(a candid moment from my recent fiesta)
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my goat and i would like to thank
each and every one of you
who help me
celebrate every day
(the best day ever)
by being a part of my life.
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“instead of hate, celebrate.”
-prince
one grandpa, one art, one village
“life is short, art is long.”
— john ringling
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video credit: bbc news
in honor of the passing of stan lee. the time i met one of his characters in real life and it didn’t go as planned –
I didn't have my glasses on....
when i was 7, i finally had a chance to meet one of my idols, spiderman, who happened to be at the montgomery wards store at our local mall, at the same time as i was. i saw this as fate, and i could not have been more excited, as he had been one of my idols for as long as i could remember.
waiting in line, anxious, worked up, hopping with joy, i finally made my way up to the front to meet him. i was shy, but i was motivated, and so, i asked him to ‘shoot his webs’ for me, one of my favorite superpowers i’d seen him do on tv many times, enabling him to fly from building to building, saving people, and meting out justice on the bad guys.
i will never forget his reaction in response to my quiet, but earnest request. he first…
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when the mega millions jackpot
hit 1 billion dollars tonight
i decided to take my chances
shell out 2 dollars
buy a lucky ticket
and imagine for at least 12 hours
what i would do with my billion
not a bad price for half a day of creative fun.

the winning ticket?
what would you do with a billion dollars if you won?
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‘a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.’
-everett dirksen
we’ve all had those days.
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‘when everything gets turned upside down,
it only leads to better quality stuff.’