“history is full of surprises.”
-arthur m. schlesinger, jr.
Feb21
presidents.
“history is full of surprises.”
-arthur m. schlesinger, jr.
Author Archives: beth
Feb20
his gift keeps giving.
‘mr. rogers’ neighborhood’ aired for the very 1st time, 55 years ago
fred rogers was a unique person with an immense heart and an incredible understanding of life
he’s one of my personal idols/heroes and i’m happy to see his legacy and lessons continue.
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“we all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.”
-mr. rogers
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credit: fred rogers productions
Feb19
let the game come to you.
coco knows how to do calm, cool, and cute, all at the same time
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“you just have to take a deep breath, relax, and let the game come you.”
-a.j. green
Feb18
cracking the case.
A man has been convicted of stealing nearly 200,000 chocolate eggs, worth around £40,000 ($48,000), in what British police have dubbed an “eggs-travagent theft.” Joby Pool, 32, pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to criminal damage and theft, West Mercia Police said in a statement.The chocolate was recovered when Pool was stopped by highway police on Saturday, the force said.
According to PA Media, prosecutor Owen Beale said: “This clearly wasn’t spur-of-the-moment offending, if I can put it like that, because he had taken with him a tractor unit and he had to know that the load was there in the first place. It’s clearly a leading role and it’s clearly significant planning.”
Pool’s solicitor John McMillan told the court: “He stopped the vehicle when he realized he was being followed. He realized that the game was up – he realized the police were behind him and pulled in when it was safe to do so. He wasn’t offering any resistance and he was then arrested. Shortly after the theft a vehicle, presumably purporting to be the Easter bunny, was stopped northbound on the M42 and a 32 year old man was arrested on suspicion of theft.”
my deep thoughts on this case:
i do love these, but one or five are generally enough to make me happy for a year.
i also love true crime and find this fascinating
i wonder why he chose cadbury chocolate eggs as his loot
(though i do admire his choice)
i wonder what would the easter bunny have done without these
i wonder if there is a thriving black market for this merch
it seems an odd crime, but then, most crime is odd by the very nature of it.
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“he who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”
-plato
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source credits: ianne kolorin, london cnn, pa media
Feb17
sweet chaos.
the perfect product name.
a little bit of crunch, a little bit of salt
and a unexpected swirl of sweet drizzle.
one that would be so fun to adopt as
a nickname, a profile name, a stage musical, an abba tribute band name,
or even a lifestyle.
could also describe a holiday gathering.
depending on your family.
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“experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
-oscar wilde
Feb16
gallery.
the kinder have begun to create their own art gallery in the space where they play.
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-romero britto
Feb15
cake4kids.
Meet Cake4Kids: The Nonprofit That Bakes Birthday Cakes for Foster and At-Risk Children
Inspired by an article profiling a young girl in the foster care system who burst into tears upon receiving her first birthday cake, Cake4Kids founder Libby Gruender recognized that such a simple gesture could have a profound impact on the lives of underprivileged children. IIn 2010, Cake4Kids launched as a grassroots effort in Sunnyvale, California, with a handful of volunteers baking 13 cakes for a few agencies that support youth. Today, the organization encompasses hundreds of volunteers, serves over 400 social services agencies, and provides over 3,000 custom, homemade cakes or sweets for at-risk kids (ages 1-24) on an annual basis — with more than 40,000 treats delivered in the past 13 years
While a birthday cake may seem like a simple gesture to many, each baked good serves as a sweet reminder to the children and youth in the U.S. foster care system that they are seen, cherished, and not forgotten.
Per the organization’s website, children served by this mission include “youth in foster care, group homes, homeless shelters, transitional and low income housing, domestic violence or human trafficking shelters, substance abuse programs, and refugees.” Agencies partnering with Cake4Kids must serve at-risk or underserved youth, be categorized as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or government agency, and have offices in an area served by Cake4Kids.
Three years after Cake4Kids began, Gruender sadly passed away, but her mission continues to live on: The organization has since expanded across the country, with chapters all across the United States.
For more information, visit the Cake4Kids website to learn how you can volunteer, start a chapter in your area, and donate.
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“how far that little candle throws his beams! so shines a good deed in a weary world.”
-william shakespeare, the merchant of venice
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-source credit: julia diddy
Feb14
humble hearts.
“love is the humblest yet the most powerful force that the human being has.”
-mahatma gandhi
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happy valentine’s day to all
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art credit: george shaw, painted love
Feb13
salad snack.
something about a dehydrated salad in a bag doesn’t really scream either snack or salad to me.
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“one of the benefits of eating salad is that you can eat tons of it and never be satisfied.
-jim gaffigan
Feb12
*yoopers.
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It took a month to make some of the incredible snow sculptures that were part of the annual Michigan Technological University Winter Carnival. Phi Kappa Tau extended its winning streak to five years with a huge rendition of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. (Photo: Daniel Staelgraeve | Michigan Technological University)
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what you do in the winter (and sometimes in may),
when you go to college in the upper peninsula of michigan
* yooper – a native or inhabitant of the upper peninsula of michigan
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“i wrote, and sometimes, when i was stuck, i hit the road.
i ate pasties in the upper peninsula and hush puppies in cairo.
i did my best not to write about any place i had not been.”
– neil gaiman
I didn't have my glasses on.... 