cast of the original star trek series
—
“star trek was an attempt to say that humanity
will reach maturity and wisdom
on the day that it begins not to just tolerate,
but take a special delight
in differences in ideas and differences in life forms.”
-gene roddenberry -star trek creator
image credit: nbc tv
on the 100th anniversary
of this incredible peony garden
with 270+ varieties
the beauty goes on and on
leaving it impossible to pick a favorite.
—
“in june as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day.
no man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them.”
-aldo leopold
—
w.e. upjohn peony garden, nichols arboretum, ann arbor, mi, usa – june 2022
as a lover of the printed page
i still happily await the arrival
of each sunday’s newspaper
on my doorstep
in spite of
sadly seeing this
far too often.
—
“every day or two, I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there,
circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper,
and which, taken in homeopathic doses,
was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs.”
-henry david thoreau
yesterday was national donut day and somehow i missed it
but i’ll be sure to make up for it today!
—
Keeping it highly academic on the day after National Donut Day. The photo above is from the Sally L. Steinberg Collection of Doughnut Ephemera (that’s its real name) in the Smithsonian National Museum of American HIstory’s Archives Center.
Steinberg describes herself as the “doughnut princess”— her grandfather Adolph Levitt was America’s original “doughnut king.” He developed the automatic doughnut-making machine, opened the first retail doughnut chain in the country and founded the modern American doughnut industry.
She gathered this collection while researching a 1987 book on the history of the doughnut, (not surprisingly called:”The Donut Book.”)
Why, you ask after looking at the decreasing size of the hole trend in the photo, is the hole not totally gone? Somewhere in the 80’s, the trend of the hole shrinking stopped and the outer rim began collapsing inwards, getting sweeter as it diminished. This became known as the “supernova” era of donuts and continues today.
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Sources: Smithsonian Museums, Sally Levitt Steinberg, The Donut Book , Storey Publishing
reflecting while exploring
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“the way we experience the world around us is a direct reflection of the world within us.”
-gabrielle bernstein
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june 2022 – oakland county, michigan, usa
my favorite ads on nextdoor this week:
-FREE- round table, terrible condition (see above)
-FREE – old milk crate (very dirty)
in good shape except for being really filthy
—
(at least i think they are priced fairly)
—
“advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods,
particularly if the goods are worthless.”
-sinclair lewis
beautiful, beautiful, beautiful opening score for ‘midnight diner’
—
i discovered this show last year and was instantly taken in
each episode like a small movie in itself
a tiny diner
simple meals and wisdom
served up by
a quiet, wise, and mysterious owner
short stories with twists
resolutions that play themselves out
as they were meant to
filled with eccentric characters
many on the fringe of society
connected in unexpected ways
all are welcome
the stories are filled with humanity
unfolding slowly
as a sense of zen and calm
come over you when watching it
not to be missed.
—
in japanese with english subtitles
reviews and comments about this show frequently include the words:
calming, hopeful, soothing, wise, warming, comfort, saved me, comfortable, human
—
show credits: netflix, midnight diner music credits: Omoide 思ひで by Tsunekichi Suzuki
it’s not really a weekend at the lake house
with a group of friends
until someone
finds whatever they can
late at night
to saw through the plastic
and chop off a chunk of something in the kitchen.
—
“midnight happiness is eating at 2am”
-paridhi sinha
“yours has the suffering been, the memory shall be ours.”
-henry wadsworth longfellow
on memorial day
—
photo credit: marde ross and company
when people continue to push the wrong button
over and over and over again
attempting to turn out the light
opening the garage door instead
it’s clear they need more help
and calls for drastic measures.
they may not be sure what this is
but at least
they are now sure what it is not.
—
“there is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact.”
-sir arthur conan doyle
I didn't have my glasses on.... 