two kinder on an outdoor adventure day break
who became friends by chance when they landed in the same class
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“you never know who’s going to become your friend. friends are always chance meetings.”
-steve guttenberg
May17
May16
unleash your kindness.
author, brad meltzer, class of ’92, gives the commencement speech at his son’s graduation
“My son hadn’t had a proper graduation since middle school. Here’s my commencement address at the University of Michigan, written for him & Class of 2024, “
And here is the last line: “The world needs more empathy, more humility, and certainly more decency. If you really want to shock the world, unleash your kindness.” – Brad Meltzer
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*Brad Meltzer is an American novelist, non-fiction writer, TV show creator, and comic book author. His novels touch on the political thriller, legal thriller and conspiracy fiction genres, while he has also written superhero fiction for DC Comics and a series of short biographies of prominent people for young readers.
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source credit: Alumni Association of the University of Michigan
May15
‘with personality.’
highly doubt that i can pull the trigger on this one.
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‘some of the recipes in the book have evolved for us. many haven’t.
*thomas keller
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*thomas keller is is an American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. He and his landmark Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California, have won multiple awards from the James Beard Foundation, notably the Best California Chef in 1996, and the Best Chef in America in 1997.
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source credit: general foods, jello brand, vintage ad, hunt’s
May14
where we have adventures.
i so love this card from my student
‘i get up in the morning looking for an adventure.’
-george foreman
May13
‘to love beauty is to see light.’- victor hugo
a couple of grandsons and i
drove to the highest point in the city
snuck onto a golf course
at dusk
on a quest to see the aurora
under a crescent moon
star- sprinkled sky
we waited,
and waited,
and waited
and waited
my photo-wise grandie
set up a long exposure shot
his camera captured the beauty
better than our eyes could
how lucky and lovely
and
we did not get arrested for trespassing.
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‘hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
-desmond tutu
May12
love your child.
‘the only simple part about being a mother is how effortless it is to love your child.’
-maria wahlmark
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to all, on mother’s day
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art credit: Sara Pulver Art, Whimsical Cat Print, ‘Motherhood” or “Sockies”,
May11
even cowgirls get the shoes.
“cowgirl courage isn’t the lack of fear, but the courage to take action in the face of fear.”
-j.h.lee
May10
really close!
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is really close to being connected
Scene from above the Gordie Howe International Bridge (between Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada), as the two sides of the bridge are nearing connection. The bridge gap between the two sides is just over 200 feet and will be connected next year. In this case, really close, is still not close enough –
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According to the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, construction on the bridge is set to be completed for September 2025 with the first vehicles expected to travel across the bridge in the fall of 2025.
Originally, the more than $4 billion bridge was set to be completed later this year, but officials say the project experienced “unprecedented disruptions” from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for the bridge because of different restrictions in the U.S. and Canada.
“After a three-year pandemic and considering the size and complexity of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, our project team is pleased that the impact to the construction schedule is limited to only 10 months beyond the original contracted completion date and that we could agree on a reasonable adjustment to the contract value. With safety as our top priority, we will continue to work together to deliver this much-needed infrastructure to the thousands of eager travelers ready to cross North America’s longest cable-stayed bridge,” Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority CEO Charl van Niekerk said.
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‘the best thing is being really close. the worst thing is being really close.’
-joel madden
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credits: wxyz-tv, chopper 7
May9
india, take the wheel!
Wake County Bookmobile driver and librarian India White, July 1966.
White drove the Bookmobile all over the county for over 20 years. Her route changed daily but rotated monthly, visiting mostly rural locations in the county and homes of the elderly or disabled. She had dozens of assistants over the years, many either not able to learn the routes or drive a manual transmission (one of the crucial prerequisites for the job). A life-long resident of Raleigh, she devoted her entire career to the Wake County Library. White died in 2000 at the age of 92.
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“literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. it is a tool for daily life in modern society.
it is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development.
for everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right..
literacy is finally, the road to human progress
and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.”
-kofi annan
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credits: vintage america uncovered, state archives of north carolina, news and observer
May8
everything is funny.
if you want to smile
possibly even laugh out loud
spend 40 seconds
watching the clip below
i dare you not to guffaw.
https://x.com/buitengebieden/status/1787924727052251191
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‘everything is funny, as long as it’s happening to someone else.’
-will rogers
