you never know when you’ll need one
good to have it marked.
—
‘but the good news, the crime rate is down. isn’t that amazing?
less banks are being robbed. well, sure.
A, there’s less banks. B, the banks don’t have any money left.
And C, nobody’s got gas money for the getaway car.
so, right there, crime is down!’
-jay leno
a sign from the rescue cats at the cat cafe-
cats have such a great sense of humor
—
‘common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds.
a sense of humor is just common sense, dancing.’
-clive james
—
charleston, south. carolina, usa
october 2025
a colorful marble orb spider, not unlike this one, came down on its web
(and not on anyone’s hand, the spider above is a model/actor)
appearing as we were having a glass of wine outside before dinner
it lowered itself down checking us out
with excited and mixed reviews from the group
not long after
we moved inside
while some of us
were in the kitchen finishing up dinner preparation
the rest of us were left to our own devices
in the living room
with more beverages
and a tray of appetizers
i thought it would be a great idea
to fashion
a marbled orb spider hanging from its web
out of leftover pieces from the tray
everyone pitched in
when it was finished
it seemed a challenge
to decide which was more lovely
the outside real spider
or
the inside interpretive spider
art and beauty
are very personal choices
as we all know
—
‘life is like art. it’s all interpretive.’
-robert holden
‘
yep.
my shirt has arrived
i am now officially part of the team
must be all the research
i did on my recent visit to the UP
the team knows i’m all in.
—
‘if we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?’
-albert einstein
sometimes, local street food is the best thing ever,
i’m here for the spaghetti.
*anthony bourdain, (1956-2018), was a gifted chef, storyteller and writer who took TV viewers around the world to explore culture, cuisine and the human condition for nearly two decades,
In an interview with The Guardianin 2019, English stand-up comic Chris McCausland claimed the funniest English word is “hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.” Not only is this a silly word to say, but it also has a humorously ironic meaning, as it refers to a fear of long words.
—
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source credits: the guardian, wordsmarts, google images
our founding fathers irked england by inventing american english
thomas jefferson is credited with coining over 100 words — more than any other president. among the words the third president introduced are “indecipherable,” “belittle,” and “pedicure,” the latter of which means to care for the feet and toenails. “Pedicure” was one of several words that Jefferson borrowed from the French after spending many years in Paris.
next time you get your pedicure,
you’ll have TJ to thank for bringing this word to us,
otherwise you wouldn’t have known what service to ask for
when you booked your appointment.
—
‘where can i find a man who has forgotten words so i can have a word with him?’
-zhuangzi
—
source credits: VOA, Saturday Evening Post
headed out to do some errands
get gas, groceries, pick up garden stakes, return something
but I happened upon this puzzle
just sitting there
when I got in line to return my item
like it was waiting for me
so I bought the puzzle
figured I’d do the rest of the errands another day
couldn’t wait to get home to put it together.
—
‘slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.’
-sandra day o’connor
yesterday i replied to my funny blogging friend from wisconsin
midwest mark at mark my words
https://wordpress.com/reader/feeds/132543474/posts/5777286675
who wrote about using funny fake names when making reservations
he asked if anyone else did this
which reminded me that i sometimes
use other names when ordering coffee
because for some reason
people often seem to get my name wrong
‘beth’ becomes: ben, seth, beck, bet, betty, etc.
am I not articulating well?
is it my fault that my parents
gave me such a complicated name?
with so many letters?
sometimes they ask me to spell it
B. E. T. H.
then they say
‘oh, just like it sounds.’
yes.
one time
I was with my teaching partner
whose name is judy
we each ordered a drink to go
with our own specifications
we each gave our names
when we got our drinks
they read:
‘judy 1’ and ‘judy 2.’
—
‘i’ve had my name mispronounced so many times, i’m not even sure i’m saying it correctly.’
-author unknown
I didn't have my glasses on.... 