waking up to a red white and blue sky
on this memorial day weekend
remembering those brave souls who sacrificed everything
never to see a morning sky again.
—
“unless we remember we cannot understand.”
-E. M. Forster
May31
Monthly Archives: May 2021
May30
s’endormir.
(not me, but if i was a bearded male,
with a cup of espresso, a croissant, and a typewriter instead of a laptop,
this could have been me,
so – very similar to my situation with a few tweaks. )
—
late last night (probably around 9 or so)
soon to fall asleep
at the comforting lake house of my friends
about to write and post my blog for the morning
a couple of friends
saw that i was still slightly awake
so why not sit down
have great chat for a couple of hours
when i finally closed my eyes while talking
we decided to call it a night
so just a few more minutes typing away
to tuck tomorrow’s post in for the night
and when i woke up it was morning and my fingers had fallen off of my laptop and my laptop had fallen on the floor and a fellow blogger reached out to ask if i was okay as there was no post so i quickly set up the post i had meant to finish the night before and balance was restored.
—
“if you want to talk about someone falling asleep,
whether in their bed, in a car, at a desk, while reading a blog post about french grammar,
you would use s’endormir.”
-frenchtogether.com
May29
start where you are.
Pick Up Truck Swimming Pool
What it is: A pool made from a pickup truck bed
What You’ll Need: A pool liner
Estimated Cost to Make: $20
Paddling pools are great, but they often pop or get misshapen. If you happen to be the proud owner of a pickup truck, then consider investing in some pool liner. In no time at all, you could have a sturdy metal pool right there in your truck bed that can hold the whole family. Of course, you can’t let the kids get too crazy or they might get a bruise or two, but it’s a wonderful idea. There are even companies out there that sell liners, especially for trucks. It’s a great way to customize your Ford for the summer!
—
“start where you are
use what you have
do what you can”
-arthur ashe
who knew? enjoy your holiday weekend.
—
source:pickuppools.com
May28
dirt and donuts.
what an honor to receive a homemade chocolate cupcake donut pancake cake!
—
“we only have so long to play in the dirt and ask questions of rivers.”
May27
significant.
A bookshop owner in Southampton, England asked for help to move his library due to high rent and wanted to move the books to the new location. He was surprised by the presence of more than 250 young people, elderly and special needs people who were also involved. They formed a human chain where they took thousands of books and transferred them hand in hand from the old place to the new place at a distance of 500 feet. The job was done in just an hour.
—
“make it simple but significant.”
-don draper (mad men)
—
source credit: kalin velkov krasimirov
May26
look.
‘he says one word, nodding into the daylight.
“look.”
it’s an astounding word. it’s a gift.’
-lauren destefano
May25
tippy toes.
r figures out a way to play hopscotch
—
“learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe.”
-josh billings
May24
playing the odds, you lose some…..
(enjoying a perfect day at a detroit tigers game – not a care in the world)
it was the perfect day
back in the day
nice sun, warm, no rain, not a cloud in the sky
perfect day to be outside that is
not the perfect day to be stuck inside waiting on people
we took a chance
both called in sick
went to see the detroit tigers play
under a brilliant sky
with just a wisp of a breeze
feet up, popcorn, cool beverages
doing the wave, singing the songs
figured what are the odds we’d get caught
slim to none using our baseball calculus
all was well
until a ball was hit
pretty close to where we were sitting
in our great seats
still not a care in the world
(ferris bueller, not us, but caught in a similar situation enjoying a perfect day at a cubs game)
until the tv camera was trained on us
and we wondered
what are the odds
that anyone who knew us would have seen us
how quickly the odds turned against us
when we went into our restaurant the next day
tan and quite relaxed
until our manager
asked us how we had enjoyed the game
mentioned that he had seen us on the little kitchen tv
so close to catching that wayward ball
(similar to our overworked manager watching the game where we were enjoying our day,
though he was working hard in a kitchen and watching it on a tiny tv, in between expediting orders)
while he had to work extra hard
and told us
that we would be spending today
another beautiful day
at home suspended from work for the day
and could return on the day after that
on another beautiful day
the perfect day we realized
we were lucky to still have a job.
—
*”great determination can overcome most odds.”
-aesop
*(key word here is ‘most’ – note to self)
-beth
May23
playing the odds, you win some……
(supposed to be here)
back in the day
when i was a waitress
going to school
training to be in the travel industry
i was on call for my restaurant in michigan
but i also had to be at an airline travel class in dallas
my restaurant had very recently said
absolutely no more days off for anyone
too many people were calling in sick or with excuses
so
according to my optimistic rationalization style math and logic
knowing the staff
having no other plan
odds were 50/50 at best
i said nothing to my restaurant
crossed my fingers
flew to dallas
made the fateful call-in from the lone star state
amazingly
the staff had all shown up that day
for the win!
p.s. don’t try this if you are a doctor
(actually was here)
—
“never tell me the odds.”
-han solo
—
May22
delight.
another delightful discovery
—
“nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight.”
-daniel boone
I didn't have my glasses on.... 