Unicode Consortium approves #PeriodEmoji

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The Unicode Consortium has approved a #PeriodEmoji to “de-stigmatize” menstruation.

#PeriodEmoji
#PeriodEmoji

I’m not commenting on de-stigmatizing menstruation, I’m speaking here as someone who has worked in standardization. Unicode Consortium has done outstanding work in machine coding of scripts for both modern and historical languages. Approving emojis is beneath its exalted mission. Time to spin off this activity into a new consortium: The Universal Emoji Consortium? Hell, create a whole new ISO infrastructure!

Sources:

Byrne, K. (2019, February 10). Opinion: The new ‘period’ emoji is a reminder that destigmatising menstruation has a long way to go. Retrieved February 16, 2019, from https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/period-emoji-unicode-menstruation-iphone-android-poverty-stigma-a8772166.html

Unicode Consortium. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2019, from https://www.unicode.org/

Dear Dahlia Paradise Dual Palette in Lady Oxford

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Dear Dahlia is a makeup brand from Korea, but it projects a glamorous image rather than the cutesy image that other Korean makeup brands project.

It’s also cruelty-free, clean beauty, and vegan.

Dear Dahlia Paradise Dual Palette in Lady Oxford
Dear Dahlia Paradise Dual Palette in Lady Oxford

I discovered Dear Dahlia through Facebook and its targeted ads. I was enchanted by its faux-marble packaging and ordered its Paradise Dual Palette in Lady Oxford.  Dear Dahlia mailed my package from Seoul and I had to sign for the package at the Post Office.  The lady at the counter looked at my package quizzically.  Maybe she was from Korea. I told her it was makeup.

As you can see from the picture above, the Paradise Dual Palette has a matte eyeshadow duo on one side and a creme blush/lip tint on the other.  The eyeshadow duo could also be used to fill in the eyebrows.  In other words, a complete look from a tiny compact.

The Paradise Dual Palette (other color options are available) costs $ 32.00 USD.  You may order Dear Dahlia makeup through its website  https://en.deardahlia.com/.  Sign up for its newsletter and get free international shipping for orders $30 USD or more.  Dear Dahlia’s handle on Instagram is deardahlia_beauty.

#thejanuarycure Assignment 14 get rid of paper clutter #apartmenttherapy

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Assignment 14 of Apartment Therapy’s January Cure is to get rid of paper clutter.  The pictures below show BEFORE and AFTER.  The papers in the bankers’ box contain personal information, and I plan to shred these papers.  Trash includes papers without personal information such as receipts and expired coupons.assignment 14

I re-discovered the paper at right while I was sorting papers. I received this bad fortune when visiting a temple in Japan 🇯🇵. I took a container filled with sticks, shook it around over my head, and drew a stick. The sticks are numbered and the number corresponds to a cubby hole where I drew the fortune. As you give a little money to get your fortune, I suppose the idea is draw fortunes again and again until you get good fortune. 😃 More pics:
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#thejanuarycure Day 1 – declutter a drawer

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I’m undertaking the January Cure from Apartment Therapy.  Day 1’s task was to declutter a drawer.  I chose my socks and underwear drawer.

Socks and underwear drawer
Socks and underwear drawer

and yes, those are my pink socks.

I used sock organizer boxes and spring-loaded drawer dividers from The Container Store to organize my socks and underwear.

Source:

Williford, T. (2019, January 02). This is the Year for Your Best Home Yet-And it Starts Today! Retrieved January 18, 2019, from https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/drawer-organizer-task-january-cure-2019-265497 Assignment: declutter a drawer

Female veterans in the U.S. Senate #ChampionWomen

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There are certain females in Congress who are sucking the oxygen out of media attention.  I call them They Who Must Not Be Named – you can guess who they are.

Cold Cream ‘n’ Roses will balance the media narrative by featuring female veterans in the U.S. Senate:

  • Martha McSally, R-AZ
  • Tammy Duckworth, D-IL
  • Joni Ernst, R-IA

female veterans in congress

Where to find them:

I plan to expand this post by including profiles of Senators Duckworth, Ernst, and McSally.

Also in the works: Female veterans in the U.S. House of Representatives.

January Cure #apartmenttherapy

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I’m undertaking Apartment Therapy’s January Cure, its month-long mission to getting our homes into top shape for the year ahead.

I posted this on Instagram to shame myself into cleaning my bathroom and closet:

Source: Williford, T. (2019, January 02). This is the Year for Your Best Home Yet-And it Starts Today! Retrieved January 6, 2019, from https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/drawer-organizer-task-january-cure-2019-265497

Good humor shown by differently abled Republican Congressmen

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I love the good humor displayed by these differently abled Republican Congressmen:

So why is the media (aka the Democratic Media Industrial Complex #DMIC) spending all their time fawning over the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, and the truly execrable Rashida Tlaib?