Courage Dear Heart

rb this and tell me what ur accent is. this has no purpose except the fact i just realized i could have like... mutuals with cockney accents or newfoundland accents or something and thats just wild

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sister update: She and baby are generally okay, but she had preeclampsia and has to be hospitalized until the birth. It will likely be induced/premature, so they are giving her steroids for the baby's lungs and holding it off until week 35 or so. Any prayers for a safe delivery are appreciated.

she delivered a feisty 3lb baby girl on Jan 13 <3 prayers that their stay in the NICU is as comfortable as possible

please join me for a session of gentle weeping in celebration of the beauty of our shared world

"All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.”

White Sands National Park, New Mexico by Ben Hatten Bach

— Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, painting the clearest picture of glorification I have ever seen in print

#non-Christians say that by denying people their sin you make them less themselves #less free #less true #less unique #this couldn’t be further from the truth #sanctification is cleaning layers and layers of grime from a pane of stained glass #glorification is shining a light behind it #the stained glass becomes what the artist intended it to be #the best and truest version of itself #vibrant #beautiful #why should we long for anything else?

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You can report this if you see it! This is a great way to help people in LA who are scrambling to find temporary housing. THOUSANDS of people are displaced right now and landlords and rental companies are taking advantage. Katherine Spiers shows you how to report.

Cite CA Penal Code 396 - "California Penal Code section 396 prohibits excessive and unjustified increases in the prices of essential consumer goods and services, construction services, hotel lodging, and residential rental properties during and shortly after a declared state of emergency or local emergency."

Report to DCBA.LACOUNTY.GOV or call 1-800-593-8222.

You can also call and shame the landlords / rental companies directly.

Donation centers are currently OVERFLOWING. We don't need more donations of stuff, we need more people attacking these landlords and not letting them get away with this shit.

has anyone noticed lately how black friday deals or any type of "sale" deals aren't actually deals. like i had something on my amazon wishlist that was $19.99 before, and now it's saying it WAS $49.99 but is on sale for $19.99 for a "black Friday deal." as if it wasn't just $19.99 two weeks ago at regular price. like these damn websites atp are straight up lying and trying to trick people into thinking something is on sale/is a good deal when it's not. and this isn't exclusive to that one item or even just amazon. i've been seeing it everywhere. the fuck

There are a several sites for tracking this kind of thing, depending if you're looking at a particular product or a particular market.

For Amazon, I like to sanity check Camel Camel Camel if a particular deal seems too off.

For example, Amazon is listing these headphones as a -43% sale at $199.99.

CCC backs that up! But also, looks like they do go on fairly frequent (if smaller) sales. Good to know!

As a bonus, CCC is pretty easy to check for whatever listing. You just need the listing ID: https://camelcamelcamel.com/product/B0CCZ26B5V

From: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZ26B5V

This kind of thing doesn't help if they make a dozen listings, or if they have one listing with several options that change the pricing. Still handy though.

This is a helpful tool! This applies moreso to Americans (though non-USAmericans can file reports), but if you notice activity described by OP, that's called "deceptive pricing" and is illegal under FTC regulations. The FTC has a pretty simple reporting system here. This reporting also applies to all sorts of fraud, from scam calls to identity theft. It may not immediately resolve your personal issue, but it can help the FTC gather enough data and proof to bring a lawsuit against the company.

Common loon with baby

Canada

You have been with me from the beginning.

John 15:27

By Jose Luis Castrillo

do not raise a word against those crusty little white dogs in my presence. 1. they are some of the only breeds that were bred to live in a dumpy apartment not like a golden retriever who longs to swim and run and can’t even chill on your dumb couch cuz of the hair 2. You’ll be singing a different tune when the crusty little dog is a tiny little puppy and is the shade of a beautiful jasmine bloom… and you make fun of the old ladies for babying them when they’re crusty and old but someone will be taking care of YOU when you’re old and crusty and you will wish they love you as much as those old ladies love their crusty dogs….