“We live in a far from perfect world and it’s OK to not feel OK sometimes.” - Hannah Stallworth, a 15-year-old.
Why she and others are saying it's time for real talk about suicide.
houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/ #txlege
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Andrea Zelinski
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Recovering political reporter. Found solace on the AT in '20. Now writes about cruises for . Formerly of , , .
Austin, TXJoined March 2009
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Texas twitter: put this in the category of things I never thought I would tweet about (although my niece and nephews probably would have loved this when I lived there).
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As an Austin ex-pat who just moved to Nashville — which is experiencing a strikingly similar transformation in its identity, minus the Elon Musk — it is comforting to see these experiences put into words.
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If you're sailing on Line anytime soon, know that a drug-sniffing dog will be there to greet you.
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Would you fly in an electric airplane? The first prototype on an all-electric plane just took flight. travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai
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By the numbers: "While hurricane seasons fluctuate year-to-year, when looked at over 10-year intervals, there are roughly 25% more rapidly intensifying storms in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific now than 40 years ago." travelweekly.com/North-America-
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Climate change is making us angrier online. A lot angrier trib.al/gAjJDnE
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Pete Buttigieg wants airlines to create wheelchair space on planes
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Flying out of Canada anytime soon? You could be subject to random Covid testing. Via travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai #travel #aviation #covid #Canada
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Can airline really reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050? Experts are skeptical. travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai #travelweekly #aviation #Travel #climatechange
White House to lift Covid testing requirement for international travel travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Go #travel #COVID19
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Just when I think I understand the world, I see that serves an old fashioned in a popcorn box... and covers it in popcorn... and all the sudden, my world is upside down all over again.
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Every month I ask Austin’s top government, business and community leaders a few questions. This time, they weighed in on Project Connect, abortion politics and their favorite swimming hole. Here’s what they said:
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Michigan’s Governor Is “Going To Fight Like Hell” To Protect Abortion Access.
My interview with Michigan bustle.com/politics/gover via
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Meanwhile in Texas: Austin-based Tesla to cover travel costs for workers seeking abortions statesman.com/story/business #txlege
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Ouch. Price-predicting and booking app, Hopper, predicts a steep rise in summer budget air fares. Via
I wonder how many attractions are taking composting seriously. Even recycling is a challenge because people often put the wrong items in bins.
Here's a short on some small pilots composting programs at Disney travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ho via
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2/2... to a never-ending connectivity that makes us available to be interrupted at any time, as if the present moment can never quite be enough."
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1/2 "On the philosophical front, a day of self-enforced sitting in nature is meant to represent a clean break from our spiritually destructive daily existence -- tethered as it is to constant motion, and worse...
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OH, this story on "desert sitting" is even better.
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I kind of love this.
“I think extreme sitting has the ability to rival other outdoor endurance sports, including climbing and even pole sitting.”
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Mickey Mouse can start hugging again at Disney parks
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Hopped on the aviation beat yesterday to compare breaking news about to a love triangle.
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There are so many terms to describe a cruise ship that I'm learning: contemporary, premium, luxury, ultra-luxury.
This brand is trying to position itself as the most premium of the contemporary.
::my new-to-cruise-news head spins::
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How do tips work on cruise ships? They're built-in. Here's a peek at how much they are and how they work at .
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#cruisenews #cruse #travel
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Want to know where cruise ships are? There's a map for that.
cruisemapper.com/?imo=9243667
#mapoftheweek #cruise #travel
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Lots of flights were canceled this weekend--some 3,500 of them.
travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Ai
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One cruise line has such crazy supply chain issues and delays, they ended up buying Ikea furniture for their newest ship.
travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/ #travel #cruise #cruisenews
Another thing that boggles me about the cruise industry is the tradition of naming "godmothers" of ships.
just became a godmother.
travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/ #cruise #cruising #travel
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Last week I flew to Venice to explore the noisy construction of a 3,125-passenger ship that will eventually homeport in Galveston.
Lots of takeaways as I learn about this industry, but one that struck me: this ship will have $6M worth of art. ART.
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Internet: I'll be in Venice next week to check out a shiny new ship. I have one evening free to eat my weight in pasta/explore.
Any suggestions? Favorite places?
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Me when my editor tells me my first cover story for is “excellent” and “you nailed it.
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With the ink still wet on her diploma, this Texas college grad was planting the seeds to help Texans get abortions in Nevada. Now, she runs @WildWestFund, and she wants pregnant Texans who want an abortion to come visit.
bustle.com/politics/abort
#txlege #SB8 #abortion
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With the ink still wet on her diploma, this Texas college grad was planting the seeds to help Texans get abortions in Nevada. Now, she runs , and she wants pregnant Texans who want an abortion to come visit.
bustle.com/politics/abort
#txlege #SB8 #abortion
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A group of girls in their 20s bands together to get women to Vegas for abortion access: welcome to the new Wild West. Thanks for finding and telling this story. cc:
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Cruise lines are cancelling and rearranging their itineraries to avoid the conflict in Ukraine, but Carnival Corp., one of the largest cruise organizations, is doing so so while making a stand against Russia.
travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/
#cruise #cruisenews #RussiaUkraine
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