Monthly Archives: June 2025

Jun10

where will he go next?

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Where will he go next, this phantom from another time, this resurrected ghost of a previous nightmare – Chicago?  Los Angeles? Miami, Florida? Vincennes? Indiana? Syracuse? New York? Any place, every place where there’s hate, where there’s prejudice, where there’s bigotry – he’s alive. He’s alive so long as these evils exist. Remember that when he comes to your town. Remember it when you hear his voice speaking out through others. Remember it when you hear a name called, a minority attacked, any blind, unreasoning assault on a people or any human being. He’s alive because through these things we keep him alive. – Rod Serling

*He’s Alive” from The Twilight Zone, 1963,  the closing narrative from one of his most bone chilling episodes ever written, about history repeating itself, a shadow from the past returns and hovers, and those who will follow at the cost of others

Jun9

these hands were made for talkin’….

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any of these could be me when I’m talking

some of you may remember that i recently almost got accidentally signed up as a volunteer for something. this was due to the fact that when I was talking to my friend and using my hands, as I always do. someone mistook my hand gestures for me having raised my hand, just when they were asking for volunteers. luckily, I was able to clear up the mistake in time.  

recently I had another ‘hands incident’ when I met my friend for coffee who I hadn’t seen in a while, but who has me known for a few years. in the middle of our conversation, she suddenly asked, ‘are you using sign language?  I haven’t taken that class, and if you are, I won’t understand what you’re trying to tell me.’ (keep in mind that I had been speaking the whole time and was not using sign language, I don’t even know sign language.). I assured her that I was not and reminded her that I had been speaking. 

thinking about this later, it made me laugh, but I wondered what was going on?

am I  somehow using my hands more than I used to when talking?

am I more dramatic with my gestures?

should I become a mime?

are my hands getting louder?

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‘even the smallest gesture can make a huge difference.’

-billy butler

Jun8

do not wash this car.

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 when you see a dirty car

someone will often

write ‘wash me’ on it

but on this one

there was no writing

only cool artwork

  hope it stays just like this for a while longer

so more people can appreciate it

as much as I did.

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‘i see art in everything. your shoes. that car. this coffee cup. it’s art if you see it as art.’

-andy warhol

Jun7

another round?

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this may not have worked out exactly as hoped

but maybe another round?

 

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‘in order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime.

and leave one or two cards showing.’ 

-van morrison

Jun6

‘I was walking down the street when my prescription ran out.’ steven wright

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it’s national eyewear day

so I’ll be celebrating

by scheduling my annual eye doctor appointment 

life is good

as far as I can see.

until I get my new glasses

and then things might look different. 

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‘the reason things have or have not happened in my life is because I did not have glasses on.’

-daughters to beth k., writer, 

origin story of the name of my blog – ididnthavemyglasseson.com

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art credit: g. wilson

Jun5

free bird.

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Fugitive Flamingo ‘Pink Floyd’ celebrates 20 years on the run from the Kansas Z00

Have you seen this bird? Back in 2005, the African flamingo escaped from Kansas’ Sedgwick County Zoo during a dark and stormy night. The escape artist, known as flamingo No. 492 or “Pink Floyd,”  flew the coop.

Many moons later, the fearless flamingo’s story is still being written. Pink Floyd has been spotted in Texas numerous times in spring and summer, sometimes with other wild flamingos. The last confirmed sighting (photographed above) was in May 2023 when members of the Audubon Texas team spotted No. 492 during an annual waterbird survey.

Now, two decades post-escape, wildlife fans are keeping an eye out for the majestic bird in hopes of getting glimpses of the fugitive in action. If you do happen to spot Pink Floyd, don’t fret about its freedom — the zoo has no plans to recapture it, the Associated Press reported after a 2022 sighting. Keep on keeping on, brave bird.

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‘and you run and run and run to catch up with the sun.’

-Pink Floyd, ‘Time’

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source credits: Autobon Texas, Associated Press, Angel Saunders, People Magazine, KAKE-TV

Jun4

‘forget the world around the campfire.’ – scout book

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circle sits

ready, waiting

 uncovered soon

dark falling

stars shining

fire lit

people will gather

let the season unfold

let the stories be told.

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‘light a campfire and and everyone’s a storyteller.’

-john geddes

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saginaw woods, ann arbor,  mi, usa – june 2025

Jun3

roll with it.

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pete the cat is our loyal sentinel who patiently keeps watch

welcoming in the new day.

 

 

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‘each new day has a different shape to it. you just roll with it.’

-ben zobrist, american formerl MLB player

Jun2

and then,

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‘and then, one fairy night, may became june.’

-f. scott fitzgerald

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art credit: william morris, moon night forest

Jun1

“*petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.”

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discovering a tiny nest tucked away 

made 

step by step 

a little little bit at a time

until

at last

this became

a safe and comforting home

a place to grow and thrive

and fly

when the time is right.

 

 

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‘*little by little, the bird makes its nest.’

– french proverb