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Tue 6 Mar 2018

Whack-y

Posted by PJ under possibilities, problem solving, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.”

—Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss), Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1983

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Mon 5 Mar 2018

Day two, week four – haiku*

Posted by PJ under haiku, poetry, poetry project, squirrels
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He’s a rodent, yes,
and eats my peaches up. But
the squirrel is still cute.

 

 

 
*For a definition of what constitutes haiku, tanka, and cinquains, and for an explanation of this poetry project, go here.

*To see all the poems in one place go here.

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Mon 5 Mar 2018

My gazelle

Posted by PJ under proverb, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“In the eyes of its mother, every beetle is a gazelle.”

—Moroccan proverb

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Fri 2 Mar 2018

Day one, week four – tanka*

Posted by PJ under birds, poetry, poetry project, tanka
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Four white egrets dive
in rainy air just above
the startled cars, a
chase and loop close to doom. Do
they dance—or are they fighting?

 

 

*For a definition of what constitutes haiku, tanka, and cinquains, and for an explanation of this poetry project, go here.

*To see all the poems in one place go here.

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Fri 2 Mar 2018

Not doing

Posted by PJ under lazing, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“We had nothing to do and we did it.”

—Arthur Conan Doyle, Dangerous Work: Diary of an Arctic Adventure

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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Thu 1 Mar 2018

Redeemer

Posted by PJ under quote of the day, redemption, work
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Random quote of the day:

“Work is a bleak redeemer, but it does redeem; it tires the flesh so that can’t tease the spirit.”

—Emily Dickinson, letter to Mary (Mrs. Samuel) Bowles, January 1878

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.

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