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humansofnewyork: We talked for a few minutes. She told me that...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:53:23 -0400

We talked for a few minutes. She told me that she’d had a plan to join the Navy out of high school, but that fell apart because her knees were bad. She told me that she’d just finished working a 12 hour shift on a food truck. She told me that she’d moved to New York for no reason, just to get out of Kansas. “But I’m so glad I came,” she said.

“Why’s that?” I asked. Her eyes began to water.

“Because I’m so in love with a girl right now.”

humansofnewyork: “I’ve got terminal cancer. They wanted to do...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:53:01 -0400

humansofnewyork:

“I’ve got terminal cancer. They wanted to do surgery but I don’t have much time and that would put me in a wheelchair. Yesterday, I helped a kid learn to ride a bike. That’s something, right? That’s a slice of life. Couldn’t do that in a wheelchair.”

(Boston, MA)

letsbuildahome-fr: The US company Quirky has invented a cunning...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:26 -0400

letsbuildahome-fr:

The US company Quirky has invented a cunning atomiser Named “Stem” that you insert straight into your fruit of choice and spray the juice straight onto your meal, avoiding aerosol cans and expensive packaging. After a quick rinse the £7.99 device can be reused again and again.

Picture: Quirky/BNPS

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Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:22 -0400

funnywildlife: Black Bear Cub “Ha, Ha! Can’t Get Me!” by...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:56:17 -0400

funnywildlife:

Black Bear Cub “Ha, Ha! Can’t Get Me!” by paddler60 on Flickr.

eqiunox: _IGP4568 by PGFB on Flickr

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:50 -0400

eqiunox:

_IGP4568 by PGFB on Flickr

gnometeeth: A possum broke into an Australian bakery and ate...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:47 -0400

gnometeeth:

A possum broke into an Australian bakery and ate so many pastries it couldn’t move. This is how they found him.

I live for this post

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Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:43 -0400

brutefit: casualcynic: So my mom and I have been working the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:39 -0400

brutefit:

casualcynic:

So my mom and I have been working the same waitress job for 5-6 years now. She had been waitressing years before, but this is recently. Anyway, about… 15 minutes ago this guy she waited on left and told her to take care. Just that. Prior to this she had talked to him about Italy. Her people are from Florence, this and that, and she said she’s never been. She’s got 8 years of art education and she’s working a waitress job. It’s pretty… Sad and disappointing, I guess. Her and my father divorced 6 years ago and she hasn’t had a real job ever. Just been stuck in a small town she’s not from.

This man who we have never seen before tipped her 1000 dollars for a trip to Italy. Walked out, not another word.

…you know. Just when I start to lose faith in humanity….Hm.

Wow. This is absolutely amazing.

humansofnewyork: I’ve passed by this doorman on about ten...

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:35 -0400

humansofnewyork:

I’ve passed by this doorman on about ten different occasions, and he’s been singing show tunes every single time. I know there’s someone out there who lives on E 83rd Street that can back me up on this.