Absolutely lovely collection of French letters and envelopes, romancing the lost art of calligraphy and leading you into a “universe of arabesques and beautiful writing.”
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Cinco de Mayo: Long Before It Was Corporatized - Los Angeles, CA, 1943
“Among the 5000 persons assembled for the Cinco de Mayo celebration were little Luis Romanos and his sister Amalia in costume.” - Los Angeles Times, May 6, 1943
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The greatest thing about life is that it happens one day at a time. Can you imagine trying to endure every stressor or fully enjoy every good part of life all at once? It’s like taking a dose of medicine. Sometimes you get that delicious grape tylenol flavor and other times you get a spoonful of that sour pink cough syrup.
Another thing: no one expects you to have it all figured out. Messing up is natural and expected and if you didn’t you’d be outside of the realm of experience that everyone else gets to have.
No one, especially those who are at the peak of their performance, ever focused on being “great”. You don’t have to be great in every moment; greatness is not something you can will yourself to have. The key is to focus on what you can do every single day to make it a grape tylenol sort of day. Do something to forward your dreams. Do at least one thing everyday that makes you happy. This is the most important part. Some days will require a bit of creativity - look for happiness in small parts of your life, or reflect on a norm that makes you happy all the time. Other days will surprise you with an opportunity to do something wild and incredible; when those moments arise, seize them. There is little point in putting something wonderful off for a day not guaranteed to you.
Smile, laugh, and let go of everything else.
Never-Before-Seen Photos From the Early Days of Space Exploration
The Gemini astronauts also took some of the most memorable photos in NASA history. You’d think we would have seen them all by now. But with Nasa’s help and funding, a team of researchers at Arizona State University led by lunar scientist Mark Robinson has retrieved from the archives dozens of outtakes that never made it into wide circulation.
Photos: NASA
Ed note: Check out our friends at Air & Space for more stunning photos from the Gemini mission.
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