified tropical fish. S spent his afternoon at the clothing-optional pool. J joined him later.

We had a quick drink for happy hour and bought a bottle of Veuve Clicquot for Michael’s birthday. Michael, Nina and Liam/Otto picked us up in a buggy at 7pm. In honour of the event, S wore the Samburu kikoi around his waist. After suffering a mild wardrobe malfunction at the bar, we googled how to wear a kikoi and were able to figure out how to keep it around S’ waist. For those of you who are wondering, given the high likelihood of it coming off, he did not wear it Scottish style.

We were taken to a secluded part of the beach, where the hotel had set up a private barbecue and bar on the beach. The bar was set under a canopy of palm trees lit with fairy lights. It was spectacular. We gave Michael his birthday present – a ‘blue Hawaiian’ shirt. Nina was very pleased as she said she’s been trying to get him to buy a Hawaiian shirt for years or at least wear some brighter colours. He changed into it for dinner.

We started the night off with a bottle of Laurent Perrier rosé. Apparently his friend Otto from Munich called the hotel and ordered it for him. While we drank champagne, Liam/Otto was content playing with his beach trucks in the sand. Dinner was a 5-course blowout with lots of red and white wine. We had a salad and a pumpkin coconut soup, which were very nice. Then came the meat fiesta, consisting of chicken kebab and ribeye steak. None of us could finish our meat. When the waiter came to take our plates, we told him that while it was good, it was too much food for all of us to eat. He then told us there was another main course coming – the pork chop and sausage platter. We tried our best to get through it, but were thoroughly defeated. That is when the waiter told us normally there is a third main course consisting of fish and lobster, which Michael didn’t order as he doesn’t like food from the sea. J was very happy to meet a fellow picky eater. Dessert was blissfully a light fruit plate. The entire dinner was spent listening to the waves crashing upon the traditional Seychellois rocks and listening to Liam/Otto watch his favourite show, the Stinky & Dirty Show. Despite what you might think, it is a kid’s show about a garbage truck and a backhoe loader, and not S’ unwashed clothes from the safari. Nina decided to take the excess meat back to their room to feed the little jungle cats that live behind the villas.

Stuffed, we headed back to our rooms to sleep off our food comas.

[traekenimagines]

Don’t Play: A Theo Raeken Imagine

Request from Anon (and @baileystorm17​ because shes’s such a sweetheart and did request this whilst my requests were closed): Request for Don’t Play

So here’s this one (and I’ve finally found a use for this gif, you guys seriously have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for it). Hope you like it, enjoy x 

Want to hear the song? Find a link to it just below:

Don’t Play

Alone out in Saint-Tropez Lookin' as fine as a damn Monet Tryna hydrate on Perrier Everybody thirsty, drinks on me

High school was over, which naturally caused for a trip far away. Away from stress, away from the supernatural, away from Beacon Hills. All towards freedom, towards life, towards recklessness. 

Towards Theo Raeken. 

You hadn’t expected to see him. You’d never spoken to him much at school, having seen him around with Scott McCall and his friends, then his own little clique before disappearing and then returning again a few months later. 

He just didn’t seem the type to be at some dingy old bar; you’d always thought him to be suave in his own way, a distinct quality that made him all the more attractive. 

So yeah, you hadn’t expected him to be here. You definitely hadn’t expected him to buy you a drink, a smirk gracing his face when you took a sip from it, the alcohol scorching your throat, before proceeding to buy you another. 

“Are you trying to get me drunk?”

“All in good time, Princess.”

When I'm out, clothes on lay away Tryna take back what you say to me I don't give a damn what you say to me There ain't no time for games with me

“You know, I’m not that easy to get into bed.”

“Who says that’s what I want?”

You were on what must have been your fourth drink, downing one after the other, indulging in the ecstasy the substance provided you. The classic move had been used on you before, and being used to the ways of men, you were somewhat wary of it. But, this trip was the time for you to be reckless, and you couldn’t deny that Theo’s charm and intentions were things you found intriguing, drawing you to him. 

You turned to face him. 

“So then what? What are you planning if not to get me to strip?”

“I’m not saying no to that offer. Maybe, I just want to get to know you.”

He smirked again, your desire growing. You looked at him, a knowing look in your eyes. 

“No games, Theo. I’m not going to fall for you that easily.”

I'm moving on, I'm getting paid I'm on my own, I had some space to deal with it I'm moving on, it's getting late Go and grab someone and find a place to deal with it

By some unfortunate miracle, Theo’s wish was granted. As time went on, more cash having been squandered on drinks that did nothing to dull the heat in your veins, you found yourself opening up to him, answering his questions as he listened with intent. 

“So this trip is just some way of moving on?”

“Exactly. At least when I’m here, I don’t need to worry about all the crap I left behind in Beacon Hills. I mean, it’s not like anyone’s worrying about me.”

His hand moved to your cheek, causing you to freeze. It was the first time he had touched you, and it was electrifying. It was a cliche, sure, but it was the truth. Impulses moved through your skin, and you found it difficult to focus on his words. 

“I’d worry about you.”

Right, that was it. Enough playing. You stood, moving so you towered over him, earning yet another one of his signature smirks. You craned your neck slightly, so your mouth brushed the shell of his ear as you spoke. 

“Is the whole night going to consist of flattery, or are you going to take me home at some point?”

“When were you thinking?”

“How about now?”

Yeah, don't even try Can't fuck up my vibe Double cuppin' in the ride Motherfucker, don't play with me

You sat in the passenger seat of his truck on the ride home, your knee bouncing up and down in anticipation of the night ahead. He’d touched it at some point, instantly calming you and instead giving you a feeling of excitement. It had seemed an awfully long journey. 

And now you were here. 

Still slightly tipsy from the alcohol in your bloodstream, but just sober enough to know that this was what you wanted, you stepped out of the vehicle, taking his hand and letting him pull you along. 

“So this is where you’re staying?”

“Oh, is it not luxurious enough for you, Princess?”, you were at his room now, knowing that on the other side of the hotel door, a night you would never forget awaited, perhaps the start of something amazing, his lips inches from yours. 

“Don’t push it, Raeken. I’m not a very forgiving person. Which reminds me, I’m only down for games if I win.”

“Sounds perfect to me.”

He smirked, not for the final time that night, before unlocking the door, and locking his lips with your own. 

Masterlist

Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Masterlist

[nightcoremoon]

the republicans will shit themselves in rage at this so here's a compromise for those babies

don perrier and la croix and other crimes against water that are super fancy and from france, and not just pure actual water, should still definitely be sold for profit because more labor goes into it and people have jobs making it, but when it comes to ice mountain and aquafina and dasani and even the higher end stuff like fiji and evian should not, although an argument could maybe be made for individual bottles in gas stations [but the concept of price gouged convenience stores paired alongside the tendency for supermarkets to disallow homeless people inside leads to suspiciously classist overtones].

same with fancy food like... uh... what do rich people eat? scratch that, with food that has no nutritional value. meats/eggs and milk/cheeses and fruits/vegetables and bread/pasta and all cooking supplies definitely not, but like. when it comes to potato chips and twinkies, those are barely constituted as food anyway, literally kill thousands of people a day from heart disease and diabetes, and don't even taste that good anyway. I'm not saying that poor people don't deserve nice things (before anyone calls me a classist pig, I make less than $10K a year and help provide for a household of 5 and 4 pets), but in my years of working retail I've seen so many 500lb people in the electric scooters buy bags of chips, 2-liters of coke, snack cakes, literally nothing of substantial nutrition, and go to the checkout counter to spend food stamps. no vegetables, no bread, not even hot dogs and tuna fish, just empty calories and saturated fats and refined sugar. it's fucked up that the cheapest desirable food isn't even food, and the healthy shit is super expensive. healthy shit shouldn't be sold for profit but the garbage that causes everywhere around the world to turn their noses up at america? those by all means should be sold for profit. inb4 a flood of anon hate because I'm apparently oppressing the lower class by suggesting they shouldn't have to eat as many potato chips as they do.

healthcare though, yeah. I can't even say that superficial things like plastic surgery should be for profit because that... isn't superficial. lots of people get plastic surgery to cover burns and scars, recover from mastectomies, do gender affirmation surgeries, etc. literally every single possible thing in healthcare could substantially impact someone's life. the only thing is all of the malpractice insurance, but insurance should not be sold for profit either ESPECIALLY IF ITS MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

and yeah, housing too (except for the super fancy high end houses. price gouge the shit out of rich people please).

and may I also add on:

medication [which you'd think would be covered under healthcare but even with insurance pills can be hella expensive even- especially- if without them you'll fucking die]

education

transportation [bus fare shouldn't exist and should instead be a tip box to the driver, basic cars should be free and available and SAFE but I can understand the newest biggest loudest pickup trucks costing fucktons because it's unnecessary unless your job requires you have one so unless your business is independent and you have the money to buy one yourself anyway, it should be given by the company]

clothing [shirts, pants, socks, underwear, not all the fancy high fashion that only the people who can afford it will wear anyway]

BABY NEEDS [if the republicunts are so hell bent on mandatory childbirth, their pockets goddamn well better pay for the diapers and baby formula (since they're also so hell bent against breastfeeding) just as much as on the hospital bills for giving birth safely, considering they look down upon homebirths by midwives]

absolutely nothing should be sold for a profit if its absence can kill you.

water shouldn’t be sold for a profit.

food shouldn’t be sold for a profit.

healthcare shouldn’t be sold for a profit.

any system where people can die because they’re unable to access these resources needs to be dismantled.

[cksmart-world]

The completely unnecessary news analysis

by Christopher Smart

January 14, 2020

COURT: INLAND PORT LAND GRAB IS COOL

& GOODBYE SHITHEADS HELLO VANCOUVER

It's like this, government closest to the people is best — except when it isn't. This is the unofficial mantra of the Utah Legislature, where conservative Republicans keep a close watch on freedom and other stuff they want. Last week, a state court ruled that when lawmakers took control of 16,000 acres from Salt Lake City and its elected officials, it was in accordance with the Utah Constitution, which is divinely inspired. The land grab, er uh legislative action, is for the so-called Inland Port, where trucks and trains from all over would bring freight to a sea of warehouses and then shipped elsewhere by more trucks and trains. It would add thousands of tons of pollutants to our already poisonous air and further clog our roadways with 18-wheelers — but that's not the point, stupid. A board of good ol' boys, er uh, administrators, would control development and taxes — while elected Salt Lake City officials suck their thumbs. And that's just fine, the judge said, because the Inland Port “is sufficiently infused with a state purpose.” That is, it will create lots of low-paying jobs. Coincidentally, this not-so-slight-of-hand sets the stage for power brokers, er uh, community leaders, to make bank thanks to their buddies, er uh, administrators on the board. The judge forgot to mention that. See, it's like this, the people's will matters, except when it doesn't.

MIKE LEE: I'M NO BENEDICT ARNOLD,

GINGER ROGERS MAYBE

Two words for Utah Sen. Mike Lee: “De Caf.” Holy smokes, Lee totally lost it after a classified administration briefing on the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani left him H-O-T. It's “probably the worst briefing I have seen in the nine years I’ve served in the United States Senate,” Lee said. That, of course, got President Trump's undies in a bunch and sent tremors through his PR team at Fox News Channel For Real Americans. Windbag Lou Dobbs compared Lee to Benedict Arnold — ouch, the only thing worse is being likened to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Fox News host Bret Baier barked that Lee must be suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome” — an aberration usually reserved for idiot liberals. And Sen. Marco Rubio whined that he wouldn't share his milk with Mikey at lunch. Then before you could say, “Party at Mar-A-Lago,” Lee was praising the president and blaming his subordinates for force-feeding Donald bad advice. The senator was dancing backward faster than Ginger Rogers in Flying Down to Rio. “The president has made us look stronger through the restraint of power, not through the excessive abuse of it. And I applaud him for that,” Lee said. Tango, anyone? And don't forget to remember, Mike, to stay away from the 100 % Colombian coffee, you could splat out and get into big trouble with Fox & Friends.

SO LONG SHITHEADS, HELLO VANCOUVER

Want to get away? Meghan Markle, aka the Duchess of Sussex, couldn't bolt fast enough from Buckingham Palace — and it wasn't the bread pudding. The biracial American actress had enough of the churlish slights from the stiff Royals and the nasty British tabloids. So, it was off to Canada, where she will be treated like a Chinese panda. Meanwhile, everyone in Britain is in a frenzy. The Brits have been glued to the Royal soap opera because the Gang of Windsor is more important than Sir Elton John. (Sorry Wilson, maybe we should have said John Lennon.) Things are so ugly that statues of Meghan and Harry were ripped out of Madame Tussauds wax museum. That said, why would anyone in the good ol' USA give a rat's pajamas about the Royal family — Adele, at least, can sing. After some serious navel-gazing, the staff here at Smart Bomb came up with some prescient insights: Americans are titillated when Prince Charles or Prince Andrew screw up — we love to see Royal pain. And we smacked our lips when Harry brought Meghan home — it was a Guess-Who's-Coming-To-Dinner moment for a white dynasty that has wreaked havoc on people of color across the globe. Meghan Markle isn't exactly Mahatma Gandhi, but she did make the Queen spit up in her tea and hide the silver.

HILLARY MUST BE GUILTY OF SOMETHING

Well, dang it, that slippery Hillary Clinton escaped the hanging tree once again, despite general knowledge by Trumpers and Jason Chaffetz that she is a crooked, deceitful traitor who has cooked up all kinds of evil stuff from Benghazi to Whitewater. A two-year investigation by the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber wrapped up last month but found “nothing of value” to prosecute. What? How could this be? Trump and Michael Flynn and Jon Voight and a host of great Americans led crowds chanting “Lock Her Up. Lock Her Up” — and now nothing? Even disgraced FBI boss James Comey investigated her emails a couple of times. And former chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Utah's own Jason Chaffetz investigated Hillary and Benghazi nine — count 'em, nine — times because he and his Republican comrades  knew that then-Secretary of State Clinton was guilty of something, or everything. If not, at least they could make the public believe she was dishonest and dastardly. After all, you've got to give people someone to hate. It's a Republican truism. And it worked. It all worked brilliantly. Many uninformed Americans found it impossible to vote for Hillary because unlike her Republican opponent in the last presidential election, she is dishonest, lies all the time, screws people over at will, has delusions of grandeur and cheats on her taxes. Lock Her Up. Lock Her Up.

Post Script — That's it for another feel-good week here at Smart Bomb, where we keep track of Royal intrigue so you don't have to. Hold on to your hat, here's some really BIG news (It was on the front page of the Salt Lake Tribune, no less): Abby Huntsman is leaving the View — that's the TV talk show where Whoopi Goldberg and Meghan McCain scream at each other and throw chairs and stuff. The staff here at Smart Bomb doesn't know exactly why the daughter of Jon and Mary Kaye Huntsman is making a quick exit from such a great gig. Maybe it's because Jon is running for governor of Utah and doesn't want to be linked in anyway to communists, like Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg. Or maybe it's because Meghan McCain threw Perrier at Abby backstage and called her a baby lover. Anyway, her pops, Jon Huntsman, is in a tight contest, running against Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, former Speaker of the House Greg Hughes, Salt Lake County Councilwoman Aimee Newton Winder, Businessman Jeff Burningham, some dude named Jason Christensen and one Democrat — Zachary Moss. Big secret: Whoever wins the Republican nomination will be the next governor. Sorry Moss, but you are a stranger in a strange land. Many Utahns vote for Republicans, like Donald Trump and Greg Hughes, because they could never vote for a Democrat. For one thing, Democrats are immoral baby killers who want to restrict guns in schools. They want to rob the defense budget and spend more money on education and health care. And worst of all, they believe in climate change. If global warming was real, glaciers in Greenland would be melting and Australia would be in flames.

OK, Wilson, wake up the band and take us out with a little something for everyone, who, like Meghan Markle and Abby Huntsman, has had enough:

When are you gonna come down? / When are you going to land? / I should have stayed on the farm / I should have listened to my old man... So goodbye yellow brick road / Where the dogs of society howl / You can't plant me in your penthouse / I'm going back to my plough...

[sustainabilitysarah]

Plastic Bottle Waste

This semester, I brought in ~200 bottle caps to be used as a plastic source for creative projects and for machines such as 3D printers. Having everyone in my family collect their bottle caps for such interesting projects and physically seeing how many plastic bottles they actually went through encouraged me to research more into plastic bottle usage and this is what I found:

Plastic bottles actually went from being a miracle container to a huge polluter within one generation. The first PET bottle was patented in 1973 by Nathanial Wyeth but the water bottle craze didn't fully get launched until water brands such as Evian and Perrier took the idea and ran with it. Pepsico and Coke soon followed in 1994 and 1999, respectively. By the early 2000s, the use of plastic bottles in the US came virtually ubiquitous, with consumers stuck on the idea that water had to be within reach everywhere. Between 1994 and 2017, water sales in the United States had grown by 284 percent, according to Beverage Marketing Corp. data published by the Wall Street Journal and today, plastic bottles and jars represent about 75 percent of all plastic containers, by weight, in the United States, according to the Plastics Industry Association.

However, the real essence of plastic bottle pollution is not the overuse of bottles but what happens to them at the end of their life. Regulators and brand owners aren't making the commitment to make their bottles contain at least 50% recycled material which is a huge problem. Efforts to curtail plastic bottle pollution fall into two categories: efforts to reduce the use of plastic bottles and efforts to find new ways to deal with bottles once they’re thrown away. However, many solutions being developed aren't enough to make a real difference and most of them—including biodegradables—still require that the most elemental and least functional part of the bottle’s lifespan be performed: Someone needs to pick them all up.

In 2016, fewer than half the bottles bought worldwide were collected and recycled. One solution to this is to make consumers pay more for plastic items. Mark Murray, executive director of Californians Against Waste, says recovery of plastic waste won’t improve much until it is given greater value, achieved through additional cost of the product. Bart Elmore, a professor at Ohio State University says beverage companies would be wise to take a lesson from their own history: put a price on a bottle and you’ll get it back.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/08/plastic-bottles/

Here are some quick facts about plastic waste:

1. Humans buy about 1,000,000 plastic bottles per minute in total. Only about 23% of plastic bottles are recycled within the U.S.

2. Americans purchase about 50 billion water bottles per year, averaging about 13 bottles per month for every person in the U.S.! That means by using a reusable water bottle, you could save an average of 156 plastic bottles annually.

3. In 2016, world plastics production totaled around 335 million metric tons. Roughly half of annual plastic production is destined for a single-use product.

4. Even when single-use plastics are sent to landfills (there are 3,091 active landfills in the U.S. alone), they aren’t harmless. Landfill liners can leak harmful pollutants into the watershed and plastics on the tops of landfills can be carried away by the wind. The best way to curb single-use plastic pollution is to reduce your personal plastic consumption!

5. Plastic bottles are commonly made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which take 400 years to naturally decompose (yet is highly recyclable)

6. It is estimated that by 2050 the ocean will contain more plastic by weight than fish

7. 24,000,000 liters of oil are needed to produce these billions of plastic bottles

8. Bottled water is the second most popular beverage in the United States

9. 90% of the cost of bottled water is the bottle itself

10. Bottling water and shipping transport is the least energy-efficient method of water supply in the history of mankind

Sources: https://www.earthday.org/2018/03/29/fact-sheet-single-use-plastics/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/#494571d8292c

https://myequa.com/blogs/blog/89626311-facts-about-plastic-bottles

Here is a video I made based off this information:

https://www.powtoon.com/online-presentation/ggwGyYeyltB/?mode=movie#/

How does plastic bottle usage relate to climate change? 

Plastic bottle production generates heat-trapping gases at every stage of their life cycle. 

Plastic production is not just a pollution problem; it is a climate problem. Plastics are created from fossil fuels, mainly oil, and emit greenhouse gases from cradle to grave. Today, ~4-8% of annual oil consumption is associated with plastic manufacturing. However, if our dependence on plastic persists, plastics will account for 20% of oil consumption by 2050. 

Oil, gas, and coal are the building blocks of plastic production. Natural gas and oil are extracted from deep in the earth by harmful drilling and injection of sand, chemicals, or water to break up rock to release the fossil fuels. The oil and gas are then transported to facilities via pipelines, trucks or train, so just the extraction and transportation of these resources are incredibly carbon-intensive. Additionally, the land use changes caused by these activities contributes to emissions. Each fracking zone must be surrounded by acres of cleared land, meaning 1.686 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide has been released into the atmosphere as a result of clearing. 

Next, refining and manufacturing of plastic emits tons of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2015, emissions from the manufacturing of ethylene, the basic of polyethylene plastics, were 184.3- 213 million metric tons equivalent, as much as 45 million passenger vehicles emit during one year (!). Globally, this number is predicted to increase by 34% by 2050. 

Finally, the disposal of plastics created greenhouse gases. Plastics can be disposed of three ways: landfill, incineration, or recycling. Emissions from plastics incineration in 2015 were 5.9 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. Incineration also releases thousands of dangerous pollutants that can harm community health as well as creates ash that threatens ecosystem health. Landfilling has a lower climate impact than burning, although it comes with its own set of environmental injustices. Recycling is rarely profitable as recycled plastics are high cost with little commercial value. Besides that, it is largely inefficient as only 23% of recyclable plastic is actually recycled in the U.S. 

Zero waste and the conservation of resources through the plastic resources is the best solution to curb emissions from production. However, this will require a significant cultural shift and complete makeover for each step of the lifecycle. But in order to both reduced plastic pollution and slow down climate change, these changes are essential for the health and safety of our world. 

Source: https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/08/how-plastics-contribute-to-climate-change/

[chrisgoesrock]

Blues

★★★ HOW TO SING THE BLUES... A PRIMER ★★★

1. Most Blues begin, "Woke up this morning..."

2. "I got a good woman" is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, "I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town."

3. The Blues is simple. After you get the first line right, repeat it. Then find something that rhymes...sort of: "Got a good woman with the meanest face in town. Yes, I got a good woman with the meanest face in town. Got teeth like Margaret Thatcher, and she weighs 500 pounds."

4. The Blues is not about choice. You're stuck in a ditch, you're stuck in a ditch - ain't no way out.

5. Blues cars: Chevys, Fords, Cadillacs and broken-down trucks. Blues don't travel in Volvos, BMWs, or Sport Utility Vehicles. Most Blues transportation is a Greyhound bus or a southbound train, blues NEVER go on the northbound train. Jet aircraft and state-sponsored motor pools ain't even in the running. Walkin' plays a major part in the blues lifestyle. So, does fixin' to die.

6. Teenagers can't sing the Blues. They ain't fixin' to die yet. Adults sing the Blues. In Blues, "adulthood" means being old enough to get the electric chair if you shoot a man in Memphis.

7. Blues can take place in New York City but not in Hawaii or any place in Canada. Hard times in Minneapolis or Seattle is probably just clinical depression. Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City are still the best places to have the Blues. You cannot have the blues in any place that don't get rain.

8. A man with male pattern baldness ain't the blues. A woman with male pattern baldness is. Breaking your leg because you were skiing is not the blues. Breaking your leg 'cause an alligator be chomping on it is.

9. You can't have no Blues in an office or a shopping mall. The lighting is wrong. Go outside to the parking lot or sit by the dumpster.

10.Good places for the Blues: a. highway b. jailhouse Bad places for the Blues: a. Nordstrom b. gallery openings c. Ivy League institutions d. golf courses

11. No one will believe it's the Blues if you wear a suit, 'less you happen to be an old person, and you slept in it for the last 6 months.

12. Do you have the right to sing the Blues? Yes, if: a. you're older than dirt b. you're blind   c. you shot a man in Memphis Not if: a. you have all your teeth b. you were once blind but can see c. the man in Memphis lived d. you have a 401K or trust fund now

13. Blues is not a matter of color. It's a matter of bad luck. Tiger Woods cannot sing the blues. Sonny Liston could. Ugly white people also got leg up on the blues.

14. If you ask for water and your darlin' give you gasoline, it's the Blues. Other acceptable Blues beverages are: a. muddy water b. nasty black coffee

The following are NOT Blues beverages: a. Perrier b. Chardonnay c. Snapple d. Slim Fast

15. If death occurs in a cheap motel or a shotgun shack, it's a Blues death. Stabbed in the back by a jealous lover is another Blues way to die. So is the electric chair, substance abuse and   dying lonely on a broken-down cot. You can't have a Blues death if you die during a tennis match or while getting liposuction.

16. Some Blues names for women: a. Sadie b. Big Mama c. Bessie d. Fat River Dumpling

17. Some Blues names for men: a. Joe b. Willie c. Little Willie d. Big Willie

18. Persons with names like Michelle, Amber, Debbie, and Heather can't sing the Blues no matter how many men they shoot in Memphis.

19. "Make your own Blues Name" Starter Kit: a. name of physical infirmity (Blind, Cripple, Lame, etc.) b. first name (see above) plus name of fruit (Lemon, Lime, Kiwi, etc.) c. last name of a President (Jefferson, Johnson, Fillmore, etc.) For example: Blind Lime Jefferson, Pegleg Lemon Johnson or Cripple Kiwi Fillmore, etc. (Well, maybe not "Kiwi.")

20. I don't care how tragic your life: if you own even one computer, you cannot sing the blues. If you are reading this on a computer - maybe you cannot sing the Blues - but you sure can listen to it…