Nine years ago, an Australian hospice nurse and blogger wrote a post about the lessons she learned working for several years in palliative care. After spending time with countless people in their final days she learned that they all had similar regrets.
The most common regret was that they wished they “had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.”
Just about everyone has had to make compromises in their lives due to the expectations of friends, family, coworkers, and society-at-large. How would we be happier if we gave up caring about what others think and lived as our true selves?
A hospice patient in her final days is a great example of doing just that. Clare Burnett, 83, a terminally ill patient at Harbor Hospice in Johnson County, Kansas decided that she would get a tattoo that she always wanted because she no longer has to care about anyone else’s opinion. The fact that her husband is deceased made the decision even easier.
Fifteen years ago she got a tattoo of Tweety bird on her left leg but was never able to get a tattoo of his arch-nemesis, Sylvester the Cat, on the other. “Ever since I got Tweety, I’ve wanted Sylvester,” Clare told Fox 4. “But things just didn’t work out that way.
“My husband had a fit when I got Tweety so I didn’t get Sylvester,” Burnett told KCTV 5.
But all of that changed last week thanks to a program at the hospice that allows patients to live out their dreams in their final days of life.
“We grant wishes anywhere from small ones to hot air balloon rides, to meeting celebrities, to going to concerts like Garth Brooks and George Strait,” Tracy Bunch, a wish coordinator at Habor Hospice, told KCTV 5. “Right now, over the last two years, a lot of them have been actually getting them out of the nursing homes and taking them to their families homes.”
Clare was taken in her wheelchair to Midtown Tattoo in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday to have her final wish fulfilled. The tattoo artist took it “real, real easy” on Clare so that her new ink wouldn’t hurt.
The final results looked fantastic and Clare was over the moon about the new feline on her leg. When asked what others have to say about her new body art, Clare’s response was powerful.
“I don’t know. Don’t care. Haha! I think it’s gorgeous,” Clare said. “Look at that red nose. I think he’s gorgeous.”
Clare’s bold decision to live out her final days with the tattoo she always wanted is a great life lesson for those of us who haven’t lived long enough to have the same realization. We should all ask ourselves: What’s my Sylvester tattoo? What have I put off doing in life because I was worried about what others think?
Clare Burnett would probably say you should go out and do it.
Since the advent of social media, parents all over the country have shared photos of their fresh-faced offspring all primped and prepped for their first day of school. Frequently, we get to see smiling kids hold a sign noting their grade, usually on the family front porch, and nearly always toting the obligatory backpack.
In response, we all “Like” the photos and post comments about how fast time flies and how quickly kids grow up. It’s all very cute and sweet.
But what we rarely get to see is what the rest of that first day looks like for those kids. And when we do, the photos are truly worth a thousand words.
The Inspirational Quotes Page on Facebook shared a collection of before and after pics on kids’ first days of school, and oh my, these babies look like they had a heck of a day.
Some of these kiddos look like they survived a natural disaster on their first day of school.
This kid just looks stunned after his first day of kindy.
Photo after photo of perfectly coiffed hair-dos totally undone by the day.
Umm, what the hole? You know there’s got to be a story here.
And here. It’s like the Hunger Games out there, friends.
It’s not just the kids, either. Imagine how teachers feel at the end of the first day. (I can speak from experience here—teachers are frigging superheroes. It’s a rewarding job, but it’s physically and mentally exhausting.)
Especially considering the challenge of living and trying to educate children through a global pandemic, it’s not surprising to see these before and after photos of the first day of school.
The after photos don’t negate the excitement of starting a new school year, of course, and let’s hope that most of these kids look so disheveled because they had so much fun and activity during their day. The images are a refreshing reminder that social media images don’t tell the whole story, though, and that kids’ lives aren’t as simple as we often mistake them to be.
We feel you, wee ones, because we’re draggin’ too. Solidarity.
Cardi B got into it over the weekend with an influencer who seemed to imply that Cardi was the breadwinner in her relationship with husband and Migos rapper Offset. The influencer, @jiggyjayy2, wrote on Twitter that Cardi “really be keeping the lights on at her and Offset house, she stay working hard and he be…” But Cardi wasn’t having it. “My man literally perform this mornin for college game day, performing later on again tonight after celebrating the finally of his HBO last night flying in tomorrow to ring the bell Monday on a investment,” Cardi wrote back.
Luckily, the two women immediately mended fences and even made a lunch date. The influencer responded, admitting that she was “being a lil shady to Offset cause he a cheater” and that Cardi “really stayed booked in busy, she be everywhere.” She also added that she empathized with Cardi’s defense of her husband. “It’s cool girl @jiggyjayy2,” replied Cardi. “U were just loud and wrong so I had to clock it… but I’m seeing you being attacked now in the name of Offset when it’s clearly because you’re pretty and popular and I can relate to that. So let’s have lunch on set?”
It’s cool girl @jiggyjayy2 u were just loud and wrong so I had to clock it… but I’m seeing you being attacked now in the name of Offset when it’s clearly because you’re pretty and popular and I can relate to that. So let’s have lunch on set? https://t.co/NtGj26LpDf
When it comes to beer terms, there are a lot of words and phrases drinkers need to learn if they want to have knowledgeable conversations about pale ales, IPAs, barrel-aged stouts, and even fruited sours. When it comes to IPAs — specifically double IPAs — one vital term to know is “dry hopping.”
For the uninitiated, dry hopping is a process of adding (you guessed it) dry hops late in the brewing process in order to give the beer more hop aroma and flavor notes. This is opposed to “wet hopping” — in which fresh, wet hops are added.
Dry hopping process creates extremely flavorful, floral IPAs and we honestly can’t get enough of them. Since summer is quickly coming to an end, we figured the time was right (while the days are still warm, hazy, and humid) to highlight eight of our favorite dry-hopped IPAs. Check them all out below and drink them while you still can!
One of the highest-rated dry-hopped beers on the market, Bell’s Hopslam begins by being brewed with six different hop varieties. Later on in the process, it gets a crazy amount of extra flavor from dry-hopping with Simcoe hops. The result is a floral, piney, hop lover’s dream.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find hints of caramel malts, wet grass, grapefruit, peach, and floral notes. The palate is swirling with flavors like ripe tangerine, grapefruit, resinous pine, and sweet malts — all set against a nice, floral backbone. It’s piney, floral, and totally crisp and fresh.
Bottom Line:
If you only buy one dry-hopped IPA make it Bell’s Hopslam. It’s as hoppy, floral, and resinous as it gets.
Vermont’s Fiddlehead has gained a bit of a cult following over the years (since it opened in 2011) and for good reason. One of its best beers is its massively dry-hopped Fiddlehead Second Fiddle. This double IPA is highly sought-after by IPA fans because of its complex, slightly malty flavor that pairs well with floral, crisp hops.
Tasting Notes:
The aroma is like a field of pine trees that move into caramel malts, ripe tropical fruits, and fresh citrus zest. Sipping it brings forth hints of resinous, dank pine, mango, grapefruit, more malts, and a ton of hop bitterness at the end that is surprisingly pleasing.
Bottom Line:
This is a dank, slightly bitter beer for fans of potent, piney IPAs. If you can get your hands on a few cans of this Vermont classic, savor it.
This year-round offering from Alpine is named for Nelson Sauvin hops. This is the main hop used during the brewing process as well as dry-hopping later on. The result is a well-balanced, slightly malty, resinous IPA you’ll want to sip on well into the fall.
Tasting Notes:
Upon nosing, you’ll be met with hints of grapefruit, mango, honey, resinous hops, and sweet malts. The palate is loaded with rich malts, wet grass, lemon peel, dank pine, and a nice hop bitterness to finish everything off. It’s a very well-rounded, complex, highly drinkable beer.
Bottom Line:
This is a well-balanced, yet supremely hoppy beer that is highlighted by Nelson Sauvin hops. It’s floral, fresh, and well-suited for end-of-summer drinking.
If you’re a fan of New England-style IPAs, you probably already know about the juicy, hazy flavor of Weldwerks’ aptly named Juicy Bits. It gets its floral, citrus flavor from being dry-hopped with Citra, El Dorado, and Mosaic hops.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of fresh melon, guava, tangerine, and pineapple greet the drinker first. This is followed by dank pine. The sip reveals more grapefruit, tangerine, mango, resinous pine, and just the right amount of bitterness at the very end. It’s refreshing, juicy, and delicious.
Bottom Line:
When it comes to dry-hopped hazy IPAS, it’s hard to beat the juicy, tropical fruit, and citrus flavor of Weldwerks Juicy Bits.
First launched back in 2009, Double Jack quickly became one of the most popular IPAs on the market. For some reason, it was retired in 2016 only to be victoriously brought back last fall. Triple dry-hopped using four hop additions, this is a potent, high ABV, piney, resinous beer for fans of classic West Coast IPAs.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is loaded with scents of honey, lemon curd, fresh-cut grass, caramel malts, and a nice floral hint. The flavor is classic West Coast IPA with notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pine needles, and light malts. The finish is refreshing, crisp, and has a nice hot of hop bitterness.
Bottom Line:
If you’re a West Coast IPA drinker who wants to get on the dry-hopped bandwagon, this is your jam. It has all the characteristics of the iconic style with added citrus and floral flavors.
Singlecut Beersmiths is a brand well-known for its IPAs. One of its freshest, dry-hopped offerings is Jenny Said. It’s double dry-hopped to guarantee a crisp, dank, piney, resinous, citrus-filled, highly complex, and highly drinkable IPA.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is all tropical fruits, citrus zest, and a nice, floral hops presence that lets you know what you’re in for. The palate is filled with hints of ripe pineapple, juicy grapefruit, dank pine, slight malts, and a juicy, sweet finish without much bitterness.
Bottom Line:
If you’re more interested in the flavor of hops than the bitterness, this is a great choice for you. It’s full of hoppy flavor, but without much bitterness.
You definitely know what you’re getting into when you drink a beer called Ruination. The first full-time West Coast double IPA on the market, Ruination is loaded with Magnum, Nugget, Centennial, Simcoe, Citra, and Azacca hops and dry hopped to create a supremely piney, dank brew.
Tasting Notes:
Crack open a bottle and you’ll be met with aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, fir tips, and tropical fruits. The palate begins with caramel malts and delves into citrus peels, pine trees, and a total wallop of bitter, floral hops.
Bottom Line:
While surprisingly well-balanced for the name, this is certainly a dry-hopped beer for drinkers who enjoy life on the more bitter side of the hops coin.
This beer is made by Epic and it is indeed an epic brew. This 10% New England-style IPA is double dry-hopped using Cashmere and Citra hops. It’s big, bold, hazy, juicy, and filled with tropical and citrus flavors that will leave you completely refreshed.
Tasting Notes:
The nose is slightly spicy and filled with scents of tangerine, ripe melons, mango, citrus zest, and pine needles. The flavor amps up the nose with flavors of ripe grapefruit, sweet peaches, slight caramel malts, candied orange peels, and a nice hint of cloves. It’s all rounded out with very little bitterness at the finish.
Bottom Line:
This is one of the most exciting beers on this list. It’s hazy, juicy, and full of tropical, citrus, and pine flavors you won’t soon forget.
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“Levitating” has become one of Dua Lipa’s biggest hits, and that has been thanks in large part to the remix of the song that features DaBaby. Since he has been embroiled in controversy, though, the remix has started to lose its hold as the predominant version of the song (as opposed to the feature-less, Lipa-only version). In July, the remix started to get phased out of radio and prominent playlists. Earlier this month, the solo version of “Levitating” started to replace the remix on some Billboard charts.
Now, solo “Levitating” has replaced the remix on the chart: On this week’s Billboard Hot 100 dated September 4, “Levitating” sits at No. 6, and unlike last week, DaBaby is not credited on the song.
A similar thing happened in 2020 (although not based on similar motivations), when Nicki Minaj’s credit on Doja Cat’s “Say So” was removed from the charts. At the time, Billboard explained, “After two weeks of Minaj showing as a featured artist on ‘Say So’ on the Hot 100 and other charts that utilize the same methodology, only Doja Cat is now listed, as the original version, without Minaj, is now driving the majority of overall activity for the song; the change does not affect any of Minaj’s achievements on those charts the past two weeks, and she continues not to be credited on the song on any airplay charts, as the vast majority of the song’s airplay is still for the original version.”
Meanwhile, with 34 weeks in the top 10 of the Hot 100, “Levitating” is now the longest-running top-10 song by a female artist and the third longest-running ever, behind The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (57 weeks) and Post Malone’s “Circles” (39).
.@DUALIPA‘s “Levitating” has now spent 34 weeks in the top 10 of the #Hot100 (No. 6 this week).
That is the third-longest run in the top 10 of all time, after @theweeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” (57) and @PostMalone‘s “Circles” (39).
There were a number of stories told during The Last Dance that offered fascinating tidbits of new information to already legendary stories about the 1998 Chicago Bulls, but few were better than the recounting of Dennis Rodman’s disappearance to Las Vegas for 48 hours, which culminated in Michael Jordan barging into his room to drag him out of bed with Carmen Electra.
Rodman’s wild weekend in Vegas got about five minutes of discussion during The Last Dance, but we are going to be getting much more on it soon, courtesy of a new movie that has been picked up by Lionsgate and Lord Miller called 48 Hours In Vegas, per Variety — with Rodman on board to consult. The movie will give Rodman’s weekend bender a feature film treatment, which will surely produce a wild, over-the-top movie as they’ll be free to embellish and lean into the absurdity of Rodman’s excursion to the desert.
“Dennis refused to follow the herd,” Lord and Miller said in a statement. “That is what made him a target and it’s also what made him a star. His weekend in Las Vegas is full of fun and hijinks but it is also full of important questions about the way public figures and workers are treated, especially when their individuality is expressed so vividly.”
There are no actors attached to the film yet, as the screenplay is still being written by Jordan VanDina, but how they cast the movie will be interesting. Finding someone who can play The Worm won’t be easy, but it’s a role that will certainly provide someone with a lot of interesting choices to make.
It has been a while since 50 Cent dropped a musical project, as he’s been primarily focused on producing and promoting his various television series with Starz, which include a new Power spin-off and the period drama BMF, as well as fending off lawsuits for ripping off his competition in the beverage industry. However, a new rap release inspired him to start writing music again recently, as he told People in a recent video interview.
The release in question was King’s Disease 2, the latest release from 50’s fellow Queens native Nas — specifically the song “EPMD 2,” which featured 50’s friend and mentor Eminem. Eminem’s verse, which set Rap Twitter on fire the night of its release, prompted 50 to want to write again. “When Em does something that stands out to me, it’s special,” he said. “He just had a performance on Nas’ album, and it made me want to record again because of my connection to it. He sounded so good that I was like, ‘I gotta write something.’”
He also addressed his long absence from the forefront of the rap game, saying, “I feel like I’m still in it. Even if I don’t share it with the general public, it forced me back into writing, going to the studio and recording something.” Perhaps once BMF — which also features Eminem appearing as FBI informant White Boy Rick — is finished airing, 50 will be ready to once again share his new music with the general public.
After having its production shipwrecked by the coronavirus pandemic, Survivor is ready to return to CBS’ primetime lineup, and there’s going to be some changes when Season 41 arrives in September. However, executive producer and host Jeff Probst seems stoked about the changes, and after all, the reality show is all about adapting to challenges, and a global pandemic definitely fits that bill.
“I cannot remember a time when I’ve been this excited to launch a new season of Survivor,” Probst said in a statement. “Survivor 41 features a really likable group of savvy Survivor players and they are in for the most intense, most difficult and most dangerous season we’ve ever done.”
As for the new changes, well, it sounds this new batch of contestants is going to be put through the paces with little time to catch their breath. Via TVLine:
For starters, production has shortened its filming time from 39 days to a “much more dangerous” 26-day game, which will increase the pacing of its twists and overall gameplay. (Keep in mind: Building in production time for quarantining cast members is very much a thing these days.) Probst will also break the fourth wall, addressing the audience directly throughout the season to let us in on some of the twists well before the players are made aware.
The new season will also feature a mobile experience called “Game Within the Game,” which will allow viewers at home to solve puzzles hidden inside the episodes. Granted, it’s not the same as eating bugs off an island floor, but look, nobody’s stopping you from finding some tasty creatures out back while you decode a rebus. You gotta make your own adventures.
Survivor 41 kicks off with a two-hour premiere on September 22 on CBS.
Al Roker has spent the weekend in water-logged purgatory, reporting on the massive hurricane that devastated Louisiana from the disaster site. He’s been pummeled by strong winds, battered by unforgiving rains, and been forced to put some young punks who worried he might be too old for it all in their place. So if you thought he wouldn’t also educate the public on the very real connection between Hurricane Ida and the consequences of climate change, well, you don’t know Al.
Roker made headlines over the weekend when he appeared on Meet The Press to give Chuck Todd updates on Hurricane Ida’s predicted landfall and the expected destruction she would leave in her wake. The rough conditions and Roker’s on-air metaphors — a 15-mile wide F3 tornado is a hell of a way to describe something — had Roker trending on social media, but now that the storm has rolled through and we can take stock of just how terrible it was, Roker wants to remind us all of something else: climate change is real, and it’s going to give us more natural disasters like this one.
Roker appeared on MSNBC’s morning show, standing in front of a heap of rubble and debris left by Hurricane Ida to update viewers on the situation in New Orleans, and he made sure to include a very important disclaimer towards the end of his segment.
“We are looking at the results of climate change,” Roker said somberly. “Those Gulf waters were about three to five degrees above average and that is purely climate change. That’s what created this monster storm.”
Good on Al Roker for explaining the connection between climate change and Hurricane Ida, something that’s been largely ignored in most reporting
“We are looking at the results of climate change … that’s what created this monster storm”
Roker went on to explain how the warmer waters aided a rapid intensification of the storm with winds increasing by 60 miles per hour in less than 24 hours, an almost unheard of number. Currently, millions are without power in Louisiana as officials are still trying to measure the damage on the ground. Roker’s been an outspoken advocate for increasing awareness about the effects of climate change, but maybe watching our favorite NBC anchor get absolutely thrashed by Mother Nature is what it takes to convince people how serious this situation is?
This morning, Drake confirmed that his album Certified Lover Boy is set for release on September 3. He did so with an attention-grabbing image, featuring a 4×4 grid of pregnant woman emojis. It appears this image may actually be the album cover, as Ebro Darden has “confirmed” is the case.
Whether or not this image ends up being the actual Certified Lover Boy art, the jokes are already rolling in. Perhaps the best of those, though, has come from Lil Nas X, who decided to parody it by jokingly (probably) revealing his Montero cover art, which looks suspiciously like Drake’s cover. In fact, it’s basically the exact same, except all the female heads have been replaced with male ones.
What’s not a joke is Lil Nas X’s recent accolade: He’s now one of the ten most listened-to artists on Spotify with over 55.4 million monthly listeners. He shared a reaction to that news today, writing, “WOWW THIS IS HISTORY! I LOVE YALL SO MUCH! ‘MONTERO’ THE ALBUM OUT IN 18 DAYS! ITS OUR TIME!”
WOWW THIS IS HISTORY! I LOVE YALL SO MUCH! “MONTERO” THE ALBUM OUT IN 18 DAYS! ITS OUR TIME!https://t.co/ByH98nGzfe
Meanwhile, he recently wrote of Montero, “creating this album has been therapy for me. i’ve learned to let go of trying to control people’s perception of who i am, what i can do, and where i will be. i’ve realized the only opinion of me that really matters is my own.”
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