New territory,
new things to smell for canine
visitor off leash.

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Tiny type defies
bleary eyes, requires a
modest adjustment.

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What little we can
do is more than all the words
that have been uttered.

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

On the road to Birmingham with the band Brazeros Musical de Durango. From Brazeros Musical Oficial.

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Tom Jones performs “Sex Bomb” earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Frostbyte.

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Maynard Jackson senior kicker Jack Breedlove of Atlanta kicks a field goal at Carver High School. From Jack Breedlove.

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Highlight reel for Birmingham-Southern freshman running back Zack Seay. From Zachary Seay.

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Valerie Thomas of the Val Group (our vertical video of the week) tours the businesses of Pepper Place in Lakeview. From the Val Group.

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Highlights from Nashville country singer Jameson Rodgers’ shows, including January at Legacy Arena downtown. From Jameson Rodgers.

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Soccer: Birmingham Legion at Memphis 901, highlights from the game earlier this month at AutoZone Park. From USL Championship.

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A scene from “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” featuring the 1963 bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. From Judson the Pro.

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The amenities of Pelham. From Skyscraper Television.

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Feature on Callee the elephant leaving the Birmingham Zoo. From al.com.

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How estate sales work (our other vertical video of the week). From Birmingham Estate Sales.

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Promo for Homewood gym Nexus Fitness. From Nexus Fitness.

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Highlights from the Birmingham stop of the Southern Startup Road Trip, an opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet professionals in the startup world. From Bryan Barringer.

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Rapper/producer J.T. the Bigga Figga (a k a Lox) on WBHJ-FM 95.7 Jamz. From TrapFlix.

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Elevator at UAB Hospital. From Ivan Reid.

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Train in the fog. From Nostalgia Rail Videos.

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A virtual train in downtown Birmingham from app “Trainz Simulator 2.” From Deep South Railfan.

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Los Angeles rock band Los Lobos performs earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Actress Gabrielle.

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Los Angeles rock band Tool performs “Stinkfist” earlier this month at Legacy Arena downtown. From Cthu1hu42o.

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A visit to the Negro Southern League Museum downtown. From Tieesha Essex.

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Walking around the ballroom of the Parthenon downtown. From Dedrick English.

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Youth basketball at Pelham High School. From Jim Orr.

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Drone footage of I-65. From O0fo0o.

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A photo shoot leaves the studio for Railroad Park and Lightrails downtown. From Jose Pagan.

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A walk through Kelly Ingram Park downtown. From Jasper Akiser.

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Dashcam footage of Uptown to southbound on Red Mountain Expressway. From Juana Francisco.

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Birmingham mayor Randall Woodfin at the Tradition earlier this month at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Hoover. From Alabama NewsCenter.

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Matthew Whitaker of GKHouses property management in Homewood on investing in real estate in Center Point, Roebuck and Huffman. From GKHouses.

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Talking with Tiffany Martin of Ignite Cycle at Pepper Place in Lakeview. From Rev Birmingham.

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Promo for Crossover Birmingham event on June 5 at the Church at Brook Hills in Brook Highland. From Alabama Baptist SBOM.

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Talking with Ensley native and Houston rapper/singer Daniel Payne. From DJ Smallz Eyes 2.

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Swiss avant garde metal band Zeal and Ardor performs “Don’t You Dare” earlier this month at Saturn in Avondale. From Justin Johansen.

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Graduation day for Southside nonprofit organization STAIR of Birmingham, or Start the Adventure in Reading. From IPC Birmingham.

Plus, grads meet Mayor Woodfin. From IPC Birmingham.

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Sunny skies, sizzling
temps, a meltdown like no one
can ever reckon.

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Video: Talking with vets at the
Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington.

Happy Memorial Day!

Meet veterans of the Korean War as they visit the memorial site in Washington.

Their legacy is
freedom. Freedom to challenge
the powers that be.

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Photo: Jeanne Menjoulet (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for May 26, 2019:

• I listened to Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy,” an absolutely critical primer to the crooked justice system in Alabama and elsewhere.
  [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2VYZIiD
• Welcome to Stewart Detention Center, the Black Hole of America’s Immigration System
  By Christie Thompson @cm_thompson3
• Flashback: 10 years ago, BarCampBirmingham by the numbers
• 22 Lessons from @StephenKing on How to Be a Great Writer
  By @MaggieZhangx
• Flashback: Video crash course in metrics
• Who Gets to Decide Who Is an Authority on Food?
  By @RachelKing
  (RT @chrisbrogan)
• “In compelling us to root for a marriage — no small feat in an antihero show — ‘The Americans’ tricks us into rooting for a wife.”
  By @SaraFredman
  (RT @Longreads)
• A long open history of Donald Trump’s racism, Islamophobia
  By @GrahamDavidA, @AdrienneNGreen, Cullen Murphy and @ParkerTRichards
  (via @lisawborden)
• This is what happens when medical professionals don’t believe women.
  By Michele @Lent_Hirsch
  (via @ikepigott)
• Feeling Yourself, a @Mashable series for National Masturbation Month

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Goodest of all time

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for May 26 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Troves and troves of beach
treasures, piled in a bucket
to make necklaces.

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One of my hobbies
is to replace dead leaky
batteries too late.

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The narrator droned
on and on for another
35 CDs.

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The newspaper found
out that women exist and
have strong opinions.

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Instant access to
all the world’s markets and yet
still so hard to choose.

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Once the shine is gone,
what’s left but a decaying
mass of molecules?

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A look at Birmingham in videos …

Los Angeles indie pop band LANY performs in April at Iron City on Southside. From Delaney Greenhill.

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Soccer: Loudoun United at Birmingham Legion, highlights from the April game at BBVA Compass Field. From USL Championship.

And the full match. From USL Championship

And Birmingham at St. Louis in April at Toyota Stadium. From Birmingham Legion FC.

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Playing the piano in the lobby of the Tutwiler Hotel downtown. From Vic Bonnel.

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Keyboard capers at the Birmingham Zoo (our vertical video of the week). From Amy McLelland.

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Birmingham’s Jessika Harris sings with Carrie Underwood on “The Champion” earlier this month at Legacy Arena downtown. From Luckiest Wife.

And Underwood performs “Southbound.” From Brianna Nicole Duncan.

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Visiting the Riverchase Galleria, the Birmingham Museum of Art and Trader Joe’s at the Summit. From 탠저린 Tangerine.

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Train east of downtown. From Joshua Lawrence.

And trains in Irondale and downtown. From Amory Railfan.

Train in New Castle. From Kc4vlj.

And trains near downtown after dark. From Sean Madison.

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Goat yoga! At Goat Yoga Bham in Helena. From WVTM-13 News.

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Takeoff. From Emory Carver.

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Parking meter blues (our other vertical video of the week). From Dedman1107.

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The Birmingham Black Barons youth baseball team in action. From Yung Playa Entertainment.

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Promo for Fido’s Friend dog service. From McLelland Piano Studio.

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Drone footage of downtown. From Dunlap Productions.

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Amtrak Crescent pulling in downtown. From Esteban.

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Pitch for Sachai Tea Company to establish a kitchen incubator in Titusville. From Common Thread.

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Musicians from Cathedral Church of the Advent downtown perform “My Savior Left His Throne Above.” From Cathedral Church of the Advent.

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Taking in the Alabama Auto Show and the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. From the Roaming Blazer.

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Waving to patients at Children’s of Alabama during the seventh inning stretch at a Barons home game. From Minor League Baseball.

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Promo for July 26 Nonprofit Program Planning Intensive Workshop at Rev Birmingham in Woodlawn. From Ty Fix My Nonprofit.

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A Birmingham family celebrates at the University of Alabama graduation ceremony earlier this month. From Jacoby Sims.

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Apparent gunfire on the street (our other other vertical video of the week). From DJ Fa.

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Jets defensive end and Birmingham native Quinnen Williams talks about the value of education. From Robert Kahl.

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Interview with UAB dental student Kandis Carter. From Future DDS.

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Activist and Birmingham native Angela Davis announces she would like to receive the Shuttlesworth Award from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, on the TV show “Democracy Now!” From Democracy Now!

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Columbus, Ohio, hardcore punk band Beartooth performs “Afterall” earlier this month at Iron City on Southside. From Honda’s and Music.

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Pre-game reel for the Birmingham Bulls during the playoffs. From Birmingham Bulls.

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Atlanta artist Beme Mystique performs earlier this month at Zanzibar International Bar and Grill in Glen Iris (our final vertical video of the week). From Mobay Empire LLC 1.

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