happy 4th of july
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“the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.”
-thomas jefferson
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image credit: google images
Jul4
Tag Archives: life
Jul3
speed.
(not us, but what we imagined we looked like)
back in my advertising days
we decided to get active
and created
an after-work
roller blading group
we did this
each wednesday
for 6 years
with a pretty loyal core of people
and noticed that
we never got better
never lost an ounce of weight
never got faster
but we did
meet our local police
see things from street level
like we had never seen them before
scream when going down big hills
frequently get passed
by speed skating groups in matching outfits
sweat a lot
listen to outdoor concerts in the park
plug in a blender outside
for margarita night
laugh endlessly
cross paths with many interesting people
discover places that we didn’t know existed
blade into taverns for refreshments
get breathless
survive many scrapes bruises and sprains
and
share such a wonderful adventure.
(not us either, but more what we really looked like)
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“there is more to life than increasing its speed.”
~mohandas k. gandhi
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image credits: google images
Jul1
my friends are my estate. – emily dickinson
with deepest gratitude.
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“i cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.”
-charles r. swindoll
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image credit: pinterest, 1930s long island
Jun27
chasing fireflies.
just at dusk
fireflies
flit
and
a
gaggle of grandies
trying to catch up with them
fly.
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“i began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
he taught me that if you are interested in something,
no matter what it is,
go at it at full speed ahead.
embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it
and above all
become passionate about it.
lukewarm is no good.
hot is no good either.
white hot and passionate is the only thing to be.”
― roald dahl, My Uncle Oswald
Jun26
$49.
With a $49 Raffle Ticket,
You Could Win an Island Resort in Micronesia
if you’ve ever dreamed of giving it all up
to go live on a tropical island somewhere,
we may have found your one-way ticket
—as well as your future career.
As Condé Nast Traveler reports, Doug and Sally Beitz are giving away the Kosrae Nautilus Resort, which the couple has run for the last 22 years. With the purchase of a $49 raffle ticket, you’ll be entered in a lottery that will be drawn on July 26. The winner becomes the 100 percent owner of the 16-bedroom hotel located on Micronesia’s Kosrae Island. It’s an enterprise that, according to the raffle website, is “debt free,” and the resort features a swimming pool, private beach, fully-stocked restaurant, and SCUBA dive operation. The winner also inherits $10,000 in the company bank account. There’s just one caveat: If fewer than 50,000 tickets are sold, the resort is off the market and the Beitzs will split the money from the lottery with the winner.
Why in the world would the innkeepers abandon a life of island bliss? “We’ve had our time in the sun and enjoyed a career most people would never even dare dream about, but our current goal now is to become professional grandparents,” Doug Beitz says on the contest website. “We feel like a new chapter in our lives is beginning, and we’re ready to pass the baton to someone else.”
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credits: mentalfloss, caitlin schneider, conde nast traveler, kosrae nautilus resort
Jun25
seeing is believing.
Jun23
leaving.
“there is a time for departure
even when there is no certain place to go.”
– tennessee williams
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when i stop at the light on this corner
what i see
is
always different
yet
always the same
this is the stop
where you get on the bus
and
go straight to the airport
i’ve seen people
hugging
crying
laughing
talking
celebrating
calling
texting
alone
together
worried
whispering
excited
wondering
so many different goodbyes
and
i sometimes wonder
what they say to each other
just before
one steps
onto that bus
and
one is left behind
on the sidewalk
they all have a story and a reason
maybe to return to somewhere or someone
maybe for an adventure
maybe to see the world
maybe to leave a bad situation behind
maybe to meet someone for the first time
maybe to get better
maybe to help someone
maybe to realize a dream
maybe they’re not yet sure
but there is one thing that is certain
someone is leaving
and
someone is coming.
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”the best things said come last. people will talk for hours saying nothing much and then linger at the door with words that come with a rush from the heart. “
-alan alda
Jun21
pictures.
a local store window that says so much.
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quote: sir joshua reynolds
Jun19
fathers.
“did superman really want to save the world,
or did he just feel like he had to?
would he much rather be a farmer?
maybe.
would he much rather
be hanging out with his dad and his mom and his dog?
probably.”
-gerard way
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happy father’s day
to supermen, roosters, children, and farmers, all.
Jun18
a little night music.
a quiet night with beautiful music in ann arbor.
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“music is the silence between the notes.”
– claude debussy
I didn't have my glasses on.... 