not that common.

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are you familiar with the saying “common sense is not that common”?

celebrate this rarely used quality on november 4, common sense day.

the date coincides with the birth date of actor will rogers

who was thought to have coined this phrase.

how to celebrate?
well, what can be said?

use your common sense to celebrate this unofficial holiday.

did you know…

…that thomas paine wrote a pamphlet called common sense in 1776?

in it, he drew out the need for independence of

the 13 british colonies in north america from britain.

the pamphlet is thought to have inspired the american revolution.

i wish that the celebration of common sense

would carry over to november 8th,

our upcoming election day in the united states.

credits: timeanddate.com

unboreable.

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the perfect great outdoors backyard birthday

for grandie f

canoe, tent, tree swing, wood planks, campfire, tree house

whistles, slingshots, treats

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sleeping bag sack races

donut challenge

kids happy and running everywhere

what could be more fun?

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“i am unboreable in the great outdoors.”

-p. j. o’rourke

circles.

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ring around the rosy

“the whole universe is based on rhythms.

everything happens in circles, in spirals.”

-john hartford

november gathering.

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the kinders and their fall collection.

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the rule of three.

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happy halloween from paper and her team.

‘knife, fork, spoon. rock, paper, scissors. 

it’s the rule of three.”

-stephanie meyer

pumpkin.

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eberwhite school, ann arbor, october 1964

 “there are three things that i’ve learned to never discuss with people:

religion, politics, and the great pumpkin.”

– linus

credits: ann arbor townies, ann arbor news,peter stipe, charles schulz -(‘it’s the great pumpkin, charlie brown’)

 

balls bounce.

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nothing like enjoying a major instate rivalry game

in an irish bar

with

halloween decorations

costumes

beverages

irish music

good company

excited fans

and

a win!

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one is deep and strong

one is light and not

(perhaps an irish sign ?)

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go blue!!

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big.

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when heading into the woods

and

two very different species

cross paths

 each will stop

in their tracks

to

size the other up.

“the dinosaur’s eloquent lesson is that if some bigness is good,

an overabundance of bigness is not necessarily better.”

-eric johnston

trash.

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when science and art meet trash.

“everybody’s talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?”

-dennis rodman

credits:  new yorker magazine, molly young, teddy blanks

 

dog.

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tell me about your picture.

it’s my dog. 

he has

4 legs

and

a tail

and

some spots

and 

a face.

and where is the rest of him?

right there.

he’s white.

don’t you see him?

yes, i do now.


“in complex trains of thought signs are indispensable.”

-george henry lewes