To those wondering what my dad would have to say about Trump,
here’s a clue…
Jul19
Category Archives: Life
Jul17
mosaics.
‘we are mosaics — pieces of light, love, history, stars
— glued together with magic and music and words.’
– anita krizzan
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image credit: nature, asbmb journal
Jul13
‘there are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: twins.’ -josh billings
(still shot of our video capture, not a tech glitch)
—
when you are waiting
for your family to arrive at Ikea
for the day’s adventure
and you notice
you and carol, the friendly greeter
are dressed in matching outfits
you naturally greet them together.
—
‘all who joy would win must share it.
happiness was born a twin.’
-lord byron
Jul11
stopping by for a hop.
hopscotch in the woods
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‘i cling to the optimistic belief that the haphazard and the hopscotch,
the creature that sips among many flowers, may actually come up with something.’
-brad leithauser, american poet, novelist, essayist, and teacher
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country farm park, Ann Arbor, mi, usa – summer 2025
Jun27
children hope for peace.
Jun24
nightlife.
out walking in my neighborhood
when the 100+ degree day
finally cools down
seeing people out
doing what it’s too hot to do
under the blazing sun of the day
as dusk falls
gardeners are digging
pets are walking
people are strolling
neighbors are talking
fireflies are flashing
the town is quietly abuzz.
—
‘life is like butter, when it cools down, it can be reshaped.’
-alan sheinwald
Jun18
ready to roll.
now that’s what I call being ready.
—
‘preparation is everything.’
-david robinson
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David Robinson ( born in 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA from 1989 to 2003, and a minority owner of the Spurs. Nicknamed “the Admiral” for his time spent in the U.S. Navy, Robinson was a 10-time NBA All-Star, an NBA MVP, a two-time NBA Champion, a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner, and a two-time Hall of Fame inductee. He was honored as one of the league’s all-time best players by being named to the NBA 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams. He is widely considered one of the greatest centers in both college basketball and NBA history.
He was definitely prepared.
Jun16
generations.
for those who came out
in support of our march
big, little,
and in between
the spirit is strong
across the generations
passed on from one to the other.
—
‘the future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope.’
*pierre teilhard de chardin
*Pierre was a French Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, palaeontologist, theologian, and teacher. He was Darwinian, progressive in outlook and the author of several influential theological and philosophical books
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Ann Arbor, MI, USA, July 2025
Jun14
stand up.
“one of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world
is to stand up and show your soul.”
-clarissa pinkola estes
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art credit: sharkey art
Jun13
secure or insecure?
as I was pulling through a parking lot
a paper shredding service truck
was parked in front of a school
not an unusual sight at the end of a year.
what was unusual
was when the two young men
who were the mobile ‘shredders’
suddenly began frantically chasing
huge swaths of paper
all over the parking lot
the wind had picked up
just as they were carrying out
these giant piles of paper
to feed into their shredder
in an instant
they were running around
grabbing and gathering up
all the paper
caught up in the swirl
I was driving
not able to catch an action photo
but wow, were they moving fast
like on those old game shows
where you just had a short time
to grab as much cash as you could.
soon they were back by the truck
with armloads
but I thought about
how ironic it was
they had one job
they came to shred papers
for security reasons
but had almost lost many of them
to a blustery wind
with the potential of them
heading to parts unknown
all around the city
good thing they were young and athletic
soon walking back to their truck
with armloads of paper.
getting back to the work of shredding
security restored
perhaps that’s one of the job requirements
for just this very situation
the people doing the job must be secure
or at least respond in a very secure way.
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“when you work with someone who is not insecure, that makes you confident. “
-shweta tripathi”
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Here is their company motto on their website:
“***** Document Destruction is a professional shredding service based in ### MI, specializing in secure and confidential document disposal. With a focus on protecting sensitive information, **** Document Destruction offers reliable and efficient shredding solutions for businesses and individuals.”
I didn't have my glasses on.... 