in response to last week’s award show finale –
the platteville library in wisconsin displayed their sharp sense of humor.
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“a doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.”
-frank lloyd wright
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credits: art bar, platteville public library
it’s that time of year again
and the ants have stopped by for their annual visit.
as i now know that their newborns may outlive me at this point
i may just leave my cottage to them in my will.
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“if ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?”
-marie dressler
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image credit: mentalflossmagazine
a trio of kinders, a ring of keys, a door to our classroom….
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“optimism is the key.”
-will champion
at the asian new year birthday celebration
of our young friend, y
wearing her traditional korean holiday dress
and bowling shoes
with
basketball, rock and roll, and football
playing on the big screens
of the american bowling alley
celebrating with grandies and more friends
indian, african-american, lebanese, irish, iranian, korean
adults, children, babies
all enjoying the fun
all bowling
all sharing a meal
all languages
all blowing out the candles
all toasting
all.
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“preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.”
-cesar chavez
scottish children gave their goldfish a viking funeral
most people could only be so lucky as to receive the kind of funeral that two goldfish in the scottish isle of orkney were given by some children who were learning about vikings.
the pair of classroom mascots, bubbles and freddy, belonged to the 3rd and 4th grade classes of the papdale school in the town of kirkwall, according to the BBC. the fish had been with the students for a few months, but died about a week before the kids were due to learn about the vikings, so it was decided that they would send the pets to valhalla with a viking funeral.
the students created a small fleet of miniature coffin boats to send off the deceased, fashioned out of cereal boxes and egg crates. they also wrote and recited their favorite memories about bubbles and freddy. finally, they led a funeral procession to a nearby stream where the boats were put in the water, and the lead vessel was set on fire.
may bubbles and freddy forever swim in the halls of their warrior heaven, valhalla.
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“to live in the hearts we leave behind is to live forever.”
― carl sagan
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credits: bbc scotland news, e. grundhauser
porter’s front porch on a michigan weekend
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“i think michigan keeps you sane and on an even keel through the ups and downs.
in michigan, i do fireworks, shovel snow and live life.”
– jeff daniels
“mardi gras is the love of life.
it is the harmonic convergence of our food, our music, our creativity,
our eccentricity, our neighborhoods, and our joy of living.
all at once.”
― chris rose
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art credit: frenchy
“my folks came to the u.s. as immigrants, aliens, and became citizens.
i was born in boston, a citizen, went to hollywood and became an alien.”
-leonard nimoy
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in honor of the annual academy awards/oscars in hollywood
and to
all of the amazing people who come to our country as aliens
only to become shining stars in our sky.
i recently watched this 2012 documentary that is a tribute to
three very strong and brave women
in three very different parts of the world.
Yoani Sánchez from Cuba, Zeng Jinyan from China and Farnaz Seifi from Iran.
what they all have in common
is that they are using the power of their words as bloggers
as a way to tell the world
about the oppressive regimes in which they live.
these activists and their families have been
threatened, harassed, attacked, jailed,
placed under house arrest,
falsely charged,
exiled and ridiculed
by their governments and the powers that be.
and still they write and still they talk.
and still they find a way to get the word out against all odds.
this is a powerful film about their fight for human rights and for the freedom of speech.
i will not soon forget these courageous women or this film.
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the documentary won the amnesty international award 2013 and the WACC SIGNIS human rights award 2012, and was nominated for the swiss film award and the prix de soleure in 2013.
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“the ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”
-woodrow wilson
the kinders celebrate the return of the sun
with no coats and fast feet and smiles a mile wide.
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“i’m youth, i’m joy, i’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.”
-james m. barrie
I didn't have my glasses on.... 