Best Wishes to the Women Marching to DC Today

Today is an invigorating day in U.S. history, some of the likes the current generation really hasn't witnessed before as thousands of women descend upon Washington D.C. and elsewhere across the country and world, to stand for women's rights. The complete mission statement from the Women's March website is quite encompassing and well-written;  I know that it helped me to more fully understand what today is about:

MISSION AND VISION

We stand together in solidarity with our partners and children for the protection of our rights, our safety, our health, and our families - recognizing that our vibrant and diverse communities are the strength of our country.

OUR MISSION

The rhetoric of the past election cycle has insulted, demonized, and threatened many of us - immigrants of all statuses, Muslims and those of diverse religious faiths, people who identify as LGBTQIA, Native people, Black and Brown people, people with disabilities, survivors of sexual assault - and our communities are hurting and scared. We are confronted with the question of how to move forward in the face of national and international concern and fear.

In the spirit of democracy and honoring the champions of human rights, dignity, and justice who have come before us, we join in diversity to show our presence in numbers too great to ignore. The Women’s March on Washington will send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office, and to the world that women's rights are human rights. We stand together, recognizing that defending the most marginalized among us is defending all of us.

We support the advocacy and resistance movements that reflect our multiple and intersecting identities. We call on all defenders of human rights to join us. This march is the first step towards unifying our communities, grounded in new relationships, to create change from the grassroots level up. We will not rest until women have parity and equity at all levels of leadership in society. We work peacefully while recognizing there is no true peace without justice and equity for all.

HEAR OUR VOICE.

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I like the organization's stance to be non-violent and concentrate on fighting the practices of evil, not action against individuals themselves.  Besides speaking out, the event is to also boost morale and provide spirit.

Some of the pictures already appearing from the event:

Sorry this so blurry, but this is pic of 95 south... nothing but busses lining the road! #WomensMarch #WomensMarchOnWashington #herewego pic.twitter.com/c2ttH0vDly

— ShannaLyn (@shannanigans365) January 21, 2017

 

These D.C. streets are glorious #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/w5JbLMpRmE

— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) January 21, 2017

 

Women March Worldwide to Save the Human Race 🌎🕊#WomensMarch #womensmarchlosangeles#WomensMarchOnWashington #RealTime pic.twitter.com/M9p5YOhUMQ

— Women Save USA 🇺🇸 (@WomenSaveUSA) January 21, 2017

 

The woman next to me on the plane was handed this by the flight attendant. #WomensMarchOnWashington #WhyIMarch pic.twitter.com/PjlL9H59KR

— Candice with an L (@artist4ever) January 21, 2017

 

My flight, my sisters flight, our hotel... all packed with cheering women ready to march. This is awesome. #WomensMarchOnWashington

— Leah Pipes (@leahmariepipes) January 21, 2017

 

Starting off 30 hours of world-wide marches in Auckland with @alisonmau MCing. #WomensMarchOnWashington #WomensMarch #WMNewZealand pic.twitter.com/ocFlhGLDws

— Nicki Gemmell (@nixit) January 20, 2017

 

This is Shirley. She's half American, half Kiwi. At 3 months old, this is her first march. #WomensMarchOnWashington #WMWelly #solidarity pic.twitter.com/gByq0L1hVT

— Julie Anne Genter (@JulieAnneGenter) January 20, 2017

 

Flights full of women are headed to D.C. to attend the #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/Sigj2lfoqZ

— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 20, 2017

 

When asked why they're marching: "Honey, we lived through the 50s. We know what it's like and we won't go back." #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/h6In4rPNCj

— Alexandra Kotowski (@kotowsa) January 21, 2017

 

#WomensMarch #WomensMarchOnWashington we out here!! @rockellemor @arieeaanaa pic.twitter.com/SOr5cCofAK

— Flentroy (@Flentroy) January 21, 2017

 

The National Mall right now #WomensMarchOnWashington #womensmarch #NBC4DC pic.twitter.com/A9ZwrsSx94

— Angie (@OhMyGOFF) January 21, 2017

#WomensMarch Give 'em hell, gals! #WomensMarchOnWashington

— Ryan Silberman (@RyanSilberman) January 21, 2017

 

Sophie Cruz giving a speech while her mother wipes away tears. So powerful. #WomensMarchOnWashington

— LMLClark (@LMLClark) January 21, 2017

Over 1000 people in the u district unable to get on the 48. #kingcountymetro #WomensMarchOnWashington

— Incognito (@ntwhattheyxpctd) January 21, 2017

#WomensMarch Oslo pic.twitter.com/0xYCUoymtH

— Biff Medløkken (@gressplener) January 21, 2017

Great turn out at the Sister Rally in Belfast today!! #WomensMarch #Belfast #notmypresident pic.twitter.com/tyebZ2RlnM

— Paula Poots (@PootsPaula) January 21, 2017

Getting emotional at work after seeing the world-wide support for the #WomensMarchOnWashington

— Ally C. (@TRexAlly) January 21, 2017

The crowd at the mall is enormous! #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/vARW7XDdXz

— Millennials 4 Rev (@Bernlennials) January 21, 2017

"When it gets harder to love, let’s love harder." — @VanJones68 #WomensMarch #chicago #WomensMarchOnWashington pic.twitter.com/fH91E1b7D8

— Misz Goody2Shoes (@MiszG00dy2Shoes) January 21, 2017

 
What a day to celebrate being a woman in this country of America and all across the world.


pic sources:  womensmarch.com, Twitter
our playlist:  Invincible - Kelly Clarkson
                     I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
                     I'm Every Woman - the legendary Whitney Houston

Paper, Plastic, or Reuseable, Amy Adams?

Just a simple observation about a Just Jared post which caught my eye and funny bone this morning.  When you see this guy....

you know a little Power Point is coming, lol.

So it looks like Amy Adams was doing a bit of grocery shopping on Tuesday (1/17) afternoon, according to Just Jared.

Normally, I don't look twice at the grocery store photo ops on Just Jared because even though the central subject is a celebrity, the errand is a "just like us" type of excursion.

But because of the zoom in-shot in the third picture above, I couldn't help but notice what would have otherwise been a small, dismissible detail. It was a detail that bugged the heck out of me in the form of the box of Cocoa Pebbles in the grocery bag.  Was Amy in a big hurry and unconcerned about food item placement or was it simply a case of being unskilled in the practice of bagging boxes, bottles and jars?  To place the box of Cocoa Pebbles so haphazardly and precariously on top hit me like...

Large boxes are generally positioned along the outer edge within the loaded grocery bag.  This helps to stabilize and shape your cargo.  #GroceryBagging101 source

And is Amy really a Cocoa Pebbles eater? Hmmm... or is that box positioned like a garden stone to remind folks that she is a mother of a 6 year old?  I suspect the latter. #ReeseWitherspoonIsAPerfectMom101

Since Bristol Farms is a high-end gourmet store, I'm going to assume her sacker was a part time student on their first day.  *wink*  I'm also going to assume she perhaps left a reuseable tote bag behind in the car, what with the city of Los Angeles banning the offering of plastic bags by grocers and all.  *double wink*

And since the Oscar nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24, is it quite possible to assume this was just another typical warm-up, this-is-me-being-seen, please-nominate-me-for-an-Oscar photo op?

Darn that Cocoa Pebbles cereal box!

pic source:  Just Jared, giphy, kawhia
our playlist:   Go Where You Wanna Go - 5th Dimension
                      Hollywood Swingin' - Kool & the Gang

Revisiting an Old DataLounge Gold Nugget - on Jake Gyllenhaal and Austin Nichols from 2010

"For the person asking about the friend's private blogs it was 3 or more years ago before Jake bearded up with The Chin and all this nonsense about being straight started:%0D %0D %0D Nichols, Texas, same, in, bedroom, house, Austin: "when 'they' fall asleep", Texas, floor, shirt. %0D %0D Enjoy. %0D %0D"

—Anonymous

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07/27/2010

the source of that little 2010 gem 

With the %D's peppered onto the ITK drop, the puzzle kind of starts out looking like,

Take them out... [ Nichols, Texas, same, in, bedroom, house, Austin: "when 'they' fall asleep", Texas, floor, shirt.  Enjoy.]

and you end up with a mental image that's more like...

pic sources:  etsy, 123rf

our playlist: Don't Fight It - Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry
                      Forever - Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul

They Want To Buy My Pride: All Roads Converge at the Bates Motel

Out of nowhere, a sighting of Austin Nichols appeared in Vancouver, Canada on the set of the Bates Motel, September 27, 2016.

Bates Motel: The Walking Dead Alum Austin Nichols Cast as Rihanna's Onscreen Love 

At first, this "love interest" collaboration seems a bit unexpected, but if we look at Rihanna's past associations, maybe the pairing is not so odd at all. Let's take a Wayback Machine to January 9, 2015 when two other "peas in a pod" sat next to each other at a Madison Square Garden boxing match at Roc Nation Sports.

What a cozy coincidence.  Although, this would not be the first time that Rihanna has been linked to a curious selection of celebrities who, let's just say share something in common besides their profession.

1) Louis Tomlinson:

2) Jay Z and Beyonce

Rihanna, Beyonce and Jay Z Love Triangle 

3)  Drake

4) And, let's not forget...Josh Hartnett, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Brown, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Phillippe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lewis Hamilton, Ashton Kutcher, various NBA basketball players, et al. 

And, what's even more impressive is that Rihanna is only 28 years old!!! Boy, she sure gets around, don't you think?  Or is it that she and Austin Nichols, and all the rest of her seemingly motley coterie maybe have more in common than the Bates Motel?

collaborated:  Methodical Muser & PG

pic source:  tumblr, Facebook, Getty, yvr shoots

our playlist:  FourFiveSeconds - One Direction (cover)

                     Take a Bow - Rihanna

                     Cheers (I'll Drink to That) - Rihanna

The Boys of Jupiter (if they were near Storm Jupiter)

Since this administrator is about to be in the weekend throes of the ice-apocalypse "Jupiter", I thought it would be a fun challenge to take a look at some of our favorites in mitten-ready-mode for the upcoming Midwest Plains arctic weather...

First on deck?  Mr. Jake Gyllenhaal.

Mr. Austin Nichols.

Mr. Jensen Ackles.

Here we go again. #IGotThis (photo courtesy of @jarpad ) pic.twitter.com/SYCR7JyCRf

— Jensen Ackles (@JensenAckles) January 28, 2016

 

Mr. Jared Padalecki.

Oh, nothin... just filmin #supernatural in the snow while @JensenAckles @mishacollins & @Mark_Sheppard are vacationing!! #akf pic.twitter.com/yPyPApXOHy

— Jared Padalecki (@jarpad) January 6, 2017

Mr. Louis Tomlinson.

 Mr. Harry Styles.

Mr. Adam Lambert (language warning in the video! lol)

Winter Activities.

A video posted by ADAMLAMBERT (@adamlambert) on Jan 18, 2014 at 8:07pm PST

Mr. Kris Allen [chameleon'ing as white snow because there is NO picture of this young man in a coat, in snow, near snow, in cold weather, in a winter cap, eating ice cream, NOTHING.]

Mr. Zayn Malik.

Mr. Liam "Lima Bean" Payne.

Now those are my idea of snow bunnies.  

**Incoming** !!!

pic sources:  Today.com, pinterest, Capital, sugarscape, Youtube, IHJ
our playlist:   On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons
                        Snow - Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Trudy Stevens,                            Peggy Lee