amerpie 11 months ago

âThe function of freedom is to free someone else.â - Toni Morrison âNobody is free until everybody is free.â - Fannie Lou Hamer These two powerful quotes from two giants of our time, one literary and the other from the Civil Rights Movement capture something that I believe at the very core of who... social.lol

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Attached: 2 images “The function of freedom is to free someone else.” - Toni Morrison “Nobody is free until everybody is free.” - Fannie ...

amerpie 11 months ago

My friend Jen completed nine Ironman Triathlons all over the US. She and I rode together across North Carolina four years in a row. She hugged me every time she ever saw me and I thought I’d know her forever but she died suddenly yesterday. She wasn’t even 50.

amerpie 11 months ago

At seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in, he said "Fellas, it's been good to know ya"The captain wired in he had water comin' in And the good ship and crew was in peril And later that night when his lights went outta sight Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

amerpie 11 months ago

I'm old enough to remember when Dubya Bush said that the number one things Americans could do to combat terrorism was to go shopping.

amerpie 11 months ago

Paddling on a lake my grandfather helped to construct while in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the depression. The state has a fish hatchery and a fishing school for kids there. Hopefully MAGA wonât defund it after all these years. -

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Attached: 1 image Paddling on a lake my grandfather helped to construct while in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the depression. The ...

amerpie 11 months ago

Here is Pro Tip that's 100% true. Use it in good health!

amerpie 11 months ago

True Confessions - My Life on the High Seas - Back in the beginning days of the web, when Napster had 80 million users and torrents were a new thing, I might have downloaded some stuff. -

Living Out Loud

True Confessions - My Life on the High Seas

Back in the beginning days of the web, when Napster had 80 million users and torrents were a new thing, I might have downloaded some stuff.

Living Out Loud

True Confessions - My Life on the High Seas

Back in the beginning days of the web, when Napster had 80 million users and torrents were a new thing, I might have downloaded some stuff.

amerpie 11 months ago

I think I need this sticker. It's funnt that anyone who reads knows exactly who it refers to.

amerpie 11 months ago

My son in spending the week in Boston attending a school for folks who rebuild pianos. Tonight he's catching a game at Fenway and he sprung for the good seats. Jealous!

amerpie 11 months ago

List of things ain't nobody got time for 1. That

amerpie 11 months ago

Man, Austin was full of hippies even back in the day! Look at the haircuts on these guys from the 1893 football team. #ATX

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amerpie 11 months ago

Everyday Courage - You don't have to charge a machine gun nest to exhibit courage. In the 21 century, just living day to day requires it. -

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You don't have to charge a machine gun nest to exhibit courage. In the 21 century, just living day to day requires it.

#Community #Courage #Motivation

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You don't have to charge a machine gun nest to exhibit courage. In the 21 century, just living day to day requires it.

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amerpie 11 months ago

This reminds me of a line from a classic Eddie Murphy skit on SNL - Velvet Jones - “When she touched her lips to the glass, Lawanda’s heart beat inside her. I knew from that very first moment that the three dollars I had spent on wine would not go to waste.”

amerpie 11 months ago

"Peaceful Easy Feeling" by Eagles Listen on Apple Music (

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"Peaceful Easy Feeling" by Eagles Listen on Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/peaceful-easy-feeling/635829435?i=635829534) Share a so...

amerpie 11 months ago

I have an EpiPen. My friend gave it to me when he was dying, it seemed very important to him that I have it.

amerpie 11 months ago

Definitely worth a trip to the theater!

amerpie 11 months ago

What a bomb.

amerpie 11 months ago

To my progressive friends - I'm glad you're not a white person who gets offended when problems with white people get pointed out. I'm glad you're not the type of white person citing "black-on-black" to escape self-examination. But mostly I'm glad that you don't have the internal conviction that white peop... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114811975531561629

amerpie 11 months ago

@frostbyte Thanks for connecting with me on Mastodon. You'll typically see a lot from me on Mac software and the occasional complaint about the state of American politics. I love the IndyWeb and personal bloggers. Feel free to reach out any time.

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amerpie 11 months ago

Today was my turn to weigh in on a few topics for @hyde and his wonderful #OverUnder series.

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#OverUnder 027 with @amerpie@social.lol ! He shared his points of view on: - Cards Against Humanity - #Flickr - #Backups - #Hiking - #Tacos #...

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#OverUnder 027 with @amerpie@social.lol ! He shared his points of view on: - Cards Against Humanity - #Flickr - #Backups - #Hiking - #Tacos #...