found on the car parked next to me
close call
appreciate the warning
will keep a safe distance
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“never stay on the barren heights of cleverness, but come down to the green valleys of silliness.”
-ludwig wittgenstein
Aug6
Tag Archives: funny
Jun24
different.
this building
recently sold
interior updating work has begun
someone has a whimsical creative streak
and one of these chairs is not like the others.
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“creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.”
– edward de bon
Jun17
it’s all funny.
i love that this family has embraced the fun in life.
—
“life goes by fast. enjoy it. calm down. it’s all funny.”
-joan rivers
Sep27
loaf-gate.
yes, this is an original created by me.
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years ago i posted a story
about how i had weirdly crossed paths with
meatloaf the rocker, not meatloaf the food, twice in my life.
as part of the post, for clarification
i added in a boring picture
of the food version of meatloaf
as well as
a picture of the rocker version of meatloaf.
imagine my surprise when all these years later
i got a call from an attorney in california
wanting me to pay him for a picture of his dinner
i thought it was a prank
he insisted it was real
citing the date of my published post
angrily standing his ground
i decided to take down my whole meatloaf post
and end the drama
i am always happy to support artists and their work
i can’t imagine that a slice of meatloaf on his dinner plate
was meant to be art, could be in high demand, or cause such controversy
so as you can see above
i have created my own meatloaf picture
and as a gift to you my loyal readers,
you are all free to use it as often as you would like
at no charge and with no drama.
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“taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.”
-haruki murakami
Feb10
*happy lmtwgrblkufgdw.
so happy to be celebrating
*Love Makes the World Go Round;
But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week: 8-14
i feel lucky to have a job that keeps me laughing.
who else gets to say/respond to such great things at work?
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“you need to have pants on.”
“try not to touch every person in the room”
“i know you washed your hands this morning, but it is afternoon now.”
“fish don’t really like to be hugged.”
“try to bend your legs to sit on the sled, that is called making them stiff and that is different, try to bend…..”
“did you call me grandpa?”
“it’s important to have both shoes.”
“before we start we all have to promise not to cry if we don’t get to the candy castle first.”
“behind you is that way.”
“why did she call you beth?”
“if you put that in your nose, it might not come out.”
“your snowpants are backwards, let’s see if i can help you fix that.”
“you want to be called something new?”
“i’m pretty sure these are your boots because your parents put them in your bag and they have your name on them.”
“your mom is having a baby but you’re not supposed to tell anyone yet?”
“i’m not sure that ranch dressing is good to drink.”
—
each day is the best day ever.
never a day goes by without a laugh or ten.
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image credit: puffin puff pastry, google images
Sep11
opportunity.
when hanging outside with a couple of my grandies,
we talked as they worked on creating pictures
taken from online designs
very, very carefully selecting each tiny bead to put into place
i thought it would be a good time to tell them about my cat, olive
who loves to pounce on the jigsaw puzzles on my table
when she finds me in the midst of them
i also thought i would do a mini dramatic recreation of how it all happens
as i pretended to be olive, bouncing my hand on the table
i apparently was a little too into my role
when i hit the table
we all froze for a few seconds
after noticing that all of their hard work
had just been destroyed in the course of my acting.
great recovery though
as i apologized
we all laughed and laughed and laughed at what happened
knowing
that while it would take a long time to rebuild their designs
we also also knew
that life can be so instantly funny sometimes.
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“the more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.”
– bill nye
May25
show and (don’t) tell
highlight quote from kinder show and tell today:
“I’m going to show you what I brought,
but if you see my sister in the hall
don’t tell her that I brought it.”
-w, age 5
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“not everything needed to be brought into the light, he knew.
not every truth needed to be told.”
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image credit: golden records 1964
Mar6
funny bits.
a quote from the wonderful matilda wormwood
in honor of world book week.
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credits: roald dahl – matilda, purple almond
Dec20
louse.
one of my favorite teacher gifts.
ever.
Nov19
it’s all funny.
a scene from the road rally in the sideways rain
leap frog in the park
last night i told a joke to a woman at a comedy club, led a group of strangers in follow-the- leader in t.j. maxx, bought 60 cents of gas, got into a theater box office, danced the sugar plum fairy ballet and push it, had the zingerman’s staff sing happy birthday to me, tried to jam our team into one shopping cart, read a children’s book aloud to an adult in the library, found five different kinds of balls, secretly wrote crossword answers in the new york times and put it back, wore protective hockey gear, held a lobster, paid for a stranger’s purchase, ate as a group at taco bell, wore university of michigan gear that wasn’t mine, added my gum to a public wall art display, read incredible notes, shared food and drinks and blew out candles and it was a night to always be remembered.
teams:
sock monkeys vs. glitters vs. kwames
—
what a wonderful decade birthday celebration
thanks to all of you for every bit of it
it meant everything.
—
“life goes by fast. enjoy it. calm down. it’s all funny.”
– joan rivers
I didn't have my glasses on.... 