Jun25

what the fudge?!

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since i was an itty bitty girl

 my very favorite desserts in the whole wide world

always included

my hometown bakery’s (sanders) milk chocolate hot fudge topping

(on anything, or sometimes just a spoonful or bowl (small) of it, yes)

in my later years

i have it on special occasions

or on a random tuesday

 imagine my reaction

when i read a local article

 how it was now very hard to get

so of course

i then decided i had to have it

checked the usual places

without any luck

went to amazon

 found an offer

for $288

for 6 jars

of what is normally under $10

now i want it more

haven’t yet found a way to rationalize the cost

even though it may very well be worth it

perhaps an emergency go fund me is on the horizon.

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Per the Detroit Free Press: ‘Due to supply chain and production issues, the chocolatier decided to pause production on its dessert toppings until it is able to find a new manufacturing facility.’

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“price is what you pay. value is what you get.’

-warren buffett

Jun24

at death’s door.

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last summer

when my computer went all black

and stayed that way

i took it to my local computer nerds

who miraculously resuscitated it

but gave me a grim prognosis

‘living on very borrowed time’

so i ordered a new one

while waiting for the old one

to finally go in peace

but it continued to limp along

until a couple of weeks ago

when i saw the above message

‘more than 10 hours to charge it – while plugged in’

until finally

it read

‘not charging’

i took mercy on it

we’ve been through a lot together

it knows all of my secrets

my ups and downs

 has given its all

 after a fond farewell

pulled out the new one

not as familiar

but we will soon be

a team

as we begin again.

“on the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key.”

-scott adams

Jun23

Zzzzzzzz.

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“drawing on my fine command of the English language, i said nothing.”

-robert benchley

 

 

 

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book source credit: Disaster Inc. by Caimh McDonnell

Jun22

comfy chair.

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i wonder

how many things

this chair

has been

to the people

who spent time in it

a comfort

a fort

a refuge

a tower

a snack bar

a hiding place

a favorite choice

a sick bed

a vantage point

an escape

a place to rest

a playscape

 held together by tape and hope

so many stories to tell

now the chair sits silently

who knows what’s next?

 

 

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“bring out….. the comfy chair!!!”

-graham chapman, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, The Spanish Inquisition

Jun21

this is the solstice.

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Midsummer or Estival Solstice is the 1st day of summer when the sun reaches the highest point in the sky.

The term solstice is derived from the Latin words Sol (sun) and Sistere (to stand still) because the sun’s position at noon does not appear to change much during the solstice and the surrounding days, unlike at other times where the Earth’s tilt causes the sun’s path to rise and fall from one day to the next.

 

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“this is the solstice,

the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight,

the year’s threshold and unlocking,

where the past lets go of and becomes the future;

the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar…”

― margaret atwood

Jun20

on world refugee day.

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*refugee rescue, painting by stephen burgess, winner of the 2017 ms amlin world art vote

 

Every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution, or terror. World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20th and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. World Refugee Day is an occasion to build empathy and understanding for their plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives.

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“refugees are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, children, with the same hopes and ambitions as us—

except that a twist of fate has bound their lives to a global refugee crisis on an unprecedented scale.”

-khaled hosseini, author, the kite runner

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*  Stephen Burgess, a driving instructor from Buckinghamshire in the UK, won the 2017 MS Amlin World Art Vote organized by National Open Art,  for his stunning painting of Libyan refugees being rescued at sea.

Burgess was inspired to create his picture, Refugee Rescue, after watching a TV documentary about refugees crossing the Mediterranean to try and reach Europe.

His painting is based on an image taken by a photographer on board an Italian Navy helicopter and vividly captures the moment hundreds of Libyan refugees were rescued at sea.

 

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source credits: united nations, separatedchild.org, evening standard

Jun19

on juneteenth.

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“to deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”

-nelson mandela

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image credit: princeton university, african american studies

Jun18

on father’s day.

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MENTAL FLOSS TRIVIA:

62% of fathers have embarrassed their children by doing this.

What is it?

ANSWER: Walking in front of their children’s friends in just their underwear

 

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“to an adolescent, there is nothing in the world more embarrassing than a parent.”

-dave berry

 

 

 

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photo credit: pinterest

Jun17

day in the d.

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fun day with colleagues in detroit

starting on the detroit river

visiting the only mailboat in the world with its own zip code

still waiting for someone to claim this bag

then off to the detroit river fire boat

and one of the oldest fire stations in the city

sculpture in riverside park

featuring steel from the old joe louis arena

made my detroit’s nordin brothers

and on to detroit’s central station

brought back to life

and lovingly restored

by ford motor company

soon to be their new world headquarters

so many people in the city, working hard

keeping it running and building it back

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“i think detroit is where muscle meets brains.”

-*dan gilbert

 

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*Dan Gilbert is an American billionaire, Detroit businessman, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and majority owner of Rocket Mortgage, founder of Rock Ventures, and owner of the National Basketball Association’s Cleveland Cavaliers. Dan Gilbert cofounded what would become Quicken Loans, the largest mortgage lender in the U.S., in 1985 at 22 years old. He and his companies have invested $5.6 billion to purchase and rehab a swath of buildings in downtown Detroit, with a plan to create 24,000 jobs.

Jun16

spots.

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i spot the sun. 

 

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“easy to spot a yellow car when you are always thinking of a yellow car.

easy to spot an opportunity when you are always thinking of opportunities.

easy to spot reasons to be mad when you are always thinking of being mad.

you become what you constantly think about. watch yourself.”

 

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poetry credit: unknown at poetry matters