bunny ponders how it is that
just last week
he was out in the open fields
rounding up cabbages, eating tall grasses, chasing bugs, free as the wind, and making merry,
only to find himself working in the restroom of a local establishment
from 9 to 5
this week
nowhere near as exciting
and not a tall blade of grass to be found.
—
“it’s diamonds in your pockets one week, macaroni and cheese the next.”
-jolene blalock
if we can both find it, i’ll see you there.
—
“imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. but without it we go nowhere.”
-carl sagan
(not my sister but you get the idea)
—
my sister, p.
recently shared the following story
about her hair misadventure
and as sympathetic as i was
i could not stop laughing.
and could totally identify.
must have been nervous laughter
and gratitude that it wasn’t me.
—
p. had gone to have her hair cut and styled
the very adept stylist easily cut it and blew it dry
with just a round brush
and
it emerged
into a full and lovely natural style.
the next day
my sister decided that she could certainly do the same
so she armed herself with a blow dryer and big round brush
and had at it.
only –
the brush got stuck
very stuck
absolutely stuck
tangled in both directions
and it was immovable.
it was so bad
that she thought her only option
would be to cut it out
so she called the salon
explained the situation
they told her to come in for help
she drove through her small town
with the big round brush
still stuck on the side of her head
parked her car
walked down the sidewalk
past the local businesses and people on the street
with it still stuck on the side of her head
and into the salon once more.
not surprisingly
they guessed her identity the moment she walked in
the salon was very busy
but not so busy that the staff and their customers
did not have time to guffaw and laugh out loud
unable to restrain themselves
people tried not to make eye contact
they walked her through the salon to the very back
where the staff took turns working on it
in between clients
until it eventually
was worked off of her head
one hair at a time.
i totally get this.
—
“so many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.”
-gordon w. allport
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image credit: google images
waking up on the lake
—
“it’s morning, and again I am that lucky person who is in it…..”
-mary oliver, the hummingbird
what’ll it be? ladder, slide, stairs, or parachute?
—
“it’s an up and down thing, the human goal, because the human is always an explorer, an adventurist. “
“cookies are made of butter and love. “
~norwegian proverb
when learning to swim, sometimes one needs a bit of extra help.
—
“water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. there is no life without water.”
-albert szent-gyorgyi
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image credit: bradley cooper
the peony tree is back in full bloom
why yes, i’m happy to wait here all day while you check my i.d.
i’ll just stand right by this alert and tan in the glow of its light.
take all the time you need. i’ll hang out for a few minutes longer.
thanks so much for sending help.
does anyone else have this message on their screen?
oh?
you i.d. everyone?
great policy.
—
“i have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, i don’t have to.”
-albert einstein
I didn't have my glasses on.... 