letsbuildahome-fr:

Crews tear down iconic coaster destroyed by Sandy via NBCNews

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Okay, is it just me or is the hot dog man in the 3rd photo totally creepy?!?

rosalarian:

Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy, in case you hadn’t heard. How dare she remove those ticking time bombs from her chest, amiright? Like, hasn’t she learned by now that her body is public domain and we all get to vote on what she does with it? Sheesh, how selfish can ya get.

Yup this is pretty accurate. I’m in a total mystery zone - no breast cancer in my family, but I have fibrocystic breast disease. This diagnosis was made because I had three (thankfully) benign fibrous tumors removed from my right breast when I was 19.

I used to have to fight with my health insurance company to get a doctor-recommended mammogram every two years because despite my doctor’s orders, the health insurance company couldn’t understand why an otherwise fairly healthy 20- and 30-something-year-old woman would need a mammogram every two years. Every time it was the same conversation, and much as I don’t think any woman loves a mammogram, I was going to get it and damn the health insurance company line of “Well, is it really needed?” Yes it damn well is needed! Self-exams and ultrasounds can only tell you so much…

I got lucky, and after many tumor-free exams, my doctor said I could probably stop getting the mammograms until I hit 40. Then I’d be like every other woman lining up on an annual basis, but I have also been thinking about a reduction to remove the dense breast tissue that puts me at risk and makes my mammograms hard to read. Never mind the fact that it would be really cool not to have to hoist my boobs into $120+ custom bras every time I want to do anything. I also have a husband who supports this possible choice of action, and unlike Angelina Jolie, there’s no potential for public criticism to come my way.

But it’s interesting, isn’t it? The way people react to someone making a hard decision that may save them from suffering, possibly even saving their life.

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cat doesn’t want to get out of nice warm bath [x]

Kitten soup!!!!

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thefrogman:

Say cheese.

HA!!!! When we get our kitten, Mr. Cat will have the same “Kill me” face for, like, a year.

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