big rivalry game in ann arbor today
and the flags are fully flying
state flag, american flag, university of michigan flag
go blue.
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“i can’t tell people what flag to fly.”
-lesley stahl
Oct7
Category Archives: Life
Oct6
harvest moon.
“harvest moon: around the pond i wander and the night is gone.”
-matsuo basho
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art credit: ‘harvest moon’ – painting by nancy bush
Oct5
they are the ones.
“many people are good at talking about what they are doing,
but in fact do little.
others do a lot but don’t talk about it;
they are the ones who make a community live.”
― jean vanier
Oct4
memorials.
“welcome and be my guest”
—
just a sampling of memorials found all over the parks
on benches, stones, trees and shelters
each very personal
and
—
“in memory of her college days here…”
“remember the things that make you glad.”
“to celebrate the joy he found in the outdoors and his pleasure in sharing it with others.” (for the creator of the ann arbor public schools outdoor education program)
shelter to rest and enjoy the beauty –
dedicated to a young woman who loved to be in nature
and left the world way too early.
“her generosity has ensured that ann arbor will remain a city of trees.”
“only when you drink from the river of silence shall you sing, and when you reach the mountain top you shall begin to climb, and when the earth shall claim your limbs, then you shall truly dance.”
“placed in honor by his park employees”
“a guiding light to all who knew her.”
“he loved to walk here.”
“a caring and generous man…”
darya lin
died on september 11, 2001 in nyc
in loving memory
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“every memorial in its time has a different goal.”
-maya lin
sculptor and architect
designer of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Oct3
hand in hand.
the kinders travel hand in hand.
—
“remember, we all stumble, every one of us.
that’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.”
Oct2
dog day afternoon.
happiness is a dog
running free on 10 green acres
out in the elements
playing with the others
water bowls for all
in a huge fenced park devoted to them
and their people
walking and talking
benches and trees
waiting for them
when they tire out
while the dogs
just keep on smiling and running.
“dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame.
i should have a dog as a life coach.”
-moby
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swift run dog park, ann arbor, mi, usa
Oct1
walking into october.
autumn is my time.
i am most radiant and full of energy
when the leaves are falling
and
there is a ghost of change in the air.
-author unknown
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still walking
as october begins
and
the parks and i
change with the season.
(now at 120 and 30-some to go)
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north lilley park, ann arbor, mi, usa
Sep30
returned to nature.
“I’m a park ranger in Yosemite National Park and receive many letters from visitors. This is my favorite.”
—
“no legacy is so rich as honesty.”
-william shakespeare
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credit: yosemite national park
Sep29
stuck.
“a lot of people get really stuck in this idea
that everything’s been done and there’s nowhere left to go.’
-win butler
Sep28
silence!!
shhhhh….
epa (environmental protection agency) administrator scott pruit, is spending nearly $25,000 to construct a secure, soundproof communications booth for his office, according to government contracting records. he signed a $24,570 contract earlier this summer with acoustical solutions, a eichmond-based company, for a “privacy booth for the administrator.” he sought a customized version — one that eventually would cost several times more than a typical model — that he can use to communicate privately.
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when i read this i could not help but be reminded of
* ‘the cone of silence’ from the 1960’s spy comedy, ‘get smart,’
one of my all-time favorite shows.
except that this time it’s real.
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*The Cone of Silence is one of many recurring joke devices from Get Smart, an American comedy television series of the 1960s about an inept spy. The essence of the joke is that the apparatus, designed for secret conversations, makes it impossible for those inside the device – and easy for those outside the device – to hear the conversation. The end result being neither secret nor communication.
In popular culture, “cone of silence” is a slang phrase meaning that the speaker wishes to keep the indicated information secret and that the conversation should not be repeated to anyone not currently present. For example: “We aren’t inviting Cindy and her boyfriend to the movies because they embarrass us, but keep that in the cone of silence.”
“to silence criticism is to silence freedom.”
-sidney hook
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credits: nbc television, cbs television, wikipedia, @alt national park service
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