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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.
Sep29

“keep up the good work, if only for a while, if only for the twinkling of a tiny galaxy.” -wislawa szymborska

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very proud of my brother, scott today.

                                                                Solving Kids’ Cancer

Today, Scott Kennedy, Executive Director, Solving Kids’ Cancer, and Joe McDonough, Founder and President, The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation, presented a check to Duke University Medical Center to bring oncolytic virus therapy to children battling high-grade brain tumors. The adult trial, leveraging the re-engineered polio virus, has shown very promising results and this new pediatric trial gives tangible #hope to children who are desperately seeking new treatment options.

You can make a difference to children with cancer. Your donations directly fund innovative new treatments for children battling cancer today.

WWW.SOLVINGKIDSCANCER.ORG

Make September Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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#collaboration #innovation #research #pediatricbraintumors #childhoodcancer
http://www.solvingkidscancer.org/…/cuttingedgeoncolyticvirus

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Sep27

seeing.

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“i see the trees and the sky in the water

and when we

throw things in the water

it makes circles. “

(-the kinders)

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“there is no better designer than nature.”

~ alexander mcQueen

Sep26

truth.

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john f. kennedy’s campaign appearance 

at the train station

1960 ann arbor michigan

(with tom payne, patrick mcnamara, governor swainson, soapy williams)

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on this day of the first debate 

by the candidates for the u.s. presidency

i look

back to the past 

ahead to the future

and

hope for the truth

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“a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood

in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.”

– john f. kennedy

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credits: ali van den broek, ann arbor townies, ann arbor archives

 

Sep25

style.

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ran into these two happy chaps who arrived at the stadium in style.

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oh, and there was a pretty good game going on inside, too.

university of michigan beat penn state

go blue!

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“fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable.

style is more about being yourself.”

-oscar de la renta

Sep24

sick.

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onward.

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“there is one consolation in being sick;

and that is the possibility that

you may recover to a better state

than you were ever in before.”

-henry david thoreau

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Sep23

nap.

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a scene not unlike my classroom, earlier today.

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“when the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.”

-tom hodgkinson

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Sep22

let things go.

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Sep21

open doors.

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one day gerald mysteriously appeared

with a note and a friendly greeting

left by an unknown visitor

 and

he moved into

the fairy community at my cottage

i know they welcomed him

with open arms and open doors. 

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“happiness often sneaks in

through a door you didn’t know you left open.”

-john barrymore

Sep20

save the date.

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good to know

and i will plan accordingly.

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“i like my zombies slow and i like my zombies stupid.”

-seth grahame-smith