Dolly Parton releases “9 to 5” 45 yrs ago today.

“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”

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Happy birthday to the late Carrie Fisher, who would’ve turned 69 today.

Forever an icon.

A Holiday-Themed LEGO Gingerbread AT-AT Walker LEGO has announced the release of a holiday-themed decorative Gingerbread AT-AT Walker, which includes a gingerbread Darth Vader.

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This dog led an officer to his leash while being rescued from his burning home. 14/10 for all (IG: aurorapoliceil)

Closeup of Ms Finch at breakfast on birdcam.

#birds

The white cat is blind and has a best friend, a black cat, who is always by its side to guide it.

'Hugely significant' Irish archive donated to the State will be unveiled in Cork Donated to Ireland almost eight years ago, the Daniel MacCarthy Glas collection will go on display at Cork City and County Archives in Blackpool during Heritage Week

Fantastic to see this important collection, which was donated to Ireland, going on view in Cork! Some amazing bardic & Gaelic cultural items are included - particularly if you are a MacCarthy!

The Hummingbird is a beautiful little bird…. 🐦 🥰

Keep it weird, Austin!

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Photo of Tom Lehrer

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

YouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel Tom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We Go

Tom Lehrer died today. He was one of the great comedians our culture ever produced. Without Tom, there's no Weird Al, probably no that entire branch of comedy.

He went alone and beat the odds.

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Years ago, I wrote Tom Lehrer a letter asking if he would be open to an interview, knowing full well that he would likely reject me. I assumed I would never hear from him, but to my surprise, he responded and rejected me. I am honored to have been rejected by such a legend. RIP Tom Lehrer.

David Giuntoli is kind of stuck up and likes to delay shooting with pranks. Silas Weir Mitchell is extremely shy. Reggie Lee is a legit nice dude who has a donut named after him. Russell Hornsby is awesome.

Where are the parents to this kid!…
But wait for it… 👏🏼❤️

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died.

RIP, Mr. Osbourne. Your influence is/was mighty.

IMPORTANT

Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth! Here's a sneak peek from my lil' part in Wheelchair Sports Camp's DENVER ART MUSEUM TAKEOVER on July 25th!! "A Real Spectacle: Fit in with the Freaks" is gonna be a Disability Pride Celebration like no other!

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Get info: www.denverartmuseum.org/en/calendar/...

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror... I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.

I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

Happy Monday, please enjoy 52 seconds of baby otters

We all need a place where we feel safe…

Goodnight everybody. Sweet dreams.

bluesky is full of sickos

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