In 1995, an artist named William Utermohlen was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He continued to make art for the last few years of his life, both as documentation of his daily life and of his decline in cognitive function. Looking through these pieces, you can trace his cognitive changes.
The U.S. Postal Service Honors Military Dogs with New Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service has honored the U.S. military for many years by creating special limited-edition stamps. Now they’re highlighting the canine division of the military with these military working dogs stamps.
Dogs began serving in the U.S. military since the Civil War. They’ve continued to accompany humans in every war since, from World War I to Afghanistan. In fact, there is one dog for every three human soldiers in Afghanistan, Bloomberg reports.
Photo Credit: Pixabay
The most common dog breeds in the modern U.S. armed forces include the German shepherd, Dutch shepherd, Belgian Malinois, and Labrador retriever. Less common breeds are the Rottweiler, Bloodhound, and Beagle.
The USPS has created four new stamps with images of the four most common breeds, which they call “the four-legged heroes of the nation’s military.” The illustrations are stylized geometric versions with red and blue backgrounds. They’re available in a booklet of 20.
Photo Credit: United States Postal Service
“As a military veteran and former law enforcement officer, I have the greatest appreciation for these animals and the service they provide,” David C. Williams, vice chairman of the USPS Board of Governors, said in a press release.
“Today, these dogs are born and raised to serve alongside soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen and women, and members of the Coast Guard. They are heroes deserving of our respect and gratitude.”
A book of 20 Forever stamps costs $11. You can find them at your local USPS, on the online Postal Store, or by calling 800-STAMP24.
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Russian Street Artist Draws Extremely Realistic Portraits in Only One Hour
It’s impressive that Russian artist Nikolay Yarakhtin can create these wonderful portraits at all, but the fact that he does them in just an hour on the streets of Saint Petersburg is incredible.
Yarakhtin said, “It takes me about an hour to make a portrait. Looking at the excitement of my clients seeing their portraits brings me a lot of joy and inspires me. It gives me creative energy and motivates to become better.”
Take a look at his work.
1. A spitting image.
2. Like a photograph.
#nikolaiiarakhtin #сухаякисть #портретпофото #portraitpainter #portraitart #portraitcommission #drawingartist #draws #drawingartist #drawingdaily #drawingpencil #drawingskills #pasteldraw #pastelpencils #pasteldrawingonpaper #pastelportrait #pasteldrawing #art #artrealism #instaart #художникиспб #artgalleries #russianart3. The resemblance is uncanny.
#draw4. One hour or less!
5. There’s the man himself.
6. Portrait of a young lady.
7. Mother and child.
#drawingsketch #drawingart #draw8. He looks pretty serious.
9. Like looking in a mirror.
10. Spot-on, don’t you think?
These are pretty great! Be sure to follow Yarakhtin on Instagram so you can keep up with all the wonderful portraits that he’s creating.
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Russian Street Artist Draws Extremely Realistic Portraits in Only One Hour
It’s impressive that Russian artist Nikolay Yarakhtin can create these wonderful portraits at all, but the fact that he does them in just an hour on the streets of Saint Petersburg is incredible.
Yarakhtin said, “It takes me about an hour to make a portrait. Looking at the excitement of my clients seeing their portraits brings me a lot of joy and inspires me. It gives me creative energy and motivates to become better.”
Take a look at his work.
1. A spitting image.
2. Like a photograph.
3. The resemblance is uncanny.
4. One hour or less!
5. There’s the man himself.
6. Portrait of a young lady.
7. Mother and child.
8. He looks pretty serious.
9. Like looking in a mirror.
10. Spot-on, don’t you think?
These are pretty great! Be sure to follow Yarakhtin on Instagram so you can keep up with all the wonderful portraits that he’s creating.
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This Artist Sums up the Life of a 21st-Century Woman in Hilarious Comics
Cassandra Calin focuses on the everyday struggles of women in the 21st century with her art.
And boy, do these comics seem like they are on point. Like, big time.
Let’s dive into some of Calin’s work so you can see for yourself. Be sure to follow her on Facebook and Instagram.
1. Does this look familiar?
2. You just can’t win.
3. Here come the wrinkles.
4. Don’t you just hate that?
5. That might be why…
6. Time for a reality check.
7. It’s always one or the other.
8. Maybe not with you…?
9. Worse than a cat.
10. Let’s not and say we did?
11. Fifty years later…
12. Just sweating a lot.
13. Looks like a dream.
14. Gee, thanks a lot.
15. Go at your own pace…
What do you think of these comics?
Ladies, let’s hear from you in the comments!
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This Funny Looking Christmas Tree Will Keep Your Pets Away from Your Ornaments
Christmas trees add a nice touch to the holiday season — until your cat or dog gets their hands on it. Pets are naturally curious about Christmas trees, and for good reason! What animal could resist a brand new tree in the middle of your living room with a bunch of bright, shiny, dangling objects that very much resemble toys?!
But you don’t have to be cursed to forever pick up ornaments off of the floor, or come home to a tree that is fully knocked over. There’s now a half-sized Christmas tree that’s perfectly designed to keep curious paws away from it. It’s called the Parasol Christmas Tree. It’s six feet tall, but only has branches at the top, so the branches and ornaments are out of most pets’ reach.
Photo Credit: Argos
The Parasol Christmas Tree is also useful for other purposes. It’s great for families who have young kids who tend to mess with the tree. It’s also helpful for people who don’t want to crowd up a small apartment with a full-sized tree, but still want a tree with some height to it.
Yes, this tree looks… unconventional. But with the addition of a pile of presents underneath, it still manages to retain the traditional Christmas charm of a full-sized tree. Plus, it comes in multiple colors, including a snowy version.
Photo Credit: Argos
Unfortunately, the Parasol Christmas Tree is only available in the U.K. at the moment. Our friends across the pond definitely aren’t the only ones with naughty pets, though. It’s only a matter of time before a U.S.-based company follows the trend!
In the meantime, you could always make a DIY version or buy a Christmas palm tree instead.
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A Man Built a Tiny Bookstore on Wheels to Deliver Books to Villages Without Bookstores
Books remain a very popular pastime, even in the age of social media. Unfortunately, with the advent of e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle, physical book stores are going out of business. But people remain passionate about the power of idly browsing through shelves of books.
That’s what motivated Jean-Jacques Megel-Nuber to create a tiny bookstore on wheels. Jean-Jacques of Alsace, France hired a tiny home maker to create the portable library in 2015. He calls it Au Vrai Chic Littérère.
Jean-Jacques drives the bookstore all around Alsace, bringing the magic of books to small villages in the area. He often shows up at festivals, events, or other public places where he’s been invited. His goal is to make books more accessible and affordable.
The cozy design of the bookstore was intended to make folks curious enough to go inside, Jean-Jacques says.
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“I wanted a little feeling of a cabin and an aura of a small bookstore, which both evoke a lot of dreaming,” Jean-Jacques told Architectural Digest.
He added to Fortune that he needed “a place that makes people want to enter.”
That tiny space houses around 3000 books. In addition to the bookshelves, the structure contains a small place for Jean-Jacques to sleep while he travels. As you can imagine, it can get tricky to tow the bookstore — it’s a very heavy and delicate load! All those books weigh about 1,300 pounds.
But we’d guess that it’s totally worth the trouble, if only to see the reactions on people’s faces when they get to crawl inside this dreamy bookstore.
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Take a Look at the 15 Most Popular Disney Tattoos
I’ve seen a lot of Disney tattoos in my day, but now we have some rankings of the most popular ones, put together by Play Like Mum.
The website did some research and crunched the numbers and determined that these are the top 15 most popular Disney tattoos around the world.
Let’s take a look!
15. Brave
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12. Toy Story
DM11. Winnie the Pooh
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tattoos, cats & adventures10. Minnie Mouse
9. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
8. Sleeping Beauty
@josiesexton7. Beauty and the Beast
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5. Lilo and Stitch
4. The Little Mermaid
3. Mickey Mouse
2. The Lion King
1. Alice in Wonderland
Now I know that some of you folks out there have Disney tattoos…
Share them with us in the comments!
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Chinese and Japanese Speakers Share the Dumbest Things They’ve Seen Tattooed on Someone
Tell me if this sounds familiar…?
Have you ever met someone who thought they were being really deep and spiritual with a Chinese or Japanese character tattooed on their body, but then they later found out that symbol meant “beef with broccoli”?
Lol,
It actually happens all the time, my friends. And these AskRedddit users shared some really good ones.
1. Actually, that means…
“Saw a girl with 魚 tattooed on her shoulder who swore up and down it meant poison… It means fish.”
2. Do you lift, bro?
“I was on the subway in NYC and there was a guy who clearly lifted a lot. He was wearing a sleeveless shirt and on his jacked arms in chinese were the words “牛肉麵” or “Beef noodle soup” for everyone to see. Man looked ready to get the rest of his favorite restaurant’s menu tattooed on his body.”
3. That’s a bummer.
“He thought it said “Love my grandson”. It translated to something like “I love fat boys”. I think it was a google translate failure of epic proportions.”
4. Not your name.
“”Tiny chicken” my friend got that thinking it said his name.”
5. Major eye roll.
“Chinese speaker here. In high school I worked at a CVS. A white woman showed up at the register with a very poorly drawn 力 tattoo, and I said “cool tattoo, means power”. She scoffed and replied to me like I was satan himself, and said “you obviously don’t understand Chinese “letters” the tattoo artist told me it means the strength to overcome anything, even breast cancer…” then she rolled her eyes at me and walked away.”
6. You blew it!
“My friend got a tattoo that said “veni vidi vici” in chinese, well so he thought. The tattoo acutally said “three small dishes”.”
7. Strength and courage…maybe.
“I was scrolling through the web at some tattoos for fun,a person said they got a tattoo that said “Strength and courage” in japanese. It actually said “Little animal, big mistake.” Great quote imo, but I dont think they thought so after they got it permanently marked on their skin.”
8. Uh oh. That’s not good.
“Not my story but a friend of mine.
She had a classmate in college with a kanji tattoo, confused she asked her what it meant.
“High princess”
Turns out it actually said “pig princess”.”
9. Might want to get a cover-up.
“I once saw this middle aged dude wearing “金魚佬” on his shoulder (the rough literary translation is “Goldfish Man”), which in cantonese means a sleazy older man who creeps on younger girls/children. Basically a pedo. Wonder under what circumstances he got that inked…”
10. Lookin’ tough…oh wait…
“机 on his fist. I haven’t taken Chinese but in Japanese it means ‘desk’.”
11. The Fat Man.
“”Kitchen” – confused the kanji, what he wanted I have no idea. “Fat man” – he wanted “big guy” (tough guy?) apparently.”
12. Opposite day?
“Gets a tattoo in google translate Japanese thinking it says “fear no one” but it really means “I fear everyone”.”
13. That’s…me?
“I once had a roommate placed with me in the apartment our company ran for us here in Japan. He was loud, obnoxious, and I generally didn’t get on well with him. But, you try to get along, so we’d go to the izakaya up the street from time to time with other friends to drink and have a good time. The owners were this wonderful old Japanese couple who loved having all these weird gaijin come and entertain the locals.
Anyway, somehow we get talking about tattoos and the roommate is showing his off. He then says that he got the kanji for “friendship” (友) and “peace” (和) tattooed on his back and lifts his shirt to show everyone. There’s a bit of silence, broken by someone asking, “Who’s Tomokazu?”
What Roommate didn’t know, of course, was that those two kanji in that order was a man’s name.
He reacted well, though, taking a beat and then announcing, “I’M TOMOKAZU!” which became a running joke while he was there.”
14. Hahaha, that’s good.
“40+ year old bald white guy with Chinese characters that translated as “I’m a cute little princess” on the length of his forearm.
Had a good laugh the rest of that day.”
15. Didn’t have the heart to tell him…
“I met a guy in the air port when I came back from living in Tokyo for 2 years who had just visited Japan. He had 2 symbols on his shoulder I noticed that were “off”. I stopped him and asked him what his tattoo said. He said ” It means strong will bro.” I didn’t have the heart to tell him….. his two symbols he picked in order were “dog poop”.
If you find this online…. im truly sorry bro. Ha ha.”
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18 Times People Shared Interesting Things They Found in Secondhand Books
People buy secondhand books for a lot of reasons: maybe they don’t live near a library, or they read too fast to buy them full price, or they enjoy a good deal. But one of those reasons will always be that reading someone else’s book can be like a little glimpse into their life.
And for these 18 people, that peek turned out to be more than they bargained for…in the best way possible.
18. How utterly charming.
I found this in a 1949 children’s book I bought today from ForgottenBookmarks
17. I hope she had an extra pair lying around at home.
16. Nope, she’s not giving you the code word!
I found this in a random book on the shelves of a cafe. from funny
15. Really lovely work.
14. Someone is definitely missing this!
13. Well I mean, money is always a nice surprise.
Found a Little Surprise in the Library Book I Borrowed from pics
12. People are so careless with those things!
used bookstore has a wall of forgotten bookmarks from ForgottenBookmarks
11. Honestly, probably worth more then than now.
10. I want to know the story of their trip.
9. Aw, I remember when my grandpa gave me one of these.
8. Kind of makes you feel like you won the lottery!
Nothing like picking up a book and finding a photo (and autograph) of the author inside from ForgottenBookmarks
7. Oh you guys my heart.
: The Book of Outdoor Gardening- Smith and Hawken #inusedbooks #usedbooks #oldbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #igbooks #minimalist #usedbookstore #livefolk #instagood #thingsfound #bookmark #thriftstorebooks #lostinbooks #thingsfoundinbooks #foundinbooks #foundinabook #ephemera #gardening #happymothersday #mothersday #card #mom #lostandfound #foundpaper 6. I bet they’re so sorry they lost these.
Found tucked between the pages of a secondhand textbook I bought. from FoundPaper
5. I wish I had found this.
My mother found a 108 year old ticket to a fair in an old book being used as a book mark. from mildlyinteresting
4. How utterly adorable.
3. I hope they’re as lucky for you as they were for the first person!
This 4 and 5 leaf clover I found in this nearly 200 year old book from mildlyinteresting
2. A little piece of history.
My son found a report card from nearly 100 years ago in his library book from mildlyinteresting
1. This one is definitely not as charming as the others.
I can’t wait for my next trip to the used book store…but also I need to go through my own books and make sure there’s nothing embarrassing in there before I donate.
Just in case.
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