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loving the signshowing and telling mewhere the sidewalk endsdifferent today than yesterday.
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-stephen king
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May19
Category Archives: sign
Jul14
dress code?
dropping off clothing at the salvation army
there is a sign up that says;
‘proper attire required.’
not sure what that would be
people are either there
to donate clothes for people who need clothes
or
they need clothes and are there to pick them up
what is the proper attire for either circumstance?
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‘yes, we have a dress code. you have to dress.’
-s. mcnealy
Jun13
sunny spirit.
i love their sense of humor about this
despite the entire town
being under construction
enduring random outages
having traffic-related ‘disturbances’
their coffee place is open
still standing
it’s up to you
to creatively find your way there
the coffee is damn good and worth the odyssey.
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“humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. the minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield,
all our irritations, and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.”
-mark twain
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image credit: roos roast coffee
Apr23
calm and happy nature.
trail gate ahead. and love. and maybe bananas.
the future is bright.
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“he who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age.”
-plato
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photo: bandemeer park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – spring 2024
Nov20
oh, deer!
notice posted by the sebastian county sheriff’s office as a reminder to drivers (and deer):
We have received a few reports that some deer, for whatever reason, are not using the designated deer crossing areas along our county roads and state highways. If any deer follow our page, please know that we put these signs up at some expense to the taxpayers. We’d appreciate you crossing at the designated areas. To our motoring community, please watch for these deer that are blatantly disobeying the law.
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“a small deer came into my camp and stole my bag of pickles. is there a way i can get reimbursed? please call.”
-dave barry
Apr4
plans.
this really has put a damper on my plans.
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“plans are things that change. “
-fujio cho
Dec29
just stop.
for those who may be unsure
i’m going to just go ahead and say it:
a stop sign in not meant to be a suggestion.
(good thing there’s a backup here for a second chance to get it right)
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‘if you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”
-orson welles
Aug13
paraph.
Paraph
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Late Middle French, 15th century
A flourish after a signature, originally as a precaution against forgery.
Examples in a sentence:
“My father’s signature was recognizable because of his ostentatious paraph.”
“I recognized the paraph rather than the signature itself.”
Popularity Over Time:
Borrowed from the French “paraph,” meaning “paragraph,” with both words based on the Latin “paraphus,” meaning “short horizontal stroke.”
Adding a paraph to one’s signature was an early means of attempting to avoid forgery, since the more ornate one’s paraph, the harder the full signature would be to copy. When a notary signs a document of obligation, such as a mortgage or note referring to money owed, the notary’s signature is called a “paraph.” In this context, a paraph is different from a simple signature, because it certifies the document as legitimate.
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“art is the signature of civilizations.”
-beverly sills
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credits: word genius
Oct21
sandy speaks.
“sandy is sick today.”
sandy makes a statement
in response to the store’s statement.
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“sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.”
-dutch proverb
Feb8
most obvious.
should we swim or play ice hockey today?
luckily this sign helps to make the decision easier.
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“i try not to go the obvious route all the time,
but sometimes the most obvious is actually the best.”
-al yankovich
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image credit: jim grampie, at gallup park, ann arbor
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