due to my utter lack of any sense of direction
i am always a bit shocked
when someone asks me how to get somewhere
and i do wonder….
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“you’ll get lost and then you’ll find it.”
-mark darrah, ‘a catalogue of common people’
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image credit: purple clover
when looking for me
directions will lead you here
right to my doorstep.
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“fate pulls you in different directions.”
-clint eastwood
shirley in her camp i.d. picture
have you seen this face?
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once again
i am reminded
why
i love my community website
with all its sincere and heartfelt
eccentric charm
this time
there’s a notice about a turtle
who has ‘run away’ from camp
i have to wonder
could there be a slower animal
other than maybe a snail
to have made the great escape?
did anyone else know about turtle camp
or have i been living a sheltered life?
do you think she was homesick
or
just didn’t want to take part
in the arts ‘n crafts or talent night?
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NEWSLETTER QUERY:
R.H. – 1 day ago
if you see this turtle, please phone — (see picture above)
Our turtle Shirley has escaped once again from turtle camp on J. Road, near V. Ave. She should be wearing a piece of blue duct tape on the back of her shell. She’s very friendly. She may have gotten pretty far – last time, she got to near J. Road and R. Road. before she was found.
Please call ——- (land line) if found. Or text ——-. Thank you!
Reward offered.
Probably will have lit out in the exact same direction as before.
RESPONSES:
W. H. – 1 day ago
I hope that neuroscientist didn’t get her for his experiments.
M. H. -1d ago
Oh my goodness we’ll keep our eyes out! (I read this and thought – oh my goodness, another person who sends their turtle to camp?! And then realized it was you!)
UPDATE:
as of today
shirley is still on the lam.
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“take a walk with a turtle. and behold the world in pause.”
-bruce feiler
my key fob missing its insides and screaming.
me looking for the insides of my key fob and screaming.
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went to have coffee with my friend
locked up my car
put my key in my pocket
when i returned to the car
all i had left of my electronic key
was the empty screaming shell pictured above
insides were nowhere to be found
used the key/shell in the car door
and the panic button screamed nonstop
with no electronics to turn it off
until my car started
each and every time
a bit dumbfounded
as key fob was still in one piece
in my pocket
found a tiny screw missing in back
somehow it had
unscrewed itself
fallen out
opened itself up
insides popped out
closed itself back up
and was empty
like it never happened
interesting scenario
luckily i have daughters
with my keys all over the place
and my car has stopped screaming
but my old key fob still looks upset.
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“the universe is like a safe to which there is a combination.
but the combination is locked up in the safe.”
-peter de vrie
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credit: edvard munch – the scream
one saturday night in 2012, a search party was organized in iceland to hunt for a woman who had apparently failed to return to her tour bus. but the twist? she had. she became part of the search party looking for her, unaware that she was the subject of everyone’s concern.
the tour bus in question had stopped near iceland’s eldgja canyon and the woman in question took the opportunity to go freshen up and change clothes.
when she reboarded the bus, the rest of the passengers didn’t realize it was her. instead, they became alarmed that she’d gone missing. the driver waited for an hour before the police were called.
things escalated. a search of the area took place, joined by around 50 people, some in vehicles, many on foot. the coast guard was alerted, and the search went on for several hours.
it wasn’t until three in the morning that the truth became apparent: that the woman everyone thought was missing was actually helping them in the search. once she realized she was the missing tourist, she informed the police. the search was called off.
moral of the story? it’s always worth properly counting the number of people on a tour bus. no matter what they happen to be wearing.
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“not only do I not know what’s going on,
i wouldn’t know what to do about it if i did”
– george carlin
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credits: mentalfloss.uk
it’s been a week filled with
lots of ‘lost’
and
some measure of ‘found’
lose one
find one
lose another
find something i wasn’t looking for
and didn’t know i was missing
and so it goes
glasses
cell phone
laptop
backup glasses
one earring
one shoe
retracing steps
using the sesame street approach
blending the good news with the bad
searching
crossing fingers
voodoo chanting
all leading to
mixed results
and
an
acceptance
of this past time
as my way of life
happy
that at least i know
where my teeth are.
for now.
residents of omaha, nebraska saw something strange wandering their streets over the weekend: a sheep wearing a jolly christmas sweater. the festively-attired animal was captured by animal control and taken to the humane society. “here’s something we don’t see every day!” they posted on their facebook page along with a photo of the sheep. “if you’re missing a sheep that enjoys wearing christmas sweaters he’s here.”
thankfully, the sheep—whose name is gage—has been reunited with his family. margaret, his owner, told NBC that gage is an indoor sheep and must have followed one of the family members out of the house and escaped from a fence that’s under construction. “i was looking for him, all worried for him,” she said. “it’s like losing my kid. i was all scared and didn’t know what to do.” the family has had gage for five months. “i’m glad he wasn’t eaten,” margaret said. “people eat these things this time of year.”
“getting lost is just another way of saying ‘going exploring.”
― justina chen
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credit: nbc omaha
