ready to drizzle
tear the seal
unwrap
twist off
the cap
no
the glass
how
does
this
happen
do i
have
super human strength
and don’t know it?
—
‘it is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.’
–J.R.R. Tolkien
found this new gift idea when visiting on of my favorite restaurants
now i can get everyone the same thing this year
no returns and it will fit all recipients
just check the box for the occasion
or write in your own
you’re good to go.
—
‘we buy our own toilet paper even here in the white house.’
-Barack Obama, 44th president of the united states
—
york ann arbor, michigan, uss
who’s with me on this? have any of you also scurryfunged?
To scurryfunge is to hurriedly clean the house before company arrives. This word has had a looser meaning of “to move rapidly” since the early 19th century but likely wasn’t used in the sense of a rapid cleanup until the 1950s, when it appeared in U.S. regional dialects. One definition was included in the 1975 book Maine Lingo by John Gould: “a hasty tidying of the house between the time you see a neighbor coming and the time she knocks on the door.” “Scurry” means “to move in or as if in a brisk pace,” but “Funge” remains a bit of an etymological mystery. This is debated. Some sources say it was a word in Old English, others say it is of “jocular formation.’’
—
source credits: babushka cat, interesting words, maine lingo, john gould
one of the friendly deer
at the mall’s spring easter bunny display
reached her limit and is way overtired
from all of the holiday hullabaloo
now taking a much overdue nap.
her friend and fellow actor
stands daydreaming
waiting to move on to their next gig
hoping for a nice earth day spot
in the shade of an ancient tree at a state park
near a quiet freshwater stream
filled with a playful and friendly otter family.
—
‘i am tired of getting typecast.’
-ashish vidyarthi
nothing about this really appeals to me
but to each their own
maybe pizza soup in a bag
will be the next big thing
i’m just not getting it
maybe i should be drawn
to the dripping greasy stuff
it says it’s
proper good
and a
craveable creation
so –
—
‘part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like
and let the food fight it out inside.’
~ mark twain
‘it had come about exactly the way it happened in books.’
-agatha christie
—
art credit: tom gauld
erma bombeck’s writer’s conference
two white storks building a nest together for their young
—
spring is in the air and –
this confirms it
this is where babies come from,
I knew it!
—
‘the stork is voiceless because there is really nothing to say.’
-will cuppy
*Will Cuppy, ( 1884-1949) was an American humorist and literary critic, known for his satirical books about nature and historical figures.
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image source: birdfact
random nice people i’ve never met – ( photo courtesy of Wright Labs)
—
recently my friend roy, who is a fellow introvert, posted this:
‘as an INTROVERT, I can survive a lot..
but ‘let’s go around the room and introduce ourselves,’
is where I draw the line.’
I so get this.
while I love people, love being around them, and frequently talk to strangers, I much prefer small groups and having real conversations with one or two people rather than big party small talk, get nervous when I know I’m going to be called on, or when public speaking. (if I’m one on one with someone, I can talk for hours, much to their dismay.) when in a big group setting I hang out for a while, find a way to slip out before long using my Irish goodbye technique, and head home to relax and recharge.
another friend who also gets this, a very accomplished woman, was once in this situation and when it was her turn to introduce herself and share one thing, she was so nervous that she blurted out the only thing that came to mind and said, ‘my name is T, and I play with the squirrels in our backyard.’ the room was silent.
—
‘never assume that loud is strong and quiet is weak.’
-author unknown
while staying with the menagerie at my daughter’s house
we had the chance to watch a lot of the olympics together
some of us had strong opinions about the competition.
—
‘your opinion has been duly noted.’
-garfield the cat
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art credit: babushka cat.com
i’m the house/menagerie sitter
for my daughter and her family
waiting for me at her house
two cats, kind of twin-ish
not always sure which is in or out or both?
also one of the sweetest dogs ever
cocoa, like the chocolate
the pets must think me to be a monster
quickly found out the invisible fence isn’t working
when I let cocoa out
two different kind neighbors brought her home
the snow melted
on the day they left
she immediately has spring fever
have to put cocoa on a long lead in the yard
she feels restricted refuses to walk around or sit down
just stares in the window sadly
can’t find her leash, have one delivered
we go on long walks
like steering an excitable pony
finally calming
at about the forty minute mark
we are home again
now she is sad
when I eat and don’t share my food with her
when i
work on a puzzle or write or watch a movie or read
or do anything else
she stands by me or lays by me and stares
have to hide my eating, keep it a secret, open things silently
feeling guilty
she has lots of food and water and a treat when she comes back inside
still feel guilty somehow
all three sleep with me
i carve out a spot in the middle
one cat gets up at 4;30 am
wakes up the whole menagerie
i try to play dead
none of them is buying it
boom
the new day officially begins
put cocoa on the long lead outside
still dark and too early to walk
sad again and staring in the window
all she wants
is to take off or come in and stare at me
one of the cat twins is yelling to go out
the other is circling me
everyone gets treats
let sweet cocoa back in
started raining in the ten minutes she was out
now muddy and wet
wipe her down with a towel
cover the couch with beach towels
blow dry her whole body
wrap her in a blanket
she stares at me sadly from the couch
so dramatic
norma desmond in sunset boulevard
as I eat early breakfast silently
sip quiet giant coffee
one or two cats are somewhere
turn on the olympics
cocoa and i sit side by side touching on the sofa
staring
we have found our happy routine.
—
“humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs.”
-christopher morley
I didn't have my glasses on.... 