Monthly Archives: April 2015

people find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections. – khaled hosseini

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he came in

carefully

hung up his cane

 slowly

sat down

easing into

a booth

by himself

facing the door

welcomed

by the staff

who knew

his name

jim

ordered

his coffee

 he sat

 waited

 greeted

the regulars

as they arrived

invited one

to share his booth

 sit a bit

 he smiled

 said no

 and still

he sat

  welcoming them all

 as they

paid homage to him

 reaching out

connecting

with

a nod

a smile

a quick hello

as he held court

in the front booth

 his morning spent

in the

local coney island

connecting

and

feeling

a part of the world.

50% shades of grey.

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more proof

that fame is fleeting

the

50 shades of grey

love ring

is on the

clearance shelf

second one down

black box

once so hot

now

with luster lost

jammed between

the expired

mucinex

preparation h

metamucil

nicotine gum

bath puffs

baby meds

mouthwash

all there

to improve

the

imperfections

of the

human condition

what

strange company.

secret of change.

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sometimes i lie awake at night, and i ask, ‘where have i gone wrong?’ then a voice says to me, ‘this is going to take more than one night.  – charles schultz

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once again

it seemed

like a good idea

at the time.

i was seven years old

when my

very cute

neighbor/paper boy

jd

 told on me

for riding my bike

where i wasn’t

allowed to be riding

i got caught lying

by my mother

who asked me about it

i never was

a good actress

and there were

consequences

so together

with one of my sisters

and our good friend

we planned

our sweet revenge

in a style

only young children

could create.

we would collect

a huge pile of burrs

from the field

behind our houses

hide it in our summer tent

 wait for the boys to show up

and

throw it at him

so he’d see who he messed with.

but

it took so long

 it was such a hot summer day

 it was so boring in there

and

i fell asleep in the tent

but somehow curled up

right on our

prickly pile of revenge

and

i woke up

with my hair

horribly embedded

with the all the burrs

so i

 burst out crying

 walked inside

 asking nana

to help me

brush them out

i lost lots of hair

 it hurt

 it took

what seemed like hours

and

when it was over

my hair resembled

a giant ball of split end fuzz

so i

 i went out on the front porch

to relax and eat a popsicle

and saw jd

delivering our paper

and

his hair looked darn good.

joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it. – mariella frostrup

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IMG_0605FestiFools-Logofestifools brings students and community volunteers together to create

unique public art that is free and accessible to everyone by making

huge-mongous papier-mâché puppets and marching them down main

street in ann arbor in a experience that embraces and celebrates

the joy of community and uninhibited fun.

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and everyone

is playing

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and sharing

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and in no time at all

the entire community

is in the street dancing

having become

a part of the parade

and the joy

is infectious

and

impossible to resist

if you wait for inspiration you’ll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.
– ben nicholas

big doors swing on little hinges. – w. clement stone

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mama hangs on tight

as she

takes her

baby chicks

off to 

master

their moves

their kicks

their spins

their control

as they

jump and skip

through the city

over and under

everything

in their way

and

they can’t wait

to

unleash their power

so much energy

harnessed here

the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
– lee iacocca

you can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you. – joseph b. wirthlin

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sirens blaring

phone blowing up

with alarms

take cover

take cover

tv buzzing

if you can

see this

or

hear this

take cover

take cover

so

i went to

my bathtub

safest spot in my cottage

laptop-in-tub

and

rode out

the storm

relaxing

and

blogging

and

reading

and

listening

to music

and

my daughter

texted me

to say

‘that’s exactly how you’d like to go, isn’t it?’

and

i had to agree

and

i kept

my laptop

and

my head

above water

and

all the while

something like this

was going on outside

but inside

all was calm

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if you want to see the sunshine,

you have to weather the storm.

– frank lane

image credits: google images

going for the gold.

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n-LEGO-large570 LEGO bricks may not come in floral prints or white wicker textures, but that hasn’t stopped golden girls enthusiasts from making their desire to see dorothy, rose, blanche, sophia—and yes, even stan—turned into tiny plastic playthings.

as part of the LEGO Ideas initiative, in which fans submit and vote on each other’s proposals for new LEGO sets, samuel hatmaker (a “lifelong LEGO fan who works in product development and marketing and goes by the handle lostsleep) has put forth a proposal for a mashup that would reconstruct the foyer, living room, and kitchen of the ladies’ fictional florida bachelorette pad. but with a quirky, fourth wall-breaking touch: the house would be constructed as a television set, with one wall removed.

even with 343 days left to go in the voting process, The golden girls lego set has already gotten the thumbs up from 10,000 supporters—the total number needed in order for LEGO to take the idea seriously.

next up is a LEGO Review, in which a team of designers and marketers evaluate its viability in the marketplace. if that goes well, the product goes into production to be sold around the world, with the creator earning both royalties and bragging rights.

“i have re-created many classic scenes from the show,” hatmaker explains, “including a visit from burt reynolds, rose shooting blanche’s vase, dorothy playing ‘grab that dough,’ and rose rescuing her teddy bear from a mean little girl.” clearly, the details of this proposed play set are in the hands of a true aficionado. which means that he did not forget the cheesecake.

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credits: jennifer m. wood, mental floss magazine, lego ideas photo

leave no stone unturned. – euripides

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he spent all of his recess

digging in the

hard muddy ground

with a

broken plastic shovel

and a little team

of even littler friends

and at long last

all of this hard work

paid off

and he

presented this

very special

treasure

a rock

in all

its

muddy glory.

geologists have a saying – rocks remember.
– neil armstrong

the art of discovery.

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