Category Archives: Life

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(a candid moment from my recent fiesta)

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.

“instead of hate, celebrate.”

-prince

art is long.

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one grandpa, one art, one village 

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-46186910/grandpa-paints-his-taiwanese-village-in-cats-and-dogs

“life is short, art is long.”

— john ringling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video credit: bbc news

living room.

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performance anxiety?

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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 –

beth's avatarI didn't have my glasses on....

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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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meeting.

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when superman, a monster, and a skeleton

meet at the haunted house.

i wonder what their conversation would be…

 

 

‘everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.’

-bill nye

 

billion.

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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?

‘a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.’

-everett dirksen

upside down.

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we’ve all had those days.

‘when everything gets turned upside down,

it only leads to better quality stuff.’

-john krasinski

 

see-saw.

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caution: see-sawers in the area

and they are known to be a dangerous bunch

keep your windows up

and your hands in the car.

 

“the world is but a perpetual see-saw.”

-michel de montaigne

 

barber.

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no appointment needed.

 

‘being a barber is about taking care of the people.”

-anthony hamilton

 

 

 

 

 

 

varsity barber shop, ann arbor, michigan ,usa

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