on this st. patrick’s day
no matter your luck
may you be filled with immense joy
as you remember this:
“you never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from,”
-cormac mccarthy
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photo credit: google images
Mar17
Author Archives: beth
Mar16
duck, duck, geese!
saw these geese in the middle of the railroad tracks
with a lot of corn spread around
they seemed to have no intention
of leaving this lucky buffet
even though it was located
right in the middle of the train tracks
and continued on down the tracks for a bit
when i mentioned
that i thought someone was setting them up
for an early demise
it was roundly agreed that the corn probably just fell off of a train.
never occurred to me.
maybe i should stop reading and watching so much true crime.
maybe why i’m not a detective.
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“introvert, but willing to discuss true crime.”
-t-shirt wisdom
Mar15
bridge mix.
when we were growing up
our mom would buy bridge mix
for when she had company coming over
my sibs and i
would quietly sift through and pick out all of our favorite pieces
leaving the rest
we each chose our favorites
until there were not many left at all
i think we left my mother
the giant nuts covered in chocolate and perhaps a cream or two
probably no one’s favorites
we just couldn’t help ourselves
reasoning out if we each only took a few
no one would notice
but the math was not on our side
nor was our mother, in this case.
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bridge mix info: (you never know when you will need this info):
bridge mix: consisting of nuts, fruits, and cremes, covered in milk and dark chocolate.
Brach’s is the major US producer of Bridge Mix. Hershey Canada sells it under the name “Bridge Mixture.”
Bridge Mix was formed mainly when the former employee of Hershey Foods dropped the candies from six conveyor belts on a foot bridge. The bridge was used in the plant to repair equipments and was made to tilt to remove the fallen candies. The candies were then placed in big containers around the facility and the staff was allowed to have candies from the “Bridge Mix”. The Bridge mixture was then given a formal name of “Bridge Mix” by the new management. It has also been found that the name “Bridge Mix” comes from the game of cards, “Bridge” since Bridge matches have been considered notorious for getting snacks and candies on the tournament tables.
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“one of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.”
-iris murdoch
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source credits: brach’s candy company, hershey’s canada, ifood.tv
Mar14
destination: fun.
when you have a barbie head on your dash
and a beachball in the back seat
it’s clear you are headed
for destination: fun.
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“you must not ever stop being whimsical.
and you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.”
-mary oliver, wild geese
Mar13
blockbuster or bust.
it was ladies’ night at my friend’s house
we had a bit of wine and chat and lots of laughter
the hostess suggested that we should get a movie
and try as she might
she could not remember its name
but it was ‘really good’
couldn’t remember the main stars
‘but we would recognize them immediately’
she put in a call to blockbuster
where they had every current movie
the kind person/movie nerd at the store
answered the phone
the experts were standing by
to help her figure out the title
when we heard her explain
that it was really good
had 2 popular stars
and a 3-word title
beginning with the word ‘the’
we absolutely lost it
the poor person on the phone
worked for 20 minutes
trying to jog her memory for more details
finally giving up and apologizing
now, that’s customer service
i really miss blockbuster
something about the excitement
going to pick out a movie
families, couples, friends, singles
taking turns and negotiating
hoping the one you really wanted was still there
so much comedy and drama all in one place.
“vague questions deserve vague answers”
-ristretto
Mar12
time flies.
and yet again
we find ourselves caught up
in the dance
of ‘daylight savings time’
as we
readjust once more
are we early
are we late
are we on time
whose time are we on
no one is quite sure.
—
“the trouble is, you think you have time.”
-buddha
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image credit: ‘silhouettes’ by harry finder
Mar11
sweet dreams.
sweet dreams, by szuba
chase your dreams on national dream day, celebrated annually on march 11.
the holiday was created to make everyone, both old and young,
realize that they can build and go after their dreams.
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what dream of yours has come true?
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“if the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.”
-rene magritte
Mar10
off the beaten path.
“Country: Iceland.
City: Búðardalur.
Name: A horse farm with an Icelandic/Danish couple and three kids and a lot of sheep!”
He also thoughtfully added that “the Danish woman works in a supermarket in Búðardalur”. Judging by the amount of details the tourist wrote on the envelope, they really wanted the farm owners to get the letter. And to everyone’s surprise, the letter did make it, despite its lack of traditional postal information. This proves that even though things have definitely become more modern, Iceland’s local postal service still know their territory by heart.
Rebecca Cathrine Kaadu Ostenfeld was stunned when the postman handed it to her. It goes without saying that receiving a letter from someone is a touching experience. Their home was indicated on the map with a glaring red dot, after all. But it seems that the letter’s successful delivery was brought about because of the farm’s fame.
The humble “horse farm” that the tourist had described on the envelope, was in fact somewhat of a tourist attraction in Hvammsveit, West Iceland. It’s quite famous for its ‘mini zoo’ where guests can pet their resident horses, goats, sheep, pigs and other animals. And it seems that this particular guest had such a great time that he couldn’t help but show his appreciation long after he’d left! The Hólar family’s farm does have an address listed online (But if you click on it, the link will redirect you to the middle of a lake! So maybe that’s why their tourist had trouble writing down a proper postal address and his map was more accurate than Google.)
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“people tend to want to follow the beaten path.
the difficulty is that the beaten path doesn’t seem to be leading anywhere.”
-charles mathias
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credits: awesome inventions
Mar9
great expectations.
(united airlines 1st class – 747 flight in the 70s)
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after booking an upcoming flight
i may have a few misplaced hopes and expectations
that this will be my experience in the air
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“let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.”
-ryunosuke satoro
Mar8
follow your eyes.
we went to see the dinos
and along the way
we peeked inside of a magical drawer
filled with beautiful eggs and nests
what wonderful surprise
there’s always something
you don’t expect to discover
when you go to a museum.
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“don’t go to a museum with a destination. museums are wormholes to other worlds. they are ecstasy machines. follow your eyes to wherever they lead you…and the world should begin to change for you.”
– jerry saltz
I didn't have my glasses on.... 