David Vienna's Blog, page 119

Last night, I made pasta from scratch for the first time. (It went well until I missed the part in...

Last night, I made pasta from scratch for the first time. (It went well until I missed the part in the recipe that said to let the dough rest.)

Federal policy says students must pick up school meals in-person. Families with susceptible children face wrenching decisions.

Federal policy says students must pick up school meals in-person. Families with susceptible children face wrenching decisions.:

athomeinmybooks:

thedaddycomplex:

Well, this fucking sucks.

According to the Food Research and Action Center, almost “22 million low-income children participated in the National School Lunch Program on a typical day in the 2017-2018 school year.” And that number has likely increased.

For many of these kids, school lunch is their only true meal of the day. But, because of this intrusive and, frankly, demeaning federal rule, many parents are having to risk their child’s safety for their nutrition.

Thankfully, some people in the government are aware of this dangerous policy and are looking into it. What needs to happen is a goddamn mandate—an executive order that will keep low-income kids from potentially being put in harm’s way. And it needs to happen now.

Don’t hold your breath, though. Trump doesn’t care about low-income kids because they can’t vote and they don’t have money to spend. That’s not hyperbole. He really doesn’t care.

But, you can vote. You can help these kids.

Remember that in November.

The misinformation presented here. The guidelines about children showing up in person to collect food were created long before the coronavirus spread, and were intended to prevent fraud in the system.

The article itself states that the USDA, which oversees the program, is reviewing the new legal leniency they have now that Congress has passed the relief program and the President has signed it.

In short, you’re blaming President Trump for policies that existed before his tenure began, and which are very likely to be suspended in the immediate future thanks to waivers from Congress.

But you’re more against the President than you are about offering hope or solutions.

Did I say the policy was Trump’s? Nope.

Did I say people were working to fix it? Yep.

Am I blaming Trump for any policies that existed before his administration? Nuh-uh.

Did I say the policies were there because of the coronavirus outbreak? Naw.

Did I offer a solution? Yes.

Am I against Trump? You bet your motherfucking ass.

Yo, people, I need horror podcast recommendations...

BUT, I have stipulations:

I’m looking for scripted fiction stuff, not a talk show about or commentary on horrorI prefer serialized stuff instead of anthologies (think Video Palace rather than Scare You To Sleep)I loathe bad writing and/or bad acting… seriouslyI’m not necessarily looking for sci-fi horror, but if it’s good, I’m cool with it

And, before you send me your greatest hits, I’ve already listened to these (and I marked my favorites with an asterisk, if that helps) :

Video Palace*Limetown*
Mirrors*The Horror of Dolores Roach*
The London Necropolis Railway*Alice Isn’t DeadHomecoming*
ZooOlive Hill*
PalimpsestThe Narrow Caves
The Black Tapes
The White VaultReturn Home
Tanis
The Last MovieBlackwood
Carrier*Station Blue*Unwell
Lucyd
The Last MovieArdenThe Angel of Vine* (not horror, but damn good)
The Message*life-e.af/ter*Rabbits (just started this one)Lake Clarity

(And it should be noted that I bailed on a few of these because of the aforementioned bad writing/bad acting.)

All right, folks. Hit me up with your recommendations.

We didn’t ask for it, but Wyatt treated us to a poolside dance...

We didn’t ask for it, but Wyatt treated us to a poolside dance routine yesterday.

Federal policy says students must pick up school meals in-person. Families with susceptible children face wrenching decisions.

Federal policy says students must pick up school meals in-person. Families with susceptible children face wrenching decisions.:

Well, this fucking sucks.

According to the Food Research and Action Center, almost “22 million low-income children participated in the National School Lunch Program on a typical day in the 2017-2018 school year.” And that number has likely increased.

For many of these kids, school lunch is their only true meal of the day. But, because of this intrusive and, frankly, demeaning federal rule, many parents are having to risk their child’s safety for their nutrition.

Thankfully, some people in the government are aware of this dangerous policy and are looking into it. What needs to happen is a goddamn mandate—an executive order that will keep low-income kids from potentially being put in harm’s way. And it needs to happen now.

Don’t hold your breath, though. Trump doesn’t care about low-income kids because they can’t vote and they don’t have money to spend. That’s not hyperbole. He really doesn’t care.

But, you can vote. You can help these kids.

Remember that in November.

When @insertcaffeine suggests you do a get fancy challenge, you...

When @insertcaffeine suggests you do a get fancy challenge, you do the challenge.

Are your kids smarter than the president? (Don’t answer. It was rhetorical. Of course they...

Are your kids smarter than the president? (Don’t answer. It was rhetorical. Of course they are.)

[From Anyone Can Be President]

Wyatt found a long stick on our walk and now he feels like he needs to join some hobbits and trek...

Wyatt found a long stick on our walk and now he feels like he needs to join some hobbits and trek into Mordor.

Challenge Idea!

insertcaffeine:

I’ve never done a tumblr challenge. So! Bear with me.

I would like to propose a challenge. So many of us are stuck at home, not getting dressed, not wearing makeup, because “Why bother?” So. To give us a reason to show off our clothes and makeup and good hair days, to get us in the shower and exfoliating and taking fashion risks, I’d like to start a Get Fancy Challenge!

Here’s the idea:

I choose a day, probably a work day so people who are doing videoconferences, and say it’s time to get fancy.

Participants (meaning whoever wants to do it) put on cute clothes, do their hair, put on makeup, and look their best, then take selfies or have someone else in their house take pictures. Then they post them, tag me and tag “#get fancy challenge” and I reblog them.

These things are encouraged:

FormalwearMakeupFancy hairdosDragMakeup risks (goth, punk, that one eyeshadow color you’ve always thought was too much)Clothing risks (those “Why do I never wear this?” clothes)JewelryCasual wear that you just loveFilters

These things are unnecessary:

Critiquing your appearanceCritiquing anyone else’s appearanceFollowing meConventional beauty

As a trial run, I would like to suggest we start on MONDAY, MARCH 30. I’ll put up an entry early that day as an example.

We’re all stuck at home…let’s work on our smoky eyes and screw around with the hair gel and learn to braid and look awesome!

Me: Hey, honey. Can you come here for a sec? I want to talk to you about something.

Me: Hey, honey. Can you come here for a sec? I want to talk to you about something.

Wife: Yeah, of course. What’s up?

Me [looking in mirror]: Look how good I look.

Wife: Jesus.

Me: I mean, Adonis? Maybe.

Wife: Stop.

Me: Seriously, though. This bod.

Wife: No.

Me: Hello, sailor.