“is the spring coming?” he said.
“what is it like?”…
“it is the sun shining on the rain
and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
― frances hodgson burnett, the secret garden
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image credit: etsy.com
Mar20
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Mar18
words to live by.
reading my way into spring.
Mar17
if a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky? ~stanislaw j. lec
as mg and i prepare to head out
for an irish breakfast
in celebration
of st. patrick’s day
we feel lucky.
we both
still have
most of our
fur
and
teeth
and
a taste for
good music
holiday beer
adventure
and
good cheer.
he is the one on stage left.
—
you gotta try your luck at least once a day,
because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.
– jimmy dean
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happy st. pat’s day to all!
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image credit: google images
Mar16
what a feeling!
with great expectations
i went
to my favorite detroit theater
in the beautiful fisher building
to see the broadway adaptation
of
one of my favorite
guilty pleasure movies
of the 80s
back then
i had
the perm
the leg warmers
the ripped up sweatshirt
the dance moves
the music
and
i couldn’t wait
to see
the
iconic scenes
and
dancing
and
to hear
the
music
once more
but
somehow
the live show
turned out
more like this
only worse
and it was
quickly apparent
that
my expectations
were
way too high
just like
my old perm.
—
both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.
– samuel alexander
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image credits: paramount pictures, flashdance the musical, saturday night live,
Mar15
almost.
it was one of those march days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:
when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
– charles dickens
Mar13
the story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. – jimi hendrix
after a visit
with
baby r, baby v and baron the loyal,
they
find a creative way
to share
a hello, goodbye.
Mar12
it seems the older you get, the more life comes into focus. – john c. maxwell
(not me, but we share a similar hair color, glasses and attitude)
—
asked to be
in
a focus group
for the company
i bought
my car from
and
had to complete
a series
of ‘tasks’
in two cars
using
two
new
prototype
technology/navigation
systems
uh-oh
my two
greatest challenges
1. technology
2. navigation
the whole operation
was run
by two
very serious
engineer/researcher/designer types
armed with
laptops
data
video cameras
poker faces
said they wouldn’t
judge me
but i had to
complete the tasks
asked of me
all on my own
without
any of
their help
very challenging
until
finally
one snapped
and
pushed a button
to get me out of
what i couldn’t
get out of
the other
actually
laughed
out loud
in response to
one of my moves
and
i loved
that they
broke character
and
they loved
that i was
the perfect subject
to test the limits
of their systems
someone who
had no clue
in this area
but could fumble
her way through
without
doing
too much damage
and
trying everything
to solve
the problems
while laughing
all the way
whichever way that was
and
then i got lost
using my own
navigation system
while trying
to get home.
—
clarity affords focus.
– thomas leonard
Mar10
and, i’m back.
bring it.
Mar8
the sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – jacques yves cousteau
and so
we went to the sea
and it was
everything
and more
moving sun
calm waters
boats afloat
seals playing
fish tacos and ice cream
on the beach
and
friends
and
stories
and
water
and
shore
alive
with color
and
changing light
laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
– victor hugo
Mar8
daylight savings time is tonight, and one of the best excuses for not being on time, and needs to happen more often. – author unknown
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credits: etsy.com, google images
I didn't have my glasses on.... 