on day 5 with no power
when i log onto their site
to check on the status
i wonder
how many people
are choosing to click on
the ‘make payment’ option.
—
“information can bring you choices and choices bring power –
educate yourself about your options and choices. never remain in the dark of ignorance.”
-joy page
daylight savings time kicks in
dance on the edges.
amidst the more than a million people without power days
our local library
has been opening at 6am
and closing late
acting without anyone asking
as an ad hoc community center
in order to offer
a safe and welcoming haven to all
full of
electricity and books and computers and games and story times
a friend to all ages
stay as long as you like
take as much as you need
on a morning visit
during my current nomadic existence
i sat with 2 high schoolers
an old couple
college roommates
a gaggle of 3 year olds
and a family
all here for the same reasons
a bit of respite
a cup of coffee
a bite to eat
a wealth of good company
a comfortable chair
and
an awful lot of warmth.
—–
“a library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.
it is a never failing spring in the desert.”
― andrew carnegie
even the fairy village at my cottage took at hit
and as we wait for our power restoration
there are always a few shiny glimmers of hope on the horizon.
—
“we’ve got to rebuild human hearts –
and persuade people that hope isn’t just possible, but essential. “
-tony snow
660,000+ with power out right now in michigan
and
i am 1.
wonder where i might be on the list?
this is an amazing turn of events.
ann arbor’s washtenaw dairy has begun delivering doughnuts friday and saturday nights! they deliver from 9 pm to 2 am within a 3 mile radius of the dairy. depending on demand, the delivery time is 30-45 minutes. the minimum order is one dozen and at least 12 hours notice is needed for orders of more than 10 dozen. doughnuts are $9 a dozen, with a $2 delivery charge. call the dairy to order between 9 pm and 2 am.
—
“between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll.
the optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!”
– oscar wilde
in response to last week’s award show finale –
the platteville library in wisconsin displayed their sharp sense of humor.
—
“a doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
-frank lloyd wright
—
credits: art bar, platteville public library
it’s that time of year again
and the ants have stopped by for their annual visit.
as i now know that their newborns may outlive me at this point
i may just leave my cottage to them in my will.
—
“if ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?”
-marie dressler
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image credit: mentalflossmagazine
a trio of kinders, a ring of keys, a door to our classroom….
—
“optimism is the key.”
-will champion
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