Today’s post is about all the awesome stuff that I came across on the wonderful land of the internet. I hope it helps you get through Friday!

First off remember that cook book, that I helped test recipes for? The Yellow Table: A Celebration of Everyday Gatherings: 110 Simple & Seasonal Recipes Well it’s up for pre-order again! Let’s help this awesome lady hit the best sellers list!!

I’m not usually one to get overly excited about TV premieres (unless we are talking a Gilmore Girls spinoff) but holy-wow am I excited for this. 

It amazes me that people could think slaves; any slaves had it “pretty good”. Sure they may have had a roof to sleep under and enough food to make it through the day, but how would you like to live knowing that you and your children have no choices in life; knowing that your husband and children could be taken from you at any moment, at the most base assumptions about slavery. I’m pretty sure half of America now would have a complete cow if they didn’t get to choose what they wanted for dinner tonight. Anyway read this. 

This was an interesting read on the last Confederate rebels. WHo knew?

And since we are on the topic. This lady has fight and passion and a long sorted past, and I couldn’t love this speech any more. 

While I agree that a symbol that can be so offensive should be removed from government grounds, I also wonder what removing a TV show from the 70’s is really saying.

Moving on to more lighter topics….

This resonated so much with me. 

Harper Lee’s sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird came out this week.Go Set a Watchman  looks like it’s a must read.

Keri Smith is saving kids from screens. I love her message and just ordered The Imaginary World Of… I’ll let you know how it is.

Speaking of screens Facebook is getting serious.

Vampires exist.…. yup you read that right. To note it’s believed that the guy who wrote Dracula actually thought they did. Check out this post and skip down to the Complete Icelandic Edition Preface Section. You could also take a second to check out Dayna’s site her writing is amazing.

Get your parka out. There’s a mini ice age coming.

I want this so bad!!

 

 

Females in robotics and engineering are rare enough, but a female teenage entrepreneur in robotics? She might be my new hero.

And along the same lines… When did Girls Start Wearing Pink.

And it’s no wonder the gender thing is an issue, when a male Nobel Prize Winner talks trash a bout women in science. So proud of my STEM ladies responses!  check out the awesome hashtag here.

“Have a nice day” was written on a yellow sticky note by 2 escaped prisoners from a maximum security prison, in my home state. Suddenly a few hours doesn’t seem like far enough.

Where the 10,000 step craze came from and what it isn’t doing in the fight against obesity. 

And because I fell down the rabbit hole; here is a post on gut health. I’m not sure if the gut is the key to it all, but it’s probably a good idea to eat more fiber anyway and I will always advocate for the presence of dogs in every home.

When Did Blogging Get so Serious? – amen sister!

I cannot believe this woman was arrested for braiding hair?! Glad to see her fight and win for her rights!!!

5,000 Free Lunches – More of this!!! There are starving people in the world and we actually produce enough food to feed them. Food waste needs to stop!!

And more of this: Taylor Swift continues to astound me and as a former hater I have to say that she is a true inspiration.

The Hipster Beard is over. I always wondered who made these decisions. Chuck’s had a beard as long as hes been able to grow one. I’ll have to tell him the news that he’s out of style again.

Debunking Fitness Myths. It’s all so true!

 

I’m not vegan but I can agree with so many statements in this post. These thoughts resonate with my own and while I will continue to eat animals the sources, methods and means are moving toward a more sustainable system. Also Being a part time vegetarian, and sometimes vegan has made a huge difference in my life., just sayin’.

If you are interested in learning more on factory farming, and the issues with our current diet and farming system try the Chew on This Ted Talks. I started watching them on netflix and am now addicted.

Jessica Alba and The Honest Company, now this is something I can get behind. Also who knew that Judge Judy rivaled Beyonce?

And since we are on the topic of awesome and powerful women. Here is Forbes list of The Worlds Most Powerful Women. 

Do you want to be more powerful? Here are 5 tips for appearing more powerful. 

It’s probably time for me to get off my soap box, and power kick now.

Dude. There are more Harry Potter movies coming? I’m so excited!

The Big Bang Theory Scholarships for Math and Science? Heck Yes

Also I didn’t realize how many similar interests Marilyn Monroe and I share.

Also 20 vegetable recipes to try this summer. So many good ideas.

The internet is a wild and wonderful place. Every couple of weeks I like to share all of the things that I stumbled on that made me giggle, stop and think, cry, or snort. You know all the best stuff. I hope it keeps you entertained this Friday. Enjoy!

 

First and foremost. This is a thing, like a real thing, and I’m just out of words to explain it. This man, a farmer from Virginia is claiming a land in Africa so that his daughter can be a real life princess. WHAT?!

This video made me snort tea out of my nose. It was hilarious. Also P.S. I want Anna Kendrick to be my BFF. P.P.S Pitch Perfect 2 was amazing, I’m ready for number 3.

21 Surprising Statistics that Reveal How Much Stuff We Actually Own – Remove surprising and replace it with terrifying or disgusting. Either way everyone should read this, and then really think about what it means.

Simon over at The Becomer is giving away a copy of Tim Ferriss’ 4 Hour Work Week. 

“The way he sees the concept of getting education is not only learning the dry facts that you need to learn in class, but also learning values. And that’s the very important message that my dad wants to endow to the world.” – All for helping out a mother trying to get her education.

Why all Instagram Food Porn is Shot from Above. 

Bone broth has been around for centuries, but now that it’s cool it has become a hot button topic. 

Food Photography by color. 

All that Twitters Is Gold – a thought provoking post from fellow ginger Nikki

This post is a list of awesome links that I found interesting in the last few weeks.

This is an adorable story about Boston!

It’s possible to rent Curt Kobain’s LA apatrment on Air bnb. And it’s totally been cleaned up a bit.

5 Ingredients that Make Boring Food Taste Good. This post nails it.

I’m amazed that people are actually trying the #KylieJennerLipChallenge. I mean Really?

Seriously how pretty is this garden?

The idea that millions of women, myself included don’t really know all that much about the hygiene products that we use at that time of the month is kind of terrifying, but hopefully that will be changing soon.

Youtube’s Highest Paid Stars. There are so many video gamers here. I’m going to nag my brother to start a channel and then I will quit my job and promote it for him. That’s a solid plan right?

I stumbled across a really interesting article about the difference between frugality and stealing. It’s a very interesting read. Part 1, 2 and 3.

I was a runner in highschool, so this made me spit out my tea.