yes!
how lucky am i?!
cadbury!
chocolate!
giant-sized!
limited edition!
and
filled with…
oh.
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Sep29
Author Archives: beth
Sep28
moon.
the night walked down the sky with the moon in her hand.
~frederick l. knowles
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credits: galileo, arizona.edu
Sep27
up.
Only from the heart can you touch the sky. ~Rumi
Sep26
live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. ― ralph waldo emerson
we went outside
on a class hike
touched stuff
picked up things
fell down
rolled
ran
played in the water
saw some pretty little stuff
and saw some big and beautiful stuff
and tried to figure out
how to get way up there
then we found this
and
think it was a message
left for us
and decided it was true
and our adventure
was even better.
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land is the secure ground of home, the sea is like life,
the outside, the unknown.
– stephen gardiner
Sep25
chicken world.
welcome to chicken world
no mean sharks allowed
in the pool
chickens only
free rocket rides to the moon
or
you can go to the top of
the empire state building.
there’s just
something special about
small town living.
Sep24
antique.
“nature alone is antique and the oldest art a mushroom.”
– thomas carlyle
Sep23
autumn.
“it looked like the world was covered
in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.”
― sarah addison allen
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image credit: arthur rackham
Sep22
“you should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.” ― roald dahl
“i understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.”
― roald dahl – fantastic mr. fox
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot.Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults and became one of the world’s best-selling authors. He has been referred to as “one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century”. Among his awards for contribution to literature, he received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1983, and Children’s Author of the Year from the British Book Awards in 1990. In 2008 The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.”
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“a little magic can take you a long way.”
― roald dahl
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credits: roalddahl.com, npr.com, fantastic mr. fox, charlie and the chocolate factory
Sep21
tiny matters.
the older I get, the more i’m conscious of ways
very small things can make a change in the world.
tiny little things,
but the world is made up of tiny matters, isn’t it?
– sandra cisneros
Sep20
try to avoid being naked.
25 Unusual Foreign Travel Warnings for Visiting the U.S.
What do foreign tourists worry about when they visit the U.S.? Expensive emergency healthcare, overly sensitive attitudes towards nude sunbathing, and gross tap water, apparently. That’s according to travel warnings for potential U.S. tourists from around the world.
These government-issued advisories can seem like common sense for Americans, but they also reveal significant cultural differences between the U.S. and other countries.
Here are 25 unexpected travel warnings from around the world aimed at those visiting the U.S. (most are approximate translations from the country’s official language):
1. DON’T GET RIPPED OFF AT AN ORLANDO GAS STATION (UK)
2. TAKE CARE OF THE FLOWERS (CHINA)
3. DO NOT USE HOTMAIL OR GMAIL (AUSTRALIA)
4. DO NOT STALK ANYONE (GERMANY)
5. WATCH OUT FOR GUNS AT NIGHTTIME (CANADA)
6. STAY AWAY FROM THE EAST COAST (CHINA)
7. REALLY, WATCH OUT FOR GUNS (GERMANY)
8. DOORS MIGHT BE CLOSED (RUSSIA)
9. DO NOT INSPIRE ROAD RAGE (CHINA)
10. DO NOT TALK TO PROSTITUTES (GERMANY)
11. DON’T PEE IN THE STREET (SWITZERLAND)
12. DON’T JOKE ABOUT BOMBS (UK)
13. TRY TO AVOID BEING NAKED (GERMANY)
14. FEEL FREE TO SHACK UP (AUSTRIA)
15. DON’T CUT IN LINE (CHINA)
16. DON’T EXPECT AIR TRAVEL TO BE SAFE (CANADA)
17. VACCINES DON’T CAUSE AUTISM (MEXICO)
18. THE TAP WATER TASTES GROSS (AUSTRIA)
19. THE AMERICAN DREAM ISN’T REAL (RUSSIA)
20. EXPECT HARASSMENT IN ARIZONA (MEXICO)
21. YOU MIGHT GET EXTRADITED (RUSSIA)
22. WATCH OUT FOR EXPENSIVE DOCTOR VISITS (AUSTRALIA)
23. DON’T LEAVE TRASH IN YOUR CAR (CANADA)
24. TAXI DRIVERS KNOW NOTHING (RUSSIA)
25. PAY YOUR TRAFFIC TICKETS (GERMANY)
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credits: google images, mental floss magazine, animation insider
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