happy quad of moms
babies in tow
meet at the mall
to workout
dance, laugh, chant, count, sing
most of all
to enjoy time spent
in each other’s company
away from the world
outside those automatic doors
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“friendship is a wildly underrated medication.”
—anna deavere smith
*Anna Deavere Smith (born 1950) is an American actress, playwright, and professor.
Michigan State Police troopers were called to a home in Holly Township after a miniature donkey named “Dolly Parton” wandered away from her pasture Tuesday night.
Police said the donkey escaped through an open gate, prompting Metro North troopers to respond and help residents search the area.
Troopers canvassed the neighborhood and later located Dolly walking along a roadway in the township. She was returned to her owners unharmed.
“Troopers assigned to northern Oakland County often find themselves dispatched to locate missing animals in the area,” said F/Lt. Mike Shaw. “We have located Potato the lost dog, cows along I-75 and now Dolly the miniature donkey. When you join the Michigan State Police, you just don’t know where the day will take you!”
January, 1957 – Wham-O Produces Its First Plastic Frisbees
The story of the first Frisbee starts with someone enjoying a delicious pie. Well, that part can be assumed at least — because used pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company of Connecticut are said to be predecessors to the modern plastic toy. According to popular legend, in the late 19th or early 20th century, students at Yale University started tossing the empty pie tins to each other as a game, often yelling “Frisbie!” as they let them rip.
Then, in 1948, inventors Walter Morrison and Warren Franscioni created a plastic disc called the “Flyin-Saucer,” a playful nod to America’s newfound fascination with UFOs. In 1955, Morrison (having split with Franscioni) reimagined the disc as the “Pluto Platter.” He demonstrated it at the Los Angeles County Fair, where it caught the attention of the Wham-O toy company, which bought the rights and rolled out the first mass-produced models in 1957. Aware of the Frisbie pie tin-tossing trend that was still going on, Wham-O changed the name to Frisbee a year later, and the rest is history.
In 1955, Fred Morrison sold his Pluto Platter in a colorful bag with equally colorful copy. Note the not- so-safe suggestion to “Use bag for space helmet if head fits.”
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‘I like playing frisbee. it is the only sport
where you can thrown something at a person and it’s okay.’
-demetri martin
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source credit: nicenews
*Thomas Merton (1915–68) was a renowned American Trappist monk, poet and author, best known for his 1948 autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. Based at the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, he was a leading 20th-century spiritual writer who focused on contemplation, social justice, peace, and interfaith dialogue, particularly with Zen Buddhism.
my friend recently met up with me
after having eye surgery
surprised
at all the things she could now see clearly
having adapted over time
never realizing how much she had been missing
even the coat she was wearing
she had returned a couple of weeks ago
insisting that ‘it is gray and not what I ordered!’
the company sent her a new one
she was a bit upset
when they sent her a gray one once again
but decided to not hassle with it
wore it to her surgery
put it on for the ride home
her eye quickly healed
wore her ‘gray’ coat to our meeting
discovering that it was actually ‘blue’
the color she had ordered twice
but could not see
imagine the things she’ll see
when her other eye is done.
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‘every person takes the limits of their own field of vision
for the limits of the world.’
-arthur schopenhauer
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poetry credit: moms who write
walking in the icy freezy slushy mess and finding this
—
‘the magic is in the mess.’
-brene brown
winter beauty
living this week and next
with single-digit and below zero weather
frost, ice, sleet, and snow
some of you may remember the beauty of this lovely place
I visited last summer on my the first time
in the upper peninsula of michigan
Kitchitikipi
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“there is no end to the lovely things that frost
and the running of water can create between them.”
-nan shepherd
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KITVCHITIKIPI is Michigan’s largest natural freshwater spring. The name means “big cold spring” in the Ojibwe language. It’s located in Palms Book State Park in Manistique, Michigan. USA
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Photo credits: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
if I could invite
any mix of people to dinner
for an interesting chat, a meal, and a laugh?
mr. rogers would be one of my guests
of course, dolly, who I wrote about yesterday, would be another
and rod serling, one of my favorite writers, twilight zone man
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all good humans
smart, kind, creative, generous, funny, and i imagine, good company
all people I admire
we could fit right into a booth.
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who are the 3 people
that you would invite
to sit in a booth with you
to talk and laugh and have dinner with?
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‘i’ve never been to a dinner party where everyone
at the dinner table didn’t say something funny.’
-lorrie moore
*Lorrie Moore is a celebrated American author, known for her witty, poignant short stories and novels that often explore the complexities of modern relationships, career struggles, and heartbreak. A professor of English and Creative Writing, she’s recognized for her sharp dialogue, mordant humor, and ability to blend tragedy with comedy, earning numerous awards.
