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About beth

Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

get back up.

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a family penguin is down, but not out.

“you take a crash, you get back up and next time you succeed and that’s a great feeling.”

*-shaun white

 

 

*Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional snowboarder, skateboarder and musician. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the record for the most X-Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder, and has won 10 ESPY Awards.

nonviolence.

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 on this day honoring mlk, and every day

“this is the unusual thing about nonviolence –

nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory.”

– martin luther king, jr.

image credt: philosophytalk.org

icicle.

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spring is almost here

 nine weeks away seems so close

 that i can hear it. 

“music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water.”

-henry williamson

image credit: 123rf.com

news to me.

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my doormat without a sunday paper on it.

my very kind paper man

told me to just text him if i was ever missing a paper

 he would drive over to deliver it

i love the sunday paper and especially the crossword

love throwing open my door on a sunday morning

the paper patiently waiting for me on my door mat

love opening it

with a fresh cup of steaming coffee

and diving in

but alas

the day came

when it wasn’t there

 i sent a gentle text to my paper man

saying there was no sunday paper waiting for me today

 he very quickly responded to say –

that is because today is saturday.

ah, i thought.

en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sunday

Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday.

Sunday is a day of rest in most Western countries, and a part of the weekend.

“time flows in strange ways on sundays.” 

haruki murakami

ending.

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“so comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!”

-J. R. R. Tolkien

 

 

 

art credit: paul noth, new york times

plug in.

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my wall plug looks quite content

and has a story to tell. 

 

“it seemed to me at an early age that all human communication-

whether it’s tv, movies, books –

begins with somebody wanting to tell a story.

that need to tell, to plug into a universal socket,

is probably one of our grandest desires. and the need to hear stories,

to live lives other than our own for even the briefest moment,

is the key to the magic that was born in our bones.”

-robert r. mccammon

living the high life.

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these cats

olive and rose

really have it made

a modern kitty headquarters

custom-designed and gifted from grandies

a special stash of catnip

gifted from those who cared for rose

no jobs, appointments, chores, errands, meetings, or responsibilities at all

a gift from mother nature.


“listen, don’t forget this.

don’t let this slip your mind.

most of us, if we’re lucky,

we see a few seconds of the high life.

and the rest are the residue years.”

-mitchell s. jackson,  The Residue Years

you are here.

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“here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. there is no why.”

-kurt vonnegut

 

 

 

image credit: from those funny scientists are rogue nasa

life changing.

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who knew it could be so cheap and easy to change your life?

 that it could even be on sale if you timed it right?

that for a buck fifty each, you could change two lives.? 

bogo life.

“true life is lived when tiny changes occur.”

-leo tolstoy

3am.

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3 am is the hour of writers,

painters, poets, musicians, silence seekers,

over-thinkers, and creative people.

We know who you are,

We can see your light on.

Keep on keeping on.

-author unknown

 

 

 

 

 

image credit: pinterest – vintage