‘there is a harmony in autumn, and a luster in its sky.’
-percy bysshe shelly
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i’m not sure about today’s
hail, rain, snow, sun, wind, lightning, and thunder.
i suppose some could classify these as ‘luster’,
but probably not ‘harmony.’
Oct21
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Oct20
billion.
when the mega millions jackpot
hit 1 billion dollars tonight
i decided to take my chances
shell out 2 dollars
buy a lucky ticket
and imagine for at least 12 hours
what i would do with my billion
not a bad price for half a day of creative fun.
the winning ticket?
what would you do with a billion dollars if you won?
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‘a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.’
-everett dirksen
Oct19
upside down.
we’ve all had those days.
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‘when everything gets turned upside down,
it only leads to better quality stuff.’
-john krasinski
Oct18
time sings.
kinders watch closely as the sand slips away.
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‘the sand in the hourglass runs from one compartment to the other,
marking the passage of moments with something constant and tangible.
if you watch the flowing sand,
you might see time itself riding the granules.
contrary to popular opinion,
time is not an old white-haired man,
but a laughing child.
and time sings.’
Oct17
ripples.
Oct16
hungry.
World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on October 16th in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. The day is celebrated widely by many other organizations concerned with food security, including the World Food Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural Development
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Some 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy active life. That’s about one in nine people on earth.
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“we know that a peaceful world cannot long exist,
one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.”
-jimmy carter
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credits:www.wfp.org/hunger/stats,eagle.bchigh.edu, united nations
Oct15
costume.
always wanting to make sure
they have their costumes on in time,
alice and walter proudly sit around in clever disguise
ready for the big day.
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“take care of your costume and your confidence will take care of itself.”
― a
Oct14
missing her.
when the kinders learned that their classmate
was injured and recovering at home
they quickly gathered
to make their friend a special card
wishing her well
and
letting her know
in their own way
how much they were missing her.
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“without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.”
-anthony j. d’angelo
Oct13
busy.
i’m busy.
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image credit: google images
Oct12
naming.
Baby names generated by a neural network at Stanford University
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in iceland, it’s hard to come up with a creative name for a newborn.
a government committee prevents parents
from giving babies names that it deems ‘too weird.’
the committee’s name – mannanafnanefnd.
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‘names are not always what they seem.’
-mark twain, following the equator: a journey around the world
I didn't have my glasses on.... 