grunk.xyz

gdfalksen:

Anna Mae Dickinson was eight when she lost her father and narrowly escaped death herself on the Titanic. She was 11 when she lost her Aunt Olivia in the torpedoing of the Lusitania. She was 31 when she lost her first cousin Alfred in the Hindenburg explosion. She was 37 when she lost her nephew Thomas in the bombing of Pearl Harbor.And she was 97 when her tiny apartment was shaken and battered by the collapse of the twin towers on September 11, 2001.

I would have to look into this and I have no reason to.doubt the src. But initially, all I can say is wow.

Pages from The Great American Novel: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk

grunk.xyz

Pages from The Great American Novel: Why is a Raven Like a Writing Desk

pagesfromthegreatamericannovel:

Lewis Carroll himself got bugged about this so much that he was moved to write the following in the preface to the 1896 edition of his book:

Enquiries have been so often addressed to me, as to whether any answer to the Hatter’s Riddle can be imagined, that I may as well put on record here…

grunk.xyz

Rather freighting that I’d have to work 138hrs/mo at minimum wage, *JUST* to afford rent. This doesn’t take into account other requirements such as utilities, car payments and gas (or public transportation fees) and food. Think about it… $7.25 * 138 = $1,000.50. If you only work your 40 hrs/wk for an average of 4 weeks a month, you only get 160hrs in a month, the differences only adds $160 to your monthly paycheck.

So how exactly are people supposed to live like this?