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In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (here: www.lettersofnote... )
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Old suitcases and their contents, leftover from patients at a psychiatric center, photographed
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Favorite News Source--and seriously great quote
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On the Sim River, shepherd boy, 1910. color photos from 100 years ago
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Found: Victorian Kitchen Hiding in the Basement.
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AliceRose Gregory Lucky!
Night Kitchen Vintage Geri Wurth Aww. . How cool is that?
Joani Schofield I know! Why can't I find an old kitchen behind a pile of junk?
Elaine Young sounds like everyone's childhood dream. You know the one where you find a forgotten attic? Full of amazing stuff!
Joani Schofield In my childhood I probably would have wanted to find an attic with a time machine, now I want to find one full of cool antiques :) (although a time machine wouldn't go amiss either)
Even so called 'natural', ancient medicine can leave you horrified. Poor bear.
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Corinne Lee-Cooke I can't even look, it's just so sad. I hate that we treat animals as if they feel nothing. grrrr
Joani Schofield It's horrific, isn't it? I mean, I am not one of these people who think that animals are just like humans, but, like you said, they can feel, pain and suffering do affect them in horrible ways. There is not way to justify treating animals like this.
The Toronoto public library piloted it's Human Library project. You can check out people from diverse backgrounds for a one on one conversation. The goal is to break down prejudice.
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istanbul loves Athens Woww.. Norway needs this thing before another attack of far-right.
Joani Schofield This is the kind of thing the entire world needs. Face to face, personal contact is the best way to break down the barriers that cause violence and hate.
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule. 4 minutes later: The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk. 6 minutes: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again. 10 minutes: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children.. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.. 45 minutes: The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32. 1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100. This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities. The questions raised: *In a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? *Do we stop to appreciate it? *Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context? One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made. How many other things are we missing?
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Irena Sendler 1910-2008 A 98 year-old German woman named Irena Sendler recently died. During WWII, Irena worked in the Warsaw Ghetto as a plumbing/sewer specialist. Irena smuggled Jewish children out; infants in the bottom of the tool box she carried and older children in a burlap sack she carried in the back of her truck. She also had a dog in the back that she trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers wanted nothing to do with the dog, and the barking covered the kids’ and infants’ noises. Irena managed to smuggle out and save 2500 children. She eventually was caught, and the Nazis broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar buried under a tree in her backyard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived and reunited some of the families. Most had been killed. She helped those children get placement into foster family homes or adopted. Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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article on Sharbat Gula's life 17 years later
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My goodness, the things we do to one another...Vietnam, 35 years later, Boston Globe.
Lunar Eclipse!!!!! Tuesday, December 21st. Radical
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Corinne Lee-Cooke ooooh cool. I wanna see it!
Rally to Keep Fear Alive/Rally to Restore Sanity sign
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Fetching pins…
$100.00
Janice Eppler That's a free man talkin!
Christian Whitehead Thanks for posting. Great, inspiring story!
Carolyn Mathews Love it!
Wendy Finch to the point I'd say
Pam Davis beyond clever - he was a very smart man!