not me, but yes it is one of my dream halloween costumes.
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i don’t drink anymore for cinqo de mayo, i celebrate with mexican food, or as it’s known in mexico: ‘food.’
-craig ferguson
May5
Category Archives: Life
Apr30
mud-soaked.
finding the mud was such a delight
starting out slow
checking how deep it was with a stick
walking, then running, then jumping, then splashing
only one ‘quicksand’ victim who we unstuck
boots dumped out after
filled with water dirt wood chips, rocks, sticks and unknown mushy things
ending with
a pair of mud-soaked socks
drying in the sun
and so much tired fun.
” mud is the most poetical thing in the world.”
-reginald horace blyth
Apr29
why did the chicken cross the road?
because of this^
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“i dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.” -ralph waldo emerson
Apr26
show or tell?
not my baby brother, but a similar-sized baby with one more hair. —
my brother was born
when i was in my very early elementary years
i was so excited when he was born
he was the newest thing our family after all
i wanted to bring him in to share with my class
during show and tell
i couldn’t believe it when my mom
refused to let me take him on the bus and bring him in
telling me i had to bring a picture of him instead
i was furious
i couldn’t believe it
she was so mean
the nerve of her
i ended up showing his picture
told stories about how he cried and was loud and smelled but was cute
and years later
when i had my own children
i kind of got it.
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“maybe there’s room for both, telling as well as showing. it’s something to think about.”
― a
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Apr25
board meeting vs. bored meeting.
after someone moved
i was asked
to be an ‘at-large’ member
of my condo association board
filling in for a few months
but i soon
found myself elected to a two-year term.
i’m not really a fan of boards, meetings, or committees
nothing against them
just not my favorite pastime
so not exactly what i was hoping for
but i do want to say a big thank you
to all who voted for me
even if it possibly had something to do with
me being the only one willing to join
but that is neither here nor there now
you are all invited to at least one of my inaugural balls
i’ll get the invites out as soon as things calm down
i’m very busy
working on lining up the entertainment
and trying on gowns.
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“never schedule a board meeting on wednesday, because it kills two weekends.”
-kurt vonnegut
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image credit: napoleon dynamite, 2004, fox searchlight pictures, paramount pictures, mtv films
Apr20
noetic or poetic?
NOETIC
no-ED-ik
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Greek, mid-17th century
Definition: Relating to mental activity or the intellect.
Examples in a sentence:
“The philosophy department attracts noetic students.”
“Noah was equally athletic and noetic”
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Some travel life,
Shining brightly noetic
But as for me,
I’d rather wax poetic.
-beth
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image credit: npr brightside
Apr19
this time.
even though
it’s mid-april
and the skies
delivered snow today
i thought back to a few days ago
when just like today
i had my sandals on
and came upon
a mother and child
in the sun
taking time
to create art
with simple and happy words
‘have a nice day’
for anyone in the neighborhood
who may come by
needing this message.
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“this time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.”
-ralph waldo emerson
Apr18
dangerous games.
oh, how i would have loved to see this exhibit
i played with each and every one of these games
and lived to tell.
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“parents shouldn’t assume children are made out of sugar candy and will break and collapse instantly.
kids don’t.
we do.”
-maurice sendak
Apr16
tucked in.
on the night before…
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“In the book A Wrinkle in Time, it says that time is like a big old rumpled blanket.
What I’d like is to be caught in one of those wrinkles.
Tucked away. Hidden in a small tight fold.”
– Author: Carol Rifka Brunt
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Image credit: “The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes” by Du Bose Heyward, illustrated by Marjorie Hack, Houghton Mifflon Company, Boston, MA, 1939,
Apr11
april returns.
“the sweet, small, clumsy feet of april came into the ragged meadow of my soul.”
-e.e. cummings
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art credit: Salvador Dali ‘Flowers’ 1948
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