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happy new year to everyone who spends their life trying to somehow make the world a better place, including those engaged in the mysterious and exciting world of genetics. one may assume that these...
View ArticleChildren have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few...
it is our last day today as a class. and as we look back – and look ahead – we find that a part of each of us is still right here. always has been. and always will be. — Always jump in the puddles!...
View Articlethe aussies are coming! the aussies are coming!
and i couldn’t be happier. part of my family lives down under. and soon they will be up top with us for a while. and i will have my dream of all of the daughters and all of the sons in law and all of...
View ArticleI’m in competition with myself and I’m losing. – Roger Waters
what do you get when you combine the 1980s, video arcades, the guinness book of world records, human drama, sabotage, corruption, power, cheating, trash-talking, genius, ego, and insanity? why, you...
View Articleballs: world cup day one.
it’s world cup time and team oz is ready. these guys seem pretty unruffled. and who needs shorts down under? best of luck to team u.s.a. let the games begin! — I say if you’re going to take a chance on...
View ArticleSometimes, a winner is a dreamer who never gave up. – Unknown
while much of the globe is preoccupied with the world cup from june 12-july 13, here is an alternative championship that could give fifa a run for its money. the world toe-wrestling championships. in...
View Articlethe world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. – e.e. cummings
children and the young at heart are encouraged to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty in honor of International Mud Day. a man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of...
View Articlebuy the ticket, take the ride. – hunter s. thompson
valentine’s night was wonderful downtown beautiful view of the frozen river shared border between two countries with cityscapes old and new snow falling no worries about driving bitter cold warm...
View Articlei’m hopping off to san diego for an early spring long weekend thaw.
(not me, but very similar) the Alaskan tree frog freezes solid during the winter including stopping it’s heart and then thaws in the spring and hops away! — image credit: snakebytestv
View Articlei’m not confused. i’m just well mixed. – robert frost
so excited! we put the food together quickly packed a picnic headed out to the arboretum our sanctuary right in the heart of the city on a perfect late summer night to see live opera performed by...
View Articlewhat I love most about this crazy life is the adventure of it. – juliette...
spent the afternoon at the rogers centre in canada where the baseball opened with the official roof report – ‘the roof is open’ the game began and we watched our detroit tigers get mowed over by the...
View Articlesporktacular!!
got these for my grandies soon to set off for a camping trip on manitou island where they’ll have only whatever they can carry in this utensil will help to take care of at least 4 things knife, fork,...
View Articlewalk on.
dear friends, j and b, walk in michigan getting ready for the big walk. they leave tomorrow – i wish them both the best of luck on their journey and look forward to their tales from along the way...
View Article100,000.
my car and i have happily traveled 100,000 miles together as of today. who knows how far we’ll go from here? onward. — ‘there is but one earth, tiny and fragile, and one must get 100,000 miles...
View Articleget dressed.
in the midst of the polar vortex a call goes out a friend offers to drive us all to the movies preston- holding down the fort at the theater sells us popcorn, beverages, and tickets menu offers a...
View Articlewhat will you do?
just another typical moment spent in a dance-off with a gorilla while wearing a mash-up of your baseball team hat and Cub Scout gear as a flag flies and a Girl Scout looks on. what will you do today?...
View Article300 club.
Membership to one of the most exclusive clubs in the world takes place around a short red and white striped pole in Antarctica. Only those who endure an atmospheric difference of 300 degrees...
View Articlebehind wall.
always a good rule I think, in general. — “now I know that anytime you see a “no trespassing” sign, it means you’ve got to go in and take a look.” ― Kyung-Sook Shin, I’ll Be Right There
View Articledragonheart.
what did i find at the farmer’s market? lots and lots of berries, zucchini, tomatoes, farmers, pies, flowers, herbs, honey, bread, and one tiny dragon. — “one does not need the size of a dragon to...
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