“mel comes over at least five or six nights a week.
it’s over 60 years now, we’ve been friends.
we watch television
looking for good movies or television shows that we like.”
–carl reiner, who turned 94 yesterday
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a friend is what the heart needs all the time. – henry van dyke
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credit: purpleclover.com
tension is who you think you should be.
relaxation is who you are.
~chinese proverb
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image credit: googleimages, taichi
we are often too late with our brilliance. we are on time delay.
the only instant gratification comes in the form of potato chips.
the rest will find us by surprise somewhere down the road
maybe as we sleep and dream of other things.
– richard schiff
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in honor of national potato chip day.
and brilliant people everywhere.
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image credit: google images
skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion.
everything else is a distraction.
– talib kweli
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credits: open homes, open hearts, ahmad alhssani
“we shared ideas like sweaters,
with easy exchange and lack of ownership.”
― ann patchett, truth and beauty
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credits: getty images, mental floss
go slow reminder sign
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with the world spinning by
and the kinders
always moving so fast
(with frequent collateral damage)
we decided
to try slowing things down a bit
so
they painted signs as reminders
practiced spelling and saying it
posted them around the room
first day –
one hit his head
because he
‘decided to jump backwards’
one fell down
while stretching and balancing
on a shaky stool
one banged something
when skipping down the hall.
we’re still working out the details.
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wisely, and slow. they stumble that run fast.
– william shakespeare
ice cream in the snow: dairy queen opens for the season
looking for a sign a spring? like a daffodil peeking out of the frost-covered ground, the dairy queen has removed its shutters and turned on the “open”sign, even as the parking lot and picnic table remain dusted with snow.
the seasonal soft-serve ice cream destination opened for the season on monday, and will operate daily from noon to 8 p.m. – rain, snow or shine – for the time being. once the weather warms up and demand for ice cream intensifies, the shop’s hours will extend.
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my advice to you is not to inquire why or whither,
but just enjoy your ice cream while it’s on your plate.
-thornton wilder
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credits: jessica w, ann arbor news, mlive.com
f and m are transported to a place deep in outer space
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“the only thing that scares me more than space aliens is the idea
that there aren’t any space aliens.
we can’t be the best that creation has to offer.
i pray we’re not all there is.
if so, we’re in big trouble.”
― ellen deGeneres
i would like to
offer my sincere appreciation
to my 1 and only reader
hailing from
the lovely
french caribbean island
of
guadeloupe.
i wonder which of the people in this picture it is?
each day
one of them wanders
out of the crystal waters
onto the baby powder soft warm welcoming sand
under an azure sky
dotted with fairy floss clouds
back to his/her lovely beach hut
and takes a minute to read my blog.
here’s to you
loyal reader.
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appreciation is a wonderful thing.
it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
– voltaire
i’m at war
with my
newspaper delivery service
and
the person
who delivers it
that i never see.
even when he is bad
throws it in a puddle on my driveway
on the hell strip near the street
somewhere in my garden
i appreciate him
and his delivery service.
i never complain
and
always tip him
no matter what.
i love the newspaper
love to hold it in my hands
take my time reading it.
cut things out of it
share stories.
it’s now only delivered 3 days a week
but recently
for some reason
it comes sporadically.
for 3 weeks it was missing on thursdays
then i got 2 copies on the next thursday
but it was missing on that friday
then on a sunday
the three delivery days are:
thursday, friday, sunday.
i always call
looking for it
they always credit me
but what i really want
is to just have it delivered
for those 3 days.
they are always kind
they never can figure out
the reason for the inconsistency.
it’s the same paper guy.
my house has never moved.
it’s the same 3 day schedule it’s been for 2 years.
every day
the sun still
comes up in the morning
and
sets in the evening.
is there something i’m missing?
just wondering.
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i’d just like to be treated like a regular customer.
– elvis presley
I didn't have my glasses on.... 