Category Archives: Life

joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off it. – mariella frostrup

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IMG_0605FestiFools-Logofestifools brings students and community volunteers together to create

unique public art that is free and accessible to everyone by making

huge-mongous papier-mâché puppets and marching them down main

street in ann arbor in a experience that embraces and celebrates

the joy of community and uninhibited fun.

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and everyone

is playing

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and sharing

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and in no time at all

the entire community

is in the street dancing

having become

a part of the parade

and the joy

is infectious

and

impossible to resist

if you wait for inspiration you’ll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.
– ben nicholas

big doors swing on little hinges. – w. clement stone

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mama hangs on tight

as she

takes her

baby chicks

off to 

master

their moves

their kicks

their spins

their control

as they

jump and skip

through the city

over and under

everything

in their way

and

they can’t wait

to

unleash their power

so much energy

harnessed here

the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
– lee iacocca

you can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you. – joseph b. wirthlin

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sirens blaring

phone blowing up

with alarms

take cover

take cover

tv buzzing

if you can

see this

or

hear this

take cover

take cover

so

i went to

my bathtub

safest spot in my cottage

laptop-in-tub

and

rode out

the storm

relaxing

and

blogging

and

reading

and

listening

to music

and

my daughter

texted me

to say

‘that’s exactly how you’d like to go, isn’t it?’

and

i had to agree

and

i kept

my laptop

and

my head

above water

and

all the while

something like this

was going on outside

but inside

all was calm

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if you want to see the sunshine,

you have to weather the storm.

– frank lane

image credits: google images

going for the gold.

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n-LEGO-large570 LEGO bricks may not come in floral prints or white wicker textures, but that hasn’t stopped golden girls enthusiasts from making their desire to see dorothy, rose, blanche, sophia—and yes, even stan—turned into tiny plastic playthings.

as part of the LEGO Ideas initiative, in which fans submit and vote on each other’s proposals for new LEGO sets, samuel hatmaker (a “lifelong LEGO fan who works in product development and marketing and goes by the handle lostsleep) has put forth a proposal for a mashup that would reconstruct the foyer, living room, and kitchen of the ladies’ fictional florida bachelorette pad. but with a quirky, fourth wall-breaking touch: the house would be constructed as a television set, with one wall removed.

even with 343 days left to go in the voting process, The golden girls lego set has already gotten the thumbs up from 10,000 supporters—the total number needed in order for LEGO to take the idea seriously.

next up is a LEGO Review, in which a team of designers and marketers evaluate its viability in the marketplace. if that goes well, the product goes into production to be sold around the world, with the creator earning both royalties and bragging rights.

“i have re-created many classic scenes from the show,” hatmaker explains, “including a visit from burt reynolds, rose shooting blanche’s vase, dorothy playing ‘grab that dough,’ and rose rescuing her teddy bear from a mean little girl.” clearly, the details of this proposed play set are in the hands of a true aficionado. which means that he did not forget the cheesecake.

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credits: jennifer m. wood, mental floss magazine, lego ideas photo

leave no stone unturned. – euripides

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he spent all of his recess

digging in the

hard muddy ground

with a

broken plastic shovel

and a little team

of even littler friends

and at long last

all of this hard work

paid off

and he

presented this

very special

treasure

a rock

in all

its

muddy glory.

geologists have a saying – rocks remember.
– neil armstrong

the art of discovery.

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image credit: tumblr

left behind.

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i went with mg

to explore

the old greenhouse

 long

untouched

and

there

we discovered

all kinds

of interesting artifacts

from past eras

when

suddenly

he

warned me

not to

turn around

and

i imagined

every kind

of

horrible

gruesome

thing

lying there

but

i had to look

couldn’t

help myself

and

when

i turned

i saw

this

hideous

terrifying

clown puzzle

that had been

left behind

and

and i’d

venture to say

it was

abandoned

for a good reason

and

never missed

by anyone.

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courage is resistance to fear,

mastery of fear,

not absence of fear.

– – mark twain

the really big super top secret project nasa has been working on.

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peeps in space

The NASA headquarters

printing and design department 

created a highly-detailed  

peeps diorama

to celebrate the anniversary

of the apollo 11 moon landing.

happy easter to all!!

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Photograph by: NASA/Paul E. Alers

the talent is in the choices. – robert de niro

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forgot my list again

let’s see….

so many choices

glue sticks

jerky

sunflower seeds

batteries

dental floss

chap stick

lint rollers

hair bands

and

i know

i’m forgetting something

so many choices

oh, that’s right

the pregnancy test

last minute

impulse buying

at its finest.

look for your choices, pick the best one, then go with it.
– pat riley

happy international children’s book day.

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 MATILDA WORMWOOD

 from roald dahl’s ‘matilda’.  not that matilda is only interested in children’s books – before she even gets to school, she’s onto adult classics such as ernest hemingway’s ‘the old man and the sea’ and ‘nicholas nickleby’ by charles dickens. an avid reader who manages to outsmart the horrible miss trunchbull? well, of course we love matilda.

‘I’ve always said to myself that if

a little pocket calculator

can do it why shouldn’t I?’

– matilda wormwood

credits: roald dahl