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

backwards.

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and why not turn around and create your shaving cream art while backwards? 

all it takes is a fresh idea and a willingness to try a new approach. 

“i think backwards. ‘this was beautiful,’ instead of forward.”

-alice herz-sommer

on veterans day.

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“i think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”

-bob dylan

thank you to veterans everywhere

 

science for and with society.

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World Science Day for Peace and Development

Celebrated every November 10th, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the important role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives.

By linking science more closely with society, World Science Day for Peace and Development aims to ensure that citizens are kept informed of developments in science. It also underscores the role scientists play in broadening our understanding of the remarkable, fragile planet we call home and in making our societies more sustainable.

In 2020, the Day will be devoted to the theme of Science for and with society.

“ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge:

it is those who know little, and not those who know much,

who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”

-charles darwin

Building peace in the minds of men and women

all.

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dare.

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“yesterday I dared to struggle. today I dare to win.”

-bernadette devlin

 

i’m proud of my country – it dared to do both.

today, as i walked downtown,

the kerrytown bells played ‘the star spangled banner’

cars honked

church bells rang

farmers at the market chattered

drummer drummed

people cheered, cried, laughed

fireworks shot off in yards

the air was light and it was electric.

 

 

 

 

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and now, nachos. while we still wait.

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The NYT has traced the first nachos back to Piedras Negras, Mexico, in 1940, with just three ingredients. As the story goes, a group of women walked into the Victory Club in Piedras outside business hours. Aiming to please, Ignacio Anaya, the maître d’hôtel known as Nacho, ran to the kitchen and made a quick appetizer with ingredients he found. Today’s nachos know no end to their variations: They can have a number of seasoned layers or simply be topped with cheese sauce, like those sold at concession stands. But the simplicity of its original, with its barely salted chips, nutty melted cheese and briny pickled jalapenos, is sure to charm true nacho fans.

 

“we’ve all invested emotionally in nachos.”

-conan o’brien

 

 

credits: Christoper Simpson(NYT) and Simon Andrews- food stylist (NYT)

waiting.

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waiting.

(not me, but a local who has a similar style)

 

“patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.”

-joyce meyer

counting.

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and the counting continues…..

 

 

“there’ll be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done.”

-kenny rogers

 

along for the ride.

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on last night’s walk downtown

i was behind a person who was

giving a skeleton a piggyback ride

heading to the polls?

 

“i just enjoy being along for the ride.”

– darryl royal – american football player (1924-2012)

“tell the children the truth.” – bob marley

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“today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut, that held its ground.”

-david icke

vote.

 

 

 

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