the dentist gave me this bag
when i left her office today
i think she was really happy
that i didn’t cry.
i displayed it proudly.
—
“we do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.”
-joseph heller
quite accurate, though probably not too popular with the marketing team.
—
“they’ll sell you thousands of greens,.
veronese green and emerald green
and casium green and any sort of green you like;
but that particular green, never.”
-pablo picasso
here comes the snow, tiptoeing in –
the beginning of a very long season ahead
—
“the beginning is always today.”
-mary shelly, author of frankenstein
downtown detroit
on a very chilly and beautiful november evening
sparkling christmas tree
ice
music
family from near and far
laughter
winter market
lots and lots of food
warm drinks
lights
comfort.
—
“downtown. lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder.
and in that moment, i swear we were infinite.”
stephen chbosky
after seeing the trailer for this film
i really thought it was going to be a comedy
it did have its funny moments and lines
as the movie played out
it was so much more
the trio of lead actors were brilliant
the characters
interacted
revealed themselves
learned about each other
personal stories emerged
in ways unexpected, tragic, and beautiful
finding something in each other
perhaps they didn’t even know they needed
but oh, did they ever
because as their understanding
of their humanity
with all of its flaws and challenges
came to the forefront
they chose grace
each was made the better for it
and forever changed.
—
“the moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad
but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”
-alain de botton
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image credit: miramax films, focus features
lounging with leftovers
(this is not me, but we share a similar attitude and approach to the day after)
—
“rest and be thankful.”
-william wordsworth
—
image credit: borders of adventure, china
“i would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”
-gilbert k. chesterton
—
art credit: karen davis, by frost and candlelight
jfk and family – the ones who i thought were my cousins
(a reblog from 10 years ago)
being born a kennedy, for as long as i can remember, i assumed that the other kennedys were just cousins who lived out east. when the killing of jfk happened, 50 years ago, (now 60 years), i had just turned 6, only 4 days before. i was in first grade and i remember being called in from recess and all of the adults were crying. that was the day i found out that i was not actually a cousin, and that people could die from things other than being very, very old. it was one of those days when my world changed forever.
my kennedy family
“the essential self is innocent, and when it tastes its own innocence knows that it lives forever. “
-john updike
the temperature has dropped quite a bit and i am ready.
bring it.
—
“it doesn’t matter what temperature the room is, it’s always room temperature.”
-steven wright
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image credit: google images
I didn't have my glasses on.... 