rod serling
one of my favorite writers,
a man who never let his mind limit his imagination.
little golden t.z. bedtime stories anyone?
wild dreams guaranteed.
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image credit: the twilight zone
Jun28
Author Archives: beth
Jun27
the power of one word.
THE SPARTANS ON CALLING AN ENEMY’S BLUFF: “IF.”
Philip II of Macedon was the father of Alexander the Great. His son would one day conquer the (known) world, but Philip got things started by conquering all the city-states of ancient Greece. Well, almost all. Sparta, on the southernmost tip of the land Philip sought to control, was a strict military culture known for its brutal martial prowess.
In 346 B.C, Philip sent a message to intimidate the Spartans. “You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army on your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people and raze your city.” The term “Laconic wit,” comes from the Spartan region Laconia.
The Spartans employed it to great effect with their one word response to Philip: “If.”
Philip never attempted to conquer Sparta.
Jun26
if so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love. – leo tolstoy
and love rules the day.
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rainbows apologize for angry skies. ~sylvia voirol
Jun26
tsundoku.
the word dates back to the very beginning of modern japan,
the meiji era (1868-1912), and has its origins in a pun.
tsundoku, which literally means reading pile, is written in japanese as 積ん読
tsunde oku means to let something pile up and is written 積んでおく
around the turn of the century they swapped out the
oku (おく) for doku (読) – meaning to read.
because tsunde doku was hard to say,
the word was combined to form tsundoku.
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this is the perfect word to describe certain places in my cottage
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credits: dan colman, mental floss, reddit image
Jun25
international fairy day is here at last. and it was yesterday.
may your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous,
leading to the most amazing view.
may your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
~edward abbey
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image credits : felted sculpture by lavender and lark, faerie magazine
Jun24
the jackson pollock of the cereal world.
j: ‘i think i should eat outside, i’m kind of messy.’
b: ‘he is.’
me: ‘it’s unanimous then.’
‘yep, that food really is kind of messy.’
b: ‘that’s not food, that’s art.’
me: ‘it is.’
Jun22
one liners. one more.
1 more
The challenge from Rob at the VPub is to join in the 1 liner experience. I am up for the challenge!
Rules
1. Write one line in the ongoing story, in italics.
2. Pass the challenge onto the next victim/Nominee.
3. Link back to your nominator.
4. Link back to Me, Waffles, if you could please, this could be very interesting.
5. Copy and paste all the previous story and add your line.
And the story goes…
It was a warm sunny day and sea was a almost transparent shade of blue.
I lay there, watching the waves lap on the shore, a drink in hand, a tear rolling down my cheek.
I stand up yelling at that boy who threw this load of sand into my eyes and my drink when he jumped over me.
I then grabbed my water gun, running fast after him, I was laughing, he was jumping over people to escape. He turned to look at me, but didn’t see the two children in front of him carrying two delicious looking ice cream cones.
As he barreled into the children, knocking the ice-cream from their grasp, I caught one of the scoops of pistachio and hurled it at his head as I fell laughing to the ground!
and what luck, his mouth was open and he gulped down the scoop, spitting nuts rapid-fire style like a rabid squirrel!
My nominee for this challenge is: mark from http://markbialczak.com
What fun! Thanks wendy and rob!
Jun22
the earth, the air, the land and the water are not an inheritance from our forefathers but on loan from our children. so we have to hand it over to them at least as it was handed over to us. – mahatma gandhi
i love z’s world view
Jun21
father and sun.
some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot,
others transform a yellow spot into the sun.
– pablo picasso
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“the best way to make children good is to make them happy.”
– oscar wilde
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happy father’s day and summer solstice
may you have many bright hours today
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image credit: etsy.com
Jun20
“when the light turns green, you go. when the light turns red, you stop. but what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?” – shel silverstein
barbie takes a victory lap
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when
creative muse
and
longtime friend
barbie
the real thing
asked for help
on her latest project
a big night
mixing
comedy, fashion, art, adventure, food, wine
all in support of detroit artists
raising money
for future
collaborative creative projects
i imagined myself
working
at the door
setting up
bartending
catering
helping models get ready
doing whatever
needed to be done
until
she asked me to wear
one of her designs
a statement dress
in the 50s style
all pink and flowery
with a
prom-like innocence
in the front
tiny birds nesting in my hair
flowers on my heels
and a glimpse
of something more
a corset
and
peek-a-boo fabric
in the back
then
a text
‘oh, and
you’ll be
carrying a dog
with you
on the runway’
a sweet little chihuahua, emmy
dressed in a pink tutu
together
we stepped out
of our comfort zone
onto
the runway
and
into
a
great adventure
in spite of our fears
we even got
an audience vote
that read:
‘the one with the dog’
no one was immune
from
barbie’s recruiting
even her husband
with his
band of merry men
fellow attorneys
ready to do battle
outside of the office
and
way beyond
the courtroom.
bravery never goes out of fashion.
– william makepeace thackeray
I didn't have my glasses on.... 