I heart harmonies

This is the cutest thing ever. Go choir!

This is what I call...

...a great use of time. Really, people. It's gonna come in handy on trivia night!

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Kids Remember the Darndest Things

Do you ever suddenly recall certain things from your childhood that you can't believe you haven't forgotten? Perhaps a particular scent that catapults you back to Christmas, 1983? Or maybe a song comes on the radio and you're suddently making a u-turn at a certain intersection in a certain car in a town you used to live in? Mine often aren't of much importance, but they surface every now and then and cause me to marvel at own my quirky memory...

...Such as the list of rules posted inside my elementary school bus. I must have read them a thousand times (it was a long bus ride).

1. Remain Seated
2. Obey the Driver
3. Be Polite and Talk Softly
4. No Eating
5. No Fighting, Pushing, Tripping
6. No Throwing Things, No Swearing
7. No Body Parts Outside the Bus
8. No Lighting Matches
9. No Playing with Bus Equipment
10. No Pets or Dangerous Objects on Bus

Even as a kid, I thought certain rules were grouped rather curiously. Aren't matches considered dangerous objects? What does swearing have to do with throwing things? Who made this list? And why did my brain choose to keep it in the vault?

Car-free cities

Man, cars are soooo 20th century! This site shows us how it's done around the world. I can only hope more U.S. metropolitan areas consider car-free layouts. Imagine less pollution, less congestion, less dependence on foreign oil... the benefits are astounding.

PS- Shortly after this post went up, the hate comments started, which is disappointing but not surprising, I guess. Just to clarify for some of you, car-free cities DO exist and are great fun to explore. However, every day I rack up the miles in LA because of a sprawling urban grid and mediocre public transit system. It bums me out, and I welcome the day we can all rely less on cars and do a little more walking under cleaner skies. Call me a hippie if you want, I kinda like it. :)

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