puxatawny phil with some other (less famous) celebs.
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it’s his big day, and one of my favorite fun holidays
no matter what he predicts
about the coming of spring
(*not sure about his accuracy)
i love his spirit.
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*the national climatic data center compared U.S. national temperatures from 1988 to 2012 to determine the accuracy of Phil’s predictions, and he’s only been proven correct 39% of the time — significantly worse than chance.
who remembers this?
sitting backwards
making faces
rolling around on turns
cigarette smoke-filled air
fighting over who could sit there
the door that swung open
back window down
best seat ever.
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“like all great travelers, i have seen more than i remember, and remember more than i have seen.”
-benjamin disraeli
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image credit: doyouremember.com
“the cyclone ends. the sun returns; the lofty coconut trees lift up their plumes again;
man does likewise. the great anguish is over; joy has returned; the sea smiles like a child.”
-paul gauguin
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image credit: pinterest, florida beach
these cats
olive and rose
really have it made
a modern kitty headquarters
custom-designed and gifted from grandies
a special stash of catnip
gifted from those who cared for rose
no jobs, appointments, chores, errands, meetings, or responsibilities at all
a gift from mother nature.
“listen, don’t forget this.
don’t let this slip your mind.
most of us, if we’re lucky,
we see a few seconds of the high life.
and the rest are the residue years.”
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“here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. there is no why.”
-kurt vonnegut
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image credit: from those funny scientists are rogue nasa
who knew it could be so cheap and easy to change your life?
that it could even be on sale if you timed it right?
that for a buck fifty each, you could change two lives.?
bogo life.
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“true life is lived when tiny changes occur.”
-leo tolstoy
this sweet and treasured tiger
now has its own mask
making it even more special
there is an added joy in knowing that someone took the time
to design such a fun custom accessory for this much loved creature.
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“mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. it is lovely to be silly at the right moment.”
-horace
why, you might ask, is this large ceramic cat sitting in the water?
while visiting my friend’s house
i asked.
years ago
someone in the family took a ceramics class
made several large animals
gifted them to his children
who gifted them to each other
left them at each others’ houses
used them in a variety of ways
including an outdoor towel holder
somehow over time
this one went to live in the water
looking back at the family on the shore
probably thinking the family was unusual
wondering their story
there is always a story.
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“we are not interested in the unusual, but in the usual seen unusually.”
-beaumont newhall
“the oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.”
-Pythagoras
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image credit: roz chast, new york times, 2020
from rogueNASA – “Ok, so far we’ve had a pandemic, race wars, a global economic collapse, a presidential impeachment, Brexit, murder hornets, and a contested election. Am I missing anything?”
credits: rogueNASA
“life is an improvisation. you have no idea what’s going to happen next
and you are mostly making things up as you go along.”
stephen colbert
I didn't have my glasses on.... 