circumstances of our own making
Thursday, May 10th, 2018Trapped at a dinner
party. Painful swollen gums.
Stuck with bald tires.
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Archive for May, 2018
dry heat is a myth
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018A furnace blast of
hell’s halitosis roasts skin
and ignites children.
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gonna need you to go ahead come in tomorrow
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018The two most common
management styles are passive
and, well, aggressive.
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the prat signal
Tuesday, May 8th, 2018And we shall know the
pious through their bright ribbons
and virtuous tweets.
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#sundayread for May 6, 2018
Sunday, May 6th, 2018
Photo: David Burn (CC)
My picks for #sundayread for May 6, 2018:
- Flashback: The habit of writing
- The school beneath the wave: The unimaginable tragedy of Japan’s tsunami
By Richard Lloyd Parry @dicklp - The Turbulent Life of One of America’s Last Snake-Handling Preachers
By @JordanConn - Flashback: The post I’ll promote till the sun collapses
- It’s a “Premium Mediocre” world, and we’re all just living in it.
By Venkatesh Rao @vgr
(via @Evolving_Ego) - The Unabashed Beauty of Jason Brown @jasonbskates on Ice
By Pa @triciaLockwood - Flashback: From 10 years ago, Birmingham is ranked No. 1 for this unleaded mess
- From 1992: Richard Price’s Third Act
By @RonRosenbaum1 - On the road with Nigeria’s first mobile library
(via @kikiochieng) - Flashback: Book it: a scavenger hunt on social media
- Why Sorority Members Dress Alike
By Stephanie Talmadge @srtalmadge - The Girl Detectives: The University of Pittsburgh mostly female student club devoted to solving crimes
By @MarinCogan - Should we give up half of Earth to wildlife?
By Robin McKie - Alan Watts on Inner Sanity Amid Outer Chaos
By Maria Popova @brainpicker
(via @DrSteveMarshall)
More posts from Wade this week:
More #sundayread:
- All tweets for May 6 #sundayread
- The latest #sundayread tweets
- More #sundayread recommendations from me
the lost girl
Sunday, May 6th, 2018Tears in her eyes, she
stumbled round the playground to
find her missing mom.
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on the sliver screen
Saturday, May 5th, 2018Take an Imax hit.
reduce it to 2-D, slap
it on a smartphone.
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to-don’t list, heavily revised
Friday, May 4th, 2018Something something swear
off booze. Forget birthdays. Drive
really carefully.
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The Birmingham channel: Mostly valuable players
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018A look at Birmingham in videos …
Promo video for the Birmingham 2021 World Games, shown at July’s closing ceremony in WrocÅ‚aw, Poland. From the World Games TV.
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A night at Club Volcano in Ensley. From Louney G.
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Exploring downtown. From Brian Burridge.
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Brody Flack of the Birmingham Giants at bat. From Gottaluv48.
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Real estate agent Jason Secor on myths about the market. From Jason Secor.
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Rehabbing a house in the Wine Ridge subdivision of Hoover. From Denmark Properties LLC.
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Blair Miller of 24 Communications downtown discusses landing pages. From 24 Communications.
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Time-lapse footage of a match at April’s Icy Hot USTA Southern tournament at Highland Park Tennis Center. From Chika Williams.
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Basketball: Blue Devils (Birmingham) vs. ECL (Atlanta) in March at the NGS Kelly Memorial Classic tournament in Atlanta. From Charles Williams. From Byron Henry.
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Highlights from the 2017 Birmingham Bowl. From Birmingham Bowl.
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Explainer on changes to Malfunction Junction. From al.com.
Aerial footage of the I-65/I-20/59 interchange. From Live Storms Media.
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Mountain Brook country singer Sara Evans performs “Suds in the Bucket” in April at the Lyric Theatre downtown. From Team Timmons.
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Driving I-20/59 at night through downtown. From Of the Dawn Patriot.
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Promo for Birmingham Academy of Martial Arts in Trussville. From Birmingham Academy of Martial Arts.
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Highlights from Elite Stars in April at the Southern Spring Invitational tournament inside the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex downtown. From Elite Hoops Daily.
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A look at Violins of Hope in Birmingham. From Alabama NewsCenter.
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“Mighty Times: The Children’s March,” a 2004 documentary about the Birmingham Children’s Crusade in 1963. From Jaime Dudash.
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Softball: Ohio Hawks vs. Birmingham Thunderbolts in November in Chattanooga. From Hannah Hoverman.
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Fairhope sophomore and Birmingham Bolts catcher Justice Palmer taking batting practice. From Joey Palmer.
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Promo for T. Mills Realty Group in Inverness. From Stanley Parrish.
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Makeup tutorial to become Electra, by Birmingham YouTuber Becca BYBeautiful From Becca BYBeautiful.
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Visiting family in Birmingham. From Jordan the Alpha.
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Birmingham Bulls in action at the Pelham Ice Arena (our vertical video of the week). From Matthew Merrifield.
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Taking part in April’s Walk to End Lupus Now fund-raiser in Veterans Park in Hoover (our other vertical video of the week). From Tierra Shelton.
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Drone footage of downtown, Southside, Vulcan and Sloss Furnaces. From Dunlap Productions.
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The Muna Love Affair wedding show in April at Roots and Revelry downtown. From IA Film Group.
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Sierreño singer-songwriter Christian Valle performs in April at El Potrero Night Club in Huffman (our other other vertical video of the week). From Christian Valle Oficial.
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Wrestling match. From 2717watt.
More wrestling. From 2717watt.
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Vlog from Fultondale on starting out in trucker training. From Fire Bug Doug.
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Birmingham rappers Woody and Johnyboy. From Ray Themover.
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Interviewing Birmingham artist Douglas Pierre Baulos. From Wiregrass Museum of Art.
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Birmingham’s Jump Off Dance Crew performs. From Kobe Bryant.
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Talking with minister and TEDxBirmingham speaker Van Moody. From Regions Bank.
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A report on evangelization in the Latino community. From LLDM News Noticias de la Iglesia la Luz del Mundo.
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Interviewing Birmingham artist Merrilee Challiss. From Wiregrass Museum of Art.
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Dashcam footage of driving U.S. 280 and Rocky Ridge Road (our final vertical video of the week). From Joziel el de la Pauta Latin Music.
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Graduating from Samford and visiting New Orleans in December. From Bila Nguyen Ngov.
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Helmetcam footage of riding to and walking through Rickwood Field in Rising – West Princeton. From Hammereye 85.
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A mural by Birmingham artist Marcus Fetch on the Waites apartment building on Southside celebrating the World Games in Birmingham in 2021. From the World Games TV.
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a spoiler-free experience
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018Don’t read reviews that
reveal Rosebud is a sled
or Gwyneth’s boxed head.
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holy wit
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2018If only the staid
preachers were as funny as
the church signs outside.
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kneeling friend
Tuesday, May 1st, 2018Arise, Sir Keeps Her
Under the Umbrella and
Kills All the Roaches.
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