Day, night, hours pass Events that make up the day Revolve and evolve Inspiration: 1960 US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe #MDBC2016 May Day Blogging Challenge 2016 What is it? A way to make sure my friend and I continue blogging in May because we need to be …
Lemon on the Counter
1950 Actor Jack Lemmon (25) weds tv actress Cynthia Stone (24) Slice it in half apply pressure through the brillo pad rind sail through the jelly center and confront the other rind Grasp it and squeeze like a tennis ball citrus aroma dresses the ordinary be careful not to spurt juice in my eye #MDBC2016 …
Goodbye
Inspiration: 1987 Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) final episode on "Cheers" I pack my bags and walk out the door. We both need a break from always being mad from fighting this war. I tried to stay and make it work but we aren’t who we used to be. We need to find a way …
Break
Inspiration: 1954 Roger Bannister of Britain breaks 4 minute mile (3:59:4) Break a record Break a glass Break a heart Brakes on a car Breakfast Catch a break Give me a break Break the silence Break a deal Break bread Break a fall Break up Breakdown Breakdance Break a leg Break in a pair …
Landslide
Inspiration: 2012 17 people are killed and 47 missing after a flash flood in Nepal Landslide The rains come year after year Filling the rivers until they overflow Soaking the dirt Pelting the mountains Breaking off pieces of rock On a rolling descent Crushing everything in its path References: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78070 http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/08/18/india-nepal-flooding/14249287/ http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/2015/06/11/deadly-floods-and-landslides-hit-eastern-nepal-as-monsoon-season-starts/ May …
Hot Air Balloon Ride
Inspiration: 1927 1st balloon flight over 40,000 feet (Scott Field, Ill) I loosen the lines tied around the stakes Empty out the garbage that keeps me weighed down Stepping away from the squabbles, self-doubt, and the questions Causing me to run in circles instead of toward the finish line I retreat into …
Gone with the Wind
1937 Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind" I read Gone with the Wind a few years ago. It was a great book. It was very long though so it took fortitude. I probably should talk about what an amazing Civil War story it is, but I have to admit what stands …
Through the Years
AKA- V is for Valarie Inspiration: 1979 Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel We met on the first day of high school at the lunch table in the cafeteria like Bedouins coming together at an oasis. Four years of classes, crushes, and passing notes- we managed to learn a little in …
May Day Blogging Challenge 2016
My friend and I got involved in the April A-Z blogging challenge and it motivated us to post 26 blogs. Now we find ourselves on April 30th worried that all of that momentum will go to waste. But fear not, we came up with a great idea- the May Day Blogging Challenge. What is …
Zoo
The zoo is full of a variety of animals from different regions. Is our brain like a zoo? We have our family-life, friend-life, work-life, things we are reading, things we want to do, shopping lists, hobbies, technical information, things we wish we didn’t know…all running through our brains. I started this A-Z challenge with the …
Possibility & Light 