Hello there! Eight years ago, I picked up a tattoo machine for the first time—but my creative journey started long before that, in a completely different world. I was studying engineering at Kharkiv Polytechnic University in Ukraine. To make ends meet, I worked weekends rolling sushi. On paper, my path looked stable. But deep down,…
I really do have food at home. It’s better quality and cheaper than the fast food place I’m driving past No. It’s a complete sentence. It’s the perfect answer to a yes or no question. Just…no Wear sunscreen, live below your means, save and invest, exercise, eat unprocessed food(try to), don’t take everything so seriously….
The United States’ obesity rate rises sharply when the new EASO system is applied According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, nearly one in five American adults who were classified as “overweight” would be considered “obese” under the new EASO framework. That change pushes the United States’ national obesity rate from 42.4% to…
This Weird Tree Stump Being Chased By A Southern Cassowary For 15 Minutes On A Rainforest Trail Something I Found In A Tree On The Way Back From A Hike I’d Turn Back If I Were You” An Abandoned Summer Camp From The 1920’s I Found This On A Trail Quite Close To My Home,…
When Kendall, a pre-veterinary student from Newark, New Jersey, decided to adopt a cat to provide her with companionship and comfort while she attended school, she knew she wanted to provide a home to a kitty with special needs. “I wanted to have an emotional support animal for when I went back to college,” explains…
When Zoe Winn of Buckinghamshire, England, saw a Facebook post in March 2013 about someone in her community who was looking for a new home for their one-year-old cat, Tommy, she didn’t immediately consider adopting the handsome black and white kitty. However, when Tommy’s picture kept appearing in Zoe’s Facebook feed, she and her husband…
When one of Katie Beth Miedaner’s Instagram followers told her about Cappy, formerly Bubba, an adorable ginger Persian cat with incontinence who was in need of a home, she wanted to learn more about the handsome special needs kitty who had been rescued from the streets of Dubai in early 2017. “A flight attendant for…
The first time Joanne Thongpheng of Manitoba, Canada, heard about cerebellar hypoplasia (CH), she had no idea how common the neurological condition was, nor that cats born with CH can live happy and active lives. Joanne first learned about the condition in July 2014 when she and her husband went to their local animal rescue…
Shortly after Jenn started volunteering at her local animal rescue in Sacramento, California, she met a pair of cats, 9-year-old sisters named Sophie and Nef (short for Nefertiti), who had been at the organization for approximately six months. The rescue had been trying to find the girls a home together, but they hadn’t had any…
When Scott and Sara got a call in September 2013 from their emergency veterinarian about a 4-day-old kitten who had recently lost most of both of his front legs when he was accidentally struck by a weed wacker, the couple from Oklahoma City knew they had to help the tiny cat who weighed just 5…