positivelypersistentteach:

Today I am thankful for Immigrants in America (past and present). Without them we would not have: blue jeans (Levi Strauss and Jacob W. Davis), Microsoft Word (Charles Simonyi), Siri (Dag Kittlau), ATMs (Luther George Simjian), Google (Sergey Brin), Hot Dogs (Charles Feltman), basketball (James Naismith), the telephone (Alexander Graham Bell), bikes (Pierre Lallement), blenders (Stephen Poplawski), hair dryers (Gabriel Kazanjian), anti-depressants (Klaus Schmiegel), the White House (designed by James Hoban), the song “God Bless America” (Irving Berlin), Football (developed from rugby that British Immigrants brought over in the 19th century) and so much more. Immigrants certainly get the job done.

amandagenine:

Sure, I’m a “go-with-the-flow” kind of person…as long as that flow is detail oriented, goes according to plan and has its own color coded itinerary. 

penfairy:

reblog if u agree

cassandrashipsit:

wallywestisbae:

as black friday and the holidays slowly creep up on us 

please please please remember to be kind to cashiers and retail workers

they want to be home and out of the store just as quickly as you want to be

I guarantee they are not getting paid enough to put up with your bullshit, and whatever material crap you’re buying isn’t more important than being a decent human being to someone providing you a service. Come the holiday season I smile more, try to up the charm factor, and tip even better than usual (and I’m a damn good tipper.)

You want to spread the spirit of positive winter holidays? Remember that retail workers are human beings and deserve respect and empathy.

thisbrilliantsky:

pls protect little boys. they are every bit as precious and tender as girls, and need just as much protection from society’s messed up conditioning. the toxic, sexist world we live in is not their fault, it hurts them just as much, they need you to help keep them from being preyed upon by misogyny and toxic “masculinity” every bit as much as little girls do. please, i am begging you, be kind to children, regardless of gender.