The homie sent over the new video from Southern California dream pop artist KEANA. It’s called "Lilac" and is all about that blissful warm feeling we can have during meditation and dreams. The song has whimsical soundscapes and attention grabbing melodies.
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Brain Implant Lets Man ‘Speak’ After Being Silent for More Than a Decade – WSJ
Wholesome Photos That Will Put A Smile On Your Face – Ned Hardy
Wear permethrin-treated clothing if you are going to be out in nature. It can be a pain but a few bucks and minutes of prep is way better than the weeks, years, or a life time that tick borne diseases can mess you up – Amazon
You’re a Bad Listener: Here’s How to Remember What People Say – Fast Co
Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case, A Judge Has Ruled – NPR
You Can Unshrink Your Shrunken Clothes – Life Hacker
How Lola Bunny Broke the Internet – The Ringer
These Are the World’s Most Expensive French Fries – Food And Wine
Truck Hauling Ten Tons Of Ramen Noodles Crashes Into Lake, Almost Creates World’s Largest Soup – Jalopnik
The 7 Most Bad Ass Pirates to Ever Live – Linkiest
A Karen Falsely Calls Police on Innocent Man After She Suspects He Stole Her Son’s Phone…Wait For It – Meaww
Awesome lighweight shirt for running or hiking in the hot weather. The material of the shirt wicks away sweat and it dries fairly quickly. Also has UPF rating of 50+ for protection against harmful UV rays – Amazon
Rare Condition Causes Man to Sleep 300 Days a Year – Oddity Central
A damn fine collection of awesomeness, babes and everything in between – Leenks
Baltimore City Schools: 41% of high school students earn below 1.0 GPA – Fox Baltimore
Millennials Age 40 With No Home, More Debt Run Out of Time to Build Wealth – Bloomberg
If You Hate Old Fashioned Underwear, These are Perfect – Unfinished Man
Housekeeper claims Chris Brown’s dog mauled her, alleges he euthanized it to destroy evidence – NBC
Hong Kong influencer died while taking waterfall photo – Insider
Megan Fox On How She ‘Went To Hell’ During Wild 3-Day Ayahuasca Trip – Maxim
This New $350 Million Luxury Train Will Change How We Travel – AD
The Suicide Squad First Reactions Are In – Den of Geek
10 Surprising Sexual Beliefs in the Bible – Listverse
Croatian Pro Volleyball Player Barbara Dapic is Worth a Look – Egotastic Sports
Picture of the Day
Soldier survives 15,000 ft fall as parachute fails to open correctly. The soldier did not suffer any serious or life-threatening injuries.
The incident occurred in the late afternoon of July 7 when residents of the neighborhood saw the parachutist falling toward their homes under a partially-open canopy. The paratrooper reportedly hit the tile roof of the home and fell right through. The home’s residents were out at the time, but he was quickly found by a neighbor who immediately called emergency services
The paratrooper was found conscious, though stunned, and while he complained of some pain, he had no visible injuries, according to a statement from the Atascadero Police Department. The city’s fire and emergency services personnel treated the parachutist and transported him to a nearby hospital.
The paratrooper was purportedly taking part in a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump. Designed as an infiltration technique, a HALO jump typically involves a parachutist in full gear jumping out of an airplane at high altitudes and then opening their parachute once they’re closer to the ground.
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Taking The Day Off
I’m taking the day off to enjoy some time with friends and family and be out in nature. Be back tomorrow. Have a great day everybody!
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The Best Campground in Every State – Outside
This is endlessly useful if you like to tinker with or repair your electronics – Amazon
A Decade of Music Is Lost on Your iPod. These Are The Deleted Years. Now Let Us Praise Them – Esquire
The Five Biggest Takeaways From ‘Black Widow’ – The Ringer
2023 Ford Bronco Raptor: Everything We Know So Far – Road And Track
10 Useful Controls Everyone Should Add to Their iPhone Control Center – Life Hacker
What happens at Sun Valley, the secret gathering of unelected billionaire kings? – The Guardian
Nurse who tweeted against vaccine dies of Covid-19 – Heavy
8 Creative Ways People Kept Cool Before Air Conditioning – Mental Floss
The Dark Reality of Anthony Bourdain’s Final Days – Daily Beast
Team USA falls to 0-2 in Olympic exhibitions after loss to Australia – ESPN
Eliminate clutter using this battery organizer. It holds up to 93 different sized batteries and comes with a built-in battery tester that immediately tells you if your batteries are working. This device’s small profile allows you to store in neatly in a drawer or mount it on a wall for easy visibility – Amazon
If you think you are having a bad day, just look at these people – Leenks
10 Videos That Are Guaranteed To Make You Feel Better About Life – Ned Hardy
Boulder, Colorado Named the Best Place to Live in the U.S. in 2021 – US News
How The Vanderbilts Blew Their Fortune And Went From American Royalty To Flat-Out Broke – Weird History
Russia’s most aggressive ransomware group disappeared. It’s unclear who made that happen – NY Times
I Tried These 8 Sleep Tricks, Here’s What Worked (And What Didn’t) – Domino
Guy Retroactively Asks A Woman For Money He Spent On Their Dates, Sparking Debate – Ruin My Week
Los Angeles Rapper’s Murder Captured on Instagram Live as He’s Shot Multiple Times Mid-Conversation – People
HORROR: Woman watches sharks eat friends ‘one by one’ after boat crash – The Sun
15+ Tricky Riddles That Will Make Your Brain Sweat – Bright Side
Holy Cow, Billie Ellish Is Stacked – Drunken
15 Rarest and Most Valuable NES Games – Den of Geek
Beautiful is BEAUTIFUL…and really sexy too (52 Photos) – The Chive
The five-day workweek is dead – VOX
Buy It For Life: 15 Products You Can Buy Once And Keep Forever
Rotring Mechanical Pencil
This thing is so well made that you will have no problem passing it down to your kids.
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The Dumping Grounds
How Would Japan Have Fared In A Fight, Had The US Landed On Mainland Japan And No Nukes Had Been Dropped Or Developed?
Japan would have lost, horribly.
And it would have been a blood bath for the invaders. I personally question how much of Japan or Japanese culture would have survived such an invasion.
If the US had landed in Kyushu as originally planned, they would have been fighting against about 1,000,000 well fortified troops; troops that were well dug in.
The Japanese would have been heavily bombed and heavily shelled for months, and it still would have been hell for the invaders and death for the defenders. Just like the battle of Okinawa, the Japanese would have lost inflicting horrible casualties.
Picture of the Day
Woman Holds Her Own Heart Following Successful Heart Transplant Surgery
Penny Smith, 35, received her heart transplant in September 2012. She had known for years that she might one day need one.
"I was 3 and a half when I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins T-cell lymphoma and I went into remission at age 6," she told the Daily News. "From there in 1994 I developed a heart problem, which my mom knew about. (The doctors) had told her when I went through chemo that I would have it."
Doctors monitored her condition closely over the years, but, Smith says, "I went downhill in 2007. I couldn’t breathe, I could barely walk.
Hot New Music of the Day
The homie sent over the new dreamy single and video from mysterious alt-pop artist Catbells. It’s called "Fade – Rainy Day Remix" and it’s about feeling deep sadness after a heartbreak. The video features a lonely animated cat character bidding goodbye to a former lover.
