thought I’d just see if the neighbors had anything going on
welp… not much to report
same old, same old.
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‘the most revolutionary thing you can do is to get to know your neighbors.’
-karl hess
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image credits: google images, gary larson, the far side
Nationwide media attention is growing to unusual proportions over a story out of Ann Arbor.
It all started with a New York Times article about the over-65 crowd enjoying dancing and music at the city’s Live nightclub.
Since then, there have been requests for local interviews from NBC’s Access Hollywood, CBS’s Drew Barrymore Show, Vanity Fair, WGN in Chicago, by a documentarian who produces pieces for Netflix, and a reporter from our national network at NPR.
72 year-old Randy Tessier is a writing lecturer and a musician who organized the Ann Arbor Happy Hour at Live. He was even flabbergasted learning ABC’s Kelly and Ryan did a feature on them. “Kelly and Ryan? And I’m in the suburban homes where they’re eating Wheaties. Unbelievable!”
Since the New York Times article, Tessier says he’s even been contacted by U-M’s president, Santa Ono.
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‘to be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.’
-pema chodrun
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source credits: WEMU News , cathy shafran, nyt
perhaps i was out a bit too long
this must have been a lot of fun though
while i’m not sure exactly what went down here
i do feel that i know
who the ringleader of this holiday circus may be.
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‘i was walking along and this chair came flying past me, and another, and
another, and I thought, man, is this gonna be a good night.
-liam gallagher, oasis
a trip to the haunted forest
with one daughter
two pre-teen grandies
and me
hearts pumping, adrenaline spiking
three generations
shrieking and running the whole way through!
—
“what terrified me will terrify others;
and i need only describe the spectre which had haunted my midnight pillow.” –mary shelley
detroit duckpin bowling
with family on the bottom floor
beneath the cambria hotel in the city
it is highly unlikely
i will become a professional bowler
on the circuit one day
as with just one move
my ball flew out of my hand
right into a small slot
between our lane and another
shutting down the system
but what an aim i had
who else could have thrown their ball directly
into that tiny hidden spot
without even knowing it was there?
there must be some kind of award for that.
and we had a lot of laughs.
—
“if i had been on ‘bowling for dollars’, i’d wind up owing them money.
-ricki lake
intense competitors at play in the action-packed shenanigans of
the get the diaper that is around your ankles moved to your bathing suit area without using your hands game
it just wouldn’t be our traditional christmas
without the crazy fun and games.
—
“life is more fun if you play games.”
white elephant action shot
(not meant to be artsy, more of a testament to my photographic skill level)
enjoyed a holiday party with friends
food, drink, chatter, and fun
white elephant game is always a hilarious part of this event
each and every game is different
and this year certainly did not disappoint!
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many people participate in secret santa gift exchanges. but others like to take things a step further and plan a white elephant swap. if you aren’t familiar, white elephant is a game in which everyone brings a wrapped present, places it in a pile and draws a number to determine the order in which the participants will select gifts to unwrap. as the game progresses, people have the option to unwrap a new gift or “steal” a previously opened present.
the game can get pretty heated, so naturally it offers a lot of opportunities for twitter humor. see today’s quotes below – a sampling of tweets about this very exciting game –
when you’ve had a very long and busy week
and you get a text that reads:
“great news! your adult pinata headband has been delivered.”
and just like that
your world flips and rights itself in an instant.
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“being happy never goes out of style.”
-lilly pulitzer
every august 16th it’s national tell a joke day
not my best holiday
i’m a horrible joke-teller
i’m more of a story-teller
a whole other skill set
all i’ve ever been able to remember
is my one go-to joke
(and even this is iffy, as i often add part of the answer into the question part of the joke)
“what animal loves summer the best?”
“a hot dog!”
(i learned this years ago when my daughter was in a kindergarten talent show and did stand-up comedy)
she got an amazing response perhaps because she was a brave kinder doing stand up and the audience ate it up
i decided it would be my standing joke from that moment on
sure to get a laugh
though when i tell it, in whatever convoluted manner it manages to be delivered
i generally either hear groans or silence from any audience of any age or any number
so i guess the joke’s on me.
“i’m gonna fix that last joke by taking out all the words and adding new ones.”
-mitch hedberg
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credits: “hot dog” by doug salati (caldecott award winner), penguin random house, google images
a cinco de mayo
public service motivational reminder:
some days you just lose your head.
(but there’s always at least one mini tootsie roll still up in there)
–“
“it’s a lot easier to lose your head than to keep it.”
– suzanne collins
I didn't have my glasses on.... 