Tag Archives: hot

Aug4

too hot to handle.

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 this new combo

 got me wondering

isn’t this soup meant be a cure-all for any ailment

(i already feel sad for the chickens)

created by grandmothers around the globe

as the medicine for anything from a broken heart to a broken ankle?

when ‘ghost pepper’ enters into the recipe 

(i do not feel sad for the ghost peppers)

it somehow loses the original idea of ‘soothing comfort and a warm hug’

unless the idea it to completely burn out and obliterate any ailment you may have?

and perhaps may have come down with in the future?

your system doesn’t dare, and may never be the same. 

grandma has gone rogue.

she is not messing around anymore. 

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“a good spicy challenge strikes a balance between flavour and fear.”

*adam richman

 

*adam richman is an american actor and television host. He has hosted various dining and eating-challenge programs on the travel channel and history channel.

Jun25

heat wave.

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not my bear, not my state, not my deck

but i get it

everyone needs relief from the heat

such extreme weather

just a quick over the shoulder glance

and then –

relief

you find it where you can

careful not to bother anyone else in the process.

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‘if you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?’

-steven wright

 

 

 

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image credit: nature is amazing

Jul21

hot flash mob.

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(not me, but a trio that has my same musical style)

nothing better

on a sweltering hot day

than having a front row seat

belting out fan karaoke.

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“i think there’s something strangely musical about noise.”

-trent reznor, nine inch nails

 

 

 

 

 

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image credit: google images

Dec22

the heat is on.

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(similar to a typical group I saw running into target today)

 

just a few days to go before christmas

it’s sunny and almost 50 degrees 

in the lower peninsula of michigan

 out come

the shorts, the sandals, the sunglasses, the smiles

the coats stay behind

close your eyes

feels almost like summer

we are a hardy lot. 

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“heat is heat.”
-lailah gifty akita

Aug15

how hot is it?

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my candle quietly answers the question. 

 

 

 

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“what dreadful hot weather we have!

it keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.”

-jane austen

 

Jul14

turn down the heat.

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glenn frey the cat not the rocker

is really upset

about the ongoing stretch of excessive heat

and has decided

to vocally protest

each night

however

i have a different style

and feel that silent protests

might be much more effective.

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“that lemon drop is bearing down
so hot it wilts my artificial flowers”

-richard l. ratliff

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image credit: henri rousseau, ‘the sleeping gypsy’
Apr10

eternal.

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hope springs eternal

and

as the snow returns once more

i hope for eternal spring 

or for even just a month of it. 

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“in the spring,

i have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.”

-mark twain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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image credit: flower power gnome – magic onions

Jul8

heat.

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local scarecrow goes down in the heat

and perhaps looks forward to a cooler season.

 

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“if you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?”

 -steven wright

Mar21

lukewarm.

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how excited was i 

when i discovered 

that my local mcdonald’s 

chose to give me this special cup?!

what a statement this was

what a compliment

they must have been waiting

for just the right customer to come along

this lid was like a badge of honor

clearly written in two languages

for all the world to see

i carried it with pride

as i went to add my cream

and it was then

that i noticed 

that it had come from

a huge sleeve of coffee cup lids

 all carrying the exact same message. 

clearly written

in two languages.

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“when you’re hot, you’re hot; when you’re not, you’re not.”

-flip wilson