How My Mind Works, Part II

January 13, 2012

First, I saw a daily update from ZooBorns, “Meet Libby, Point Defiance Zoo’s Sea Otter”. Adorable.

Then, I noticed the list of animals in the left-hand sidebar:

I see “Aardvarks, Addaxes, Agoutis, Anteaters, Armadillos…”. Then I think, “Hmmm… what’s the difference between an aardvark and an anteater?” Well, for one thing, they look a lot different as babies. Here’s the aardvark. Here’s the anteater. Both cute, but obviously quite different.

So now I’m left to wonder, “Why did I ever think they were the same”? and quickly remember the reason:

Happy Friday!

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For My Mom

January 10, 2012

It’s the anniversary of my mom’s death. Whenever possible, I take this day to quietly reflect on our life together, as well as our lives apart. My mom loved life, so it seems an appropriate way to remember her. Today, as I went through a box of some of her things, I made a collage.

 

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I Wrote a Song

January 7, 2012

I took the challenge my friend, Jim, threw down. Poking fun at the recent meme rolling through Facebook (the one I mentioned in my last blog post), he said to think of your earliest memory, write a song about it, and post it on Facebook. I think he was kidding, but I took it up on him. Here’s mine:

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