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

who?

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that moment when you realize that

you have been calling your neighbor ‘phil’ for three years

only to find out that his name is really ‘al.’

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“1 call everyone ‘darling’ because i can’t remember their names. “

-zsa zsa gabor

 

 

 

 

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image credit: twitter

eigengrau.

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if you open your eyes in a pitch-black room

the color you’ll see is called

‘eigengrau.’

 

 

 

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in honor of our upcoming switch back to daylight savings time.

 

 

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credits: mental floss, pinterest photo

choices.

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our kinder community is made up of little people

who have made all kinds of big choices. 

 

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“what is a community? it is the sum total of our choices.”
― fredrik backman

apparently.

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the 3-year olds know what’s going on. 

backseat driver.

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i ran into this big guy while out shopping 

he was waiting patiently for his front seat driver to return.

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“it’s easy to be a backseat driver.

it’s even easier to be a backseat driver when you’re not even in the same car.”

-rick mccallum

skills.

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grandie creates his quilt

stitching fabrics of his choosing

that he’s learned to sew upon

this machine that he is using.

 his ukulele sits nearby

waiting for some play

as the sled stands outside

with hopes of snowy day.

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“the class of your performance is built on the grade of your skills.”
― wesam fawzi

cover.

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 my view on the way to work today

with a full moon still in the sky

the beautiful calm after the storm.

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“kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.”

-kahlil gibran

storming.

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march.

storming in like a buffalo

and out like a wing?


“february makes a bridge and march breaks it. “

– Witts Recreations, Selected from the Finest Fancies of Moderne Muses, with a Thousand Outlandish Proverbs (edited by George Herbert, 1593–1633)

 

 

 

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image credit: tom murphy, Yellowstone Park Buffalo, “Frozen Snow”

potholes.

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The Michigan Pothole ice cream from Farmhouse Ice Cream & Coffee in Franklin, MI. (Photo by Deanna Yow from Farmhouse Coffee & Ice Cream)
                                                           michigan pothole ice cream

a  michigan ice cream shop hopes its promotion will take away some of your pothole pain. farmhouse coffee & ice cream in franklin in metro detroit, is giving free scoops of its michigan pothole ice cream to victims of potholes in the state.

if you spent money on pothole repairs, just bring in your receipt for a free single scoop in a cup or cone of the michigan pothole flavor. what’s in that flavor you ask? it’s described as “thick black tar fudge in rich chocolate ice cream with cookie asphalt pieces.” the offer is good for one scoop per receipt. the promotion ends on March 25, 2018.

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“without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.”

– don karding

 

 

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credits: mlive.com, edward pesos, farmhouse coffee and ice cream, deanna yow