clickies

[phinnia]

clickies from anahcrow *cuddles* <3

alan grayson EXPLODES on congress, both on GOP and weak-kneed democrats both i LOVE this man. seriously i am pondering supporting his campaign. there's a transcript and a video both. worksafe. <3

raven detained for stalking woman escapes police

maggie's cancer centers: the building that wants to hug

thugs attack

Comments

[inlaterdays]

That story about the raven makes me wonder whether Poe based his poem on a real bird that was annoying him! Amazing.

I hope you feel better soon. *hugs*

[hyrkanian]

I heard about the stalking raven on NPR this morning. But your link explains the bird's motives, I think.

The bird has either taken a particular dislike to the woman, or it has a split personality, Köller said, explaining that the raven had got on well with its victim's neighbor. "The neighbor said the bird was always friendly to him and that he stroked and fed it," said Köller.

The bird has come to expect people to feed it. She's not feeding it so she's getting harassed.

[silverjackal]

As the poster above me said -- the raven hasn't got a split personality, and isn't "persecuting" the woman. It's been inappropriately tamed by the neighbor and now thinks all humans are friendly and potentially sources of treats. If the human doesn't comply it gets pushy. Exhibit #3,455,768,984,756,373 on why people shouldn't interact with wildlife.

[anahcrow]

That waiter donating the money was such a sad/sweet story. I wish that him doing something that good would cancel out the abject crazy of the rapist.

Here's another lovely one: the "Women are Heroes" exhibit http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8295610.stm (I love that he used the word 'heroes'. It's so equalizing. The whole article is worth reading for the scope of the story and the artist's work outside the 'artistic' part of his project.)

[blackmare]

Thanks for posting that. I love the art-improves-life angle, because it does, and America in particular ignores that fact.

And yes, women are heroes: the origin of the word is feminine, not masculine. The Greek Hero was a woman.

This is why I despise the word "heroine." It's silly and redundant. :-)

[anahcrow]

Yes, exactly. It's like everything good gets sucked up and consumed by the masculine. :p

And, I really liked that article and the artist, because he didn't just borrow from those women to make a point, he helped make things better for them.

[erkunden]

Thank you for the cage fighters story; I needed that laugh. :)