I’ve been saving movie tickets since moving into this house. I thought they needed a home today.

There’s some cinematic gems, including the Star Wars 3D stub from the last time I drank.

Some of these bring back the memories, some I’ve even seen with you guys.

😊 🎥 🍿 #movies #homeimprovement

Saturday afternoon late lunch with Maggie. DRM European Cafe might be my new favorite, low-key eatery.

#photos #goodeats

I had a few copies of my November diaries left so Maggie and I left them at the St. Charles library. I’m always pleased to see so many people here on a Saturday morning.

PS— you can get a subscription for postal delivery here: tcr! diaries – the magazine

PS × 2— December issue will be out in a couple of weeks.

#photos #diariesmagazine #forsale

It’s the middle of January but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have flowers…so here ya go, peeps.

Our days, our lives are whatever we make them.

🌸 #photos #flowers #protip

I ain’t got time for all this shit.

#thestruggleisreal

Audio (MP3): 20180112 - No sirens, no lights, just horsepower

When I was driving to work this morning a sheriff’s car was behind me in the other lane. As we approached the intersection on Randall and 64 the stoplight turned yellow. I slowed down and stopped because I’m sure the sheriff had his eye on me. And of course my license plates are expired.

So then the sheriff gunned his car and blew through the red light. No sirens, no lights, just horsepower. Whether or not he was within his law enforcement privileges to do such isn’t important to what I’m writing here.

What is relevant is that at one time in my life I would’ve thought to myself, “Eff’ing cops.”

But I don’t think that way anymore. There are only policemen. Some are good, some are bad. Just because one guy does something doesn’t mean that I should throw out the whole lot.

Just the same, I don’t think of the “damn Mexicans” anymore. Nor do I think of the “stupid white boys” or the “blood sucking lawyers” or the “strung out crackheads” or the “christian zealots” or even the “soccer moms.”

Taking time to know people from those groups, talking with them, learning about their lives and struggles, wins and loses — all of that — has only made my life better. It’s made me a bigger person, bigger than the small town cracker I was growing up in Iowa.^[1]

Okay fine, we can categorize people. There may be some truths in stereotypes. But there’s a difference between that and judging people, condemning a whole race or social group.

I don’t know about you guys but I don’t like being lumped into a group because of what somebody else did or didn’t do. I want to be judged based on who I am and what I do.

At the end of the day we’re all just humans. You’ll find good and bad in any group. I want to look for the good. I’ll never go wrong with seeing people as individuals and making new friends.

#randallroad #advancedsoul #diariespodcast

1. See what I did there? I called myself a cracker…but not everybody in every rural town in Iowa. ↑

Yep, she built that all on her own.

⚔️ #photos #pugs

15 Moments When Stella Gibson Was A Total Badass

Watch The Fall so Stella (Gillian Anderson) can teach you how to be a boss. Warning: Some spoilers ahead!

You should really watch The Fall on Netflix even if it’s a few years old. It’s so much better than the X-Files reboots.

Seriously.

#tv #thefall

🐈 💤 🛏 #photos #cats

🙄 #amazon