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I'm back! Beef, it's what's for dinner. Ribeye with a lemon pepper and parsely compound butter, roasted asparagus, and a baked potato dressed with salt, pepper, butter, and Salvadoran Crema. (at Tabb, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZk0DR6O7Ud/?utm_medium=tumblr

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"The Phantom of the Opera," a graphic novel #phantomgraphicnovel #potogn

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A graphic novel adaptation of the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux, this book will feature characters and elements that are usually cut from on-screen and stage adaptations.

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A mysterious and dangerous figure, known only as the Opera Ghost, haunts the cellars of the Paris Opera House, terrorizing the crew and staff and extorting the managers for both money and box seating. He falls in love with a young singer, Christine Daaé, and privately tutors her while demanding she be given lead roles. As Christine falls deeper under his spell, it is up to her lover, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny and a stranger known as The Persian to save her from his clutches.

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Thomas Schulze and Colby Thomas (SCAN) 1993/2000 Hamburg, Germany Credit: Unknown.

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@instructor144 Here is a comic written and drawn by a demisexual, that explains demisexuality on a level that is readily understandable, knowing you, you already have a firm grasp of the subject matter, but it is a really nice tool to have.

“Confessions of a Demisexual”

I have come to realize I identify as a demisexual. After trying to figure out a way to explain to my friends and family, I wanted a visual to help me explain it and what it means to me. I searched the internet and I couldn’t really find a comic that could help visualize my personal feelings on the topic so I decided to put this together.

I had a lot more information I wanted to include, but I didn’t want it to be overwhelming as I felt this was already a pretty informative piece. I feel like if there is more to share, including my personal experiences, or to help clarify misconceptions, etc. I will consider it!

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

www.demisexuality.org www.asexuality.org www.demisexuality.freeforums.net www.asexualityarchive.com www.reddit.com/r/demisexuality/

and there’s so much more!

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And I was getting in trouble because I have a paperback copy of "Have Spacesuit Will Travel" tucked inside the "See Dick chase Jane" book, and despite me reading aloud a passage of her choosing, called me a liar, and said I could not possibly be reading that book. That was the day I lost my innocents and realized that grown-ups could be cruel, arrogant, and and deliberately wrong. It was also the day I discovered just what a truly, momentously bad idea it was to threaten one of my mother's children. I was in the principals office when Mom got there, waiting in fear, because in those days, getting in trouble at school meant getting in trouble at home too. To my six year old mind, if home had to come to school because of trouble, well, the consequences were likely to be too terrible to contemplate. So Mom comes into the room already steaming, I did not know she knew why I was there, but the first words out of her mouth were, "Are you calling my son a liar?"

The principal, a lady of elegant southern upbringing smugly replied, "His teacher says he told her he was reading from a book well above his reading level, what do you propose we call it?"

Seldom at a loss for words, Mom replied, "Incompetence."

The principal clearly did not expect that reply, and replied something along the lines of, "Excuse me?"

Now I should admit that this all happened 55 years ago, and long ago gained the status of family legend, so the precise wording of parts of this is perhaps refined a bit, and a tiny bit more eloquent than actually happened. I do clearly remember my mother pointing to her bookshelf and asking her to select a book she was confident I had not read. (The teachers accusation was that I had obviously memorized an approximately 175 page paperback that had no pictures - more on this later) The Principal, taken aback, picked out what I recall as the sixth grade social studies book, still to this day the largest text book I have ever personally used. Mom then said open it to a random page, and point to a random paragraph (or words to that effect) and told me to read what the principal had pointed out. Being a boy who liked to show off what he was good at, I read it silently, asked what one word meant, and then read it aloud, as Grandpa insisted, with feeling.

Mrs. Principal, clearly surprised for some reason I didn't understand flipped to another page, and pointed to a different paragraph. I do remember looking at it and telling her it would be cheating, because I had memorized the preamble to the constitution, after which I was sent out to the secretary's area to wait with some rather surprised school office staff, who had all assumed I would be in great distress, for in my little Arkansas mountain town, corporal punishment was still all the rage.

A brief period of time later Mom came out of the office followed by the principal. When we got to the classroom, I was sent in to gather all of my things, as I did the principal had a "discussion" with the teacher in the hall. I don't remember what was said out there, although I do remember raised voices, the only thing I remember about what was said between the grownups was "If he could memorize that whole paperback, don't you think he would be better at remembering math facts?" in which we were drilled at incessantly.

The next thing I remember was hearing my Mom say, "No, you shamed him in front of the class, so you'll apologize there as well," and a red faced and obviously angry first grade teacher came in the room, admitted that she was wrong, and actually apologized! I strongly suspect that my face look like that of the child in the picture posted by @instructor144.

I ended up in a different classroom, where my reading level was evaluated as that of a seventh grade student, but I remained a mediocre student at best. I tried, really I did, but between learning to live without my father, who had died in a boating accident on the eve of my family being transferred to France by the USAF, being terribly awkward and not understanding that showing off wasn't the best way to make friends, and having diagnosed but untreated ADHD (another story for another day) conspired against my best efforts. I would be in high school before I figured out how to self medicate with coffee and Coca-Cola, and achieved some semblance of success.

Two lessons I did learn that day were that if I knew I was right, to stand up for myself, and that when the chips were down, mom had my back.

I had never had reason to really think about it before that day. I was 100% boy, and I got in plenty of trouble, but not nearly as much as I deserved. That set in concrete that we stood up for each other, and that Mom, and by extension my grandparents, would believe and support us.

Oh, and @instructor144, I would really like to know how you got a picture of my little brother at three years old, okay, it isn't really a picture of my brother, but is is a close enough resemblance I had to stop and think about it.

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How did @bleyedtrouble get into my recipe book?!

So true!

@instructor144 @5triderofthenorth @svracer469

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Being the trust but verify person I am, I called the TSA office at my local airport and asked them about this, they confirmed that at Newport News/Williamsburg Int'l they do know about and watch for this, and their procedure is to require them to speak to the person privately and specifically ask if they have been abducted, are being forced to do anything against their will, are being threatened, or need help of any kind.

Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.

Reblog to save a life?

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For all of the Savage Daughters who have graced my life!

I Am My Mother's Savage Daughter

Savage Daughter by Wyndreth (lyrics - listen to this & others in link)

Refrain:

  I am my mother’s savage daughter,  The one who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones.  I am my mother’s savage daughter,  I will not cut my hair, I will not lower my voice.

My mother’s child is a savage. She looks for her omens in the colors of stones, In the faces of cats, in the fall of feathers, In the dancing of fire and the curve of old bones.

Refrain

My mother’s child dances in darkness, And she sings heathen songs by the light of the moon, And watches the stars, and renames the planets, And dreams she can reach them with a song and a broom.

Refrain

Now my mother’s child curses too loud and too often. My mother’s child laughs too hard and too long, And howls at the moon and sleeps in ditches, And clumsily raises her voice in this song.

Refrain

Now we all are brought forth out of darkness and water, Brought into this world through blood and through pain, And deep in our bones the old songs are waking, So sing them with voices of thunder and rain!

 We are my mother’s savage daughters,  The ones who run barefoot, cursing sharp stones.  We are my mother’s savage daughters,  We will not cut our hair, we will not lower our -

 We are my mother’s savage daughters,  The ones who run barefoot, cursing sharp stones.  We are my mother’s savage daughters,  We will not cut our hair, we will not lower our -

 We are my mother’s savage daughters,  The ones who run barefoot, cursing sharp stones.  We are my mother’s savage daughters,  We will not cut our hair, we will not lower our voice.

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US Helplines:

Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696

Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433

LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438

Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673

Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272

Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-4394253

Child Abuse: 1-800-422-4453

UK Helplines:

Samaritans (for any problem): 08457909090 e-mail jo@samaritans.org

Childline (for anyone under 18 with any problem): 08001111

Mind infoline (mental health information): 0300 123 3393 e-mail: info@mind.org.uk

Mind legal advice (for people who need mental-health related legal advice): 0300 466 6463 legal@mind.org.uk

b-eat eating disorder support: 0845 634 14 14 (only open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8.30pm and Saturday 1pm-4.30pm) e-mail: help@b-eat.co.uk

b-eat youthline (for under 25’s with eating disorders): 08456347650 (open Mon-Fri 4.30pm - 8.30pm, Saturday 1pm-4.30pm)

Cruse Bereavement Care: 08444779400 e-mail: helpline@cruse.org.uk

Frank (information and advice on drugs): 0800776600

Drinkline: 0800 9178282

Rape Crisis England & Wales: 0808 802 9999 1(open 2 - 2.30pm 7 - 9.30pm) e-mail info@rapecrisis.org.uk

Rape Crisis Scotland: 08088 01 03 02 every day, 6pm to midnight

India Self Harm Hotline: 00 08001006614

India Suicide Helpline: 022-27546669

Kids Help Phone (Canada): 1-800-668-6868

FREE 24/7 suicide hotlines:

Argentina: 54-0223-493-0430

Australia: 13-11-14

Austria: 01-713-3374

Barbados: 429-9999

Belgium: 106

Botswana: 391-1270

Brazil: 21-233-9191

China: 852-2382-0000

(Hong Kong: 2389-2222)

Costa Rica: 606-253-5439

Croatia: 01-4833-888

Cyprus: 357-77-77-72-67

Czech Republic: 222-580-697, 476-701-908

Denmark: 70-201-201

Egypt: 762-1602

Estonia: 6-558-088

Finland: 040-5032199

France: 01-45-39-4000

Germany: 0800-181-0721

Greece: 1018

Guatemala: 502-234-1239

Holland: 0900-0767

Honduras: 504-237-3623

Hungary: 06-80-820-111

Iceland: 44-0-8457-90-90-90

Israel: 09-8892333

Italy: 06-705-4444

Japan: 3-5286-9090

Latvia: 6722-2922, 2772-2292

Malaysia: 03-756-8144

(Singapore: 1-800-221-4444)

Mexico: 525-510-2550

Netherlands: 0900-0767

New Zealand: 4-473-9739

New Guinea: 675-326-0011

Nicaragua: 505-268-6171

Norway: 47-815-33-300

Philippines: 02-896-9191

Poland: 52-70-000

Portugal: 239-72-10-10

Russia: 8-20-222-82-10

Spain: 91-459-00-50

South Africa: 0861-322-322

South Korea: 2-715-8600

Sweden: 031-711-2400

Switzerland: 143

Taiwan: 0800-788-995

Thailand: 02-249-9977

Trinidad and Tobago: 868-645-2800

Ukraine: 0487-327715

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Black Eyed Peas for health, collard greens for wealth, and roast pork because we love it! Happy New Years everybody may yours be healthy and prosperous! https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yzakRANKz/?igshid=1td229c148nmi

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Evening lovlies! I hope ya'll had a better day than me. It wasn't too bad really, I've had a lot worse. But it was most definitely blah, blah, blah!! 😂 But tomorrow is a new and fresh day! Enjoy the rest of yours and sleep well!

💋XOXOXOX💋

Daddy @texasbikerdom49

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Master Wes does Classic Rock

I was bearly able to control my laughter… 

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I found this following @instructor144, he is a pretty bright guy, If you hear something smart coming out of me, its a better than 50/50 shot I heard or read if from him, or another smart person.

Hey D-Types …

Want their devotion, their submission, their love and trust? Then keep showing up and be present!

Hey s-types …

IT TAKES TWO!

The problem happens when we let the dark fairytale become the standard by which we judge our real D/s lives and loves.

Like far too many of my fellow subby hearts, I can get all wrapped up in the magical thinking, the fantasy of D/s. But it is the predictability I actually need, the certainty of Him.

HARD QUESTIONS FOR SUBBY SOULS:

▪Could it be that YOU are creating the circumstances that leave you suffering and feeling "alone?"

▪Do you consistently receive your D-type with open arms and accept Their guidance with a servant’s heart?

▪When you get that “boring” predictability, do you create turmoil by always seeing “the greener grass?”

▪If you want to keep and please that D-type who would be your rock, what are YOU doing to consistently let Them lead and not just be your safety net?

If you’ve got a good Dominant that loves you, one who has earned your trust with their consistency, maybe you already have your happily ever after right where you are and don’t need to cling to fairy tales anymore.

Anyways, just my subby old wife two cents ...

** another wrongly flagged post with Submissive-Seeking caption resubmitted

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Here we are, turn the page.

I'm a loyal person, perhaps at times too loyal. I am built in such a way that once I accept you into my tribe, my circle, my family, whatever you want to call it, I literally cannot see things about you that I easily see in outsiders. I suspect that most people are this way to a certain extent, and I like to think that as I have matured, I have gotten better at guarding my blind spots. Perhaps I'm only fooling myself, but such is my hubris.

I tend to not only be loyal to people, but to products as well. I carry a Samsung phone. Why? because way back when, probably 2015 when Motorola pissed me off by no longer making a horizontal slider with a physical keyboard, something that even I could not help but notice, I changed platforms to the Samsung Galaxy S line. I have a S9+ now, and most likely when the S10 comes out, I'll have that too. Samsung will have to do something really stupid to chase me off, I'm just that kind of person.

I told you all that, so I could say this:

Tumblr, you suck!

I'm tired of you, or your fixes that make things worse, of your inability to respond, and what seems like a don't care attitude. It took a lot, but killing off the NSFW pictures was the back breaking straw. It's not because I think 90% of the pics were a particularly big loss, its because I firmly believe that it is just the first step, and that sooner rather than later NSFW words will be next. The problem is, who gets to decide? Quite frankly, I cannot think of a single person on or off this planet I would trust to control what I am allowed to see. I wish I could completely leave you, but I have too many friends ho are not going to leave, their reasons are their own, but I'm done giving you my original content. I'm moving on, you can find me at https://yorktown-academy.bdsmlr.com/ if you are interested.