Category Archives: Life

new places.

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today

my journey begins

heading

to costa rica

at long last.

adios!

 

“i want to travel across the world and breathe the air of new places.”

-author unknown

 

cheese? not so much.- or- not so much cheese. depending on your definition.

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Burger King is causing a stir in Thailand with its new offering: a burger with no meat and a jaw-dropping amount of cheese. This week, the Thai operator of the fast food chain introduced what it calls the “real cheeseburger,” a bun filled with as many as 20 slices of American cheese.

The item launched on Thai menus Sunday, at a reduced price of 109 Thai baht ($3.1), compared with the usual price of 380 baht ($10.9). It quickly went viral on social media in Thailand, with many users on TikTok posting videos of them trying the new sandwich. “This is no joke. This is for real,” Burger King said.

At one Burger King branch in Bangkok on Tuesday, a shift manager was overheard saying the outlet had to stop taking delivery orders so they could have enough stock left for walk-in diners.

The menu addition is an example of how fast food franchises around the world are seeking to gain traction by rolling out zany or eye-catching menu options that they hope will spread across social media.

Restaurants are also continuously tailoring their offerings to suit local tastes in different countries. In Thailand, cheese is especially popular among young customers, and it is common for it to be sprinkled on all kinds of dishes.

“is the moon made of green cheese, no it’s made of american cheese.”

*-william anders

 *william anders is a retired united states air force major general, former electrical engineer, nuclear engineer, nasa astronaut, businessman, and american ambassador to norway. in 1968, he was a member of the crew of apollo 8, the first three people to leave low earth orbit and travel to the moon. anders circled the moon ten times, and broadcast live images and commentary back to earth. during one of the mission’s lunar orbits, he took the iconic ‘earthrise’ phot0graph.

article source credit: cnn, bangkok

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

finally..

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a mathematical law that makes sense to me. 

 

“happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.”

-paul coelho

campfire.

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sitting around the campfire

with music, friends and stories

winding down from a day on the lake.

 

“once all the power goes out,

there will still be human beings standing together around a campfire, playing acoustic guitars.”

-jim james

left behind.

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i wonder

what happened

at the train station

coming or going

to cause someone

to leave

what once filled their suitcase

behind.

 

“the present changes the past.

looking back you do not find what you left behind.”

*kiran desai

 

*Kiran Desai is an Indian author whose novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Fiction Award. In January 2015, The Economic Times listed her as one of 20 “most influential” global Indian women.

in gear.

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what i imagine it looks like inside of our heads –

along with

the scientific explanation for how this all works.

“it usually helps me write by reading – somehow the reading gear in your head turns the writing gear.”

-steven wright

 

 

 

image credit: milton bradley game company

fixing things.

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a few years back

one of the grandies fixed his car

 he’s still fixing and he’s still standing.

 

“even things that aren’t broken can be fixed.”

-lauren destefano

4th.

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happy 4th of july, may you celebrate your independence today and every day

main street.

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main street is soooooooo close to reopening…

 

“main street is almost alright.”

-robert venturi, american architect

 

 

 

photo credit: ann arbor townies

blind date.

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exploring saginaw forest

 

“july is a blind date with summer.”

*-hal borland

 

*Harold “Hal” Glen Borland was an American writer, journalist and naturalist. In addition to writing many non-fiction and fiction books about the outdoors, he was a staff writer and editorialist for The New York Times

1900 – 1978

 

 

summer 2023, ann arbor, michigan, usa