Alright, lovebugs! π Baby Girl Twanna is going to bed soon because she drank too much whiskey. π₯ π
I will leave you with this Dutch phrase: Tot het volgende keer! (Translation: Until the next time / See ya next time!)
Btw, I learned the phrase during my language training courses sponsored by the Dutch government. The rationale: learn the language the way people actually speak it. That phrase is from a song by @thomasacda & @pauldemunnik, together / sammen : Acda en De Munnik.
So the song where I learned "tot het volgende keer?" It's about a dude who met one of his former schoolmate in Amsterdam's Red Light District years later when she was a sex worker.
Again, this was in my Dutch government-sponsored language training courses. The guy singing / the lyric: "I can't quite remember your name ... What are you doing here, behind the window?" #redlightdistrict#Amsterdam π³π±
I miss Holland sooooo fucking much. That song signs off: "Nou, zeg het beste ermee! Dag Esmee" (Translation: [awkward] "Well, um, have a good day?! Goodbye, Esmee.") #redlightdistrict#Amsterdam π³π±
Googling it now, because I'm sure that song is online somewhere ....
A lyric I remember ... "Kwam even alleen niet op je naam." (Translation: "Um ... I don't even remember your name / Can't recall it right now.") Again, this is about a stripper / sex worker in Amsterdam. This is a song the Dutch government used to teach us Dutch. π³π± π
OMG!!! I FOUND IT!!!! Apparently "Dag Esmee" is the name of the song I remember by @thomasacda & @pauldemunnik (together: Hall & Oates ... I mean: Acda en De Munnik).
Seriously, look up the English translation to that song. It's soooooo over the top (by American standards) re: lyrics a government would use to teach non-citizens their language βΒ which is one of the MANY reasons why I love Holland. π³π±
Alright. Okay. Now, I'm REALLY going to bed. π
Ennn ..... Vanavond ga ik mooie gedachten over mijn dagen in Amsterdam bedenken.
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Good morning, loves! β€οΈ Here are a few wisdom droplets for you: To state the obvious, every member of congress who aided & abetted last Wednesday's attack is a traitor to this country. #NatSec
If you've seen photos & listened to reports from congresspeople who were inside the Capitol during the attack, you know certain Republicans gave rioters pre-attack recognizance tours.
They also first-pumped to cheer attackers on as they trashed the Capitol, tweeted out the location of the fellow congress members' hiding spaces & one literally said (about the mob) "those are my people." Watch this entire video. #NatSec instagram.com/tv/CJ-OkgNAO1Nβ¦
By definition, they require imagination and expanding one's mind. For example, when you see an actor, you're picturing them as the person they're depicting β not solely thinking: "Hey, that's ____!" #StarringRole
Usually, "unwanted" is a dated term to describe an untimed, or unexpected, pregnancy. #SRHR#SexualHealth
Usually, it covers a lot of agency on the part of the person who became pregnant. In other words, someone who is able to become pregnant had a consensual sexual encounter, and that encounter resulted in an unexpected β or "unwanted" β pregnancy.
Not all photos are uploaded to Twitter using the correct specs to optimize display on Twitter. For example ...
Twitter apparently taught its algorithm to find the most interesting / relevant parts of of photos, then display a cropped version of those pics such that the most relevant part shows up as a thumbnail.
We have to stay up. Stay focused. Stay happy. Stay optimistic.
Thank you, @silverbranchus for hosting an outdoor, physically distanced #Oktoberfest event. Spirits need lifting right now, and you're providing that service. #RIPRBG β€
Tonight I restore my soul. π» Tomorrow, I get back to work.
The New York Times did this, back in 2016. Though, with Trump supporters and Duck Dynasty (vis-a-vis shows like Modern Family & Empire). nytimes.com/interactive/20β¦
It's the premise of #BigData. To riff off Aristotle's "give me a child until he is 7, and I will show you the man", in modern times, it's: "Give me your data, and I will show you who I believe you are, and push you in the direction of who I want you to be."
As an example, if you're getting election-related calls, texts, Facebook ads, etc., you're getting them because you're on a list. Data decided which list(s) you should be on.