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Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Posted: May 5th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , | No Comments »

Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made to America. Time to break out the papel picado!

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Buggy beauty

Posted: May 4th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Fueled by a concern for nature and a scientific curiosity, Japanese artist Hiroshi Shinno creates ikimono (life/living) sculptures of imaginary insects out of metal and resin. Shinno intends for these fantastical forms to remind us of the wondrous variety that is found in the natural world. Even insectophobes have got to be onboard with that!

Shinno keeps an Insect Diary, in which he sketches ideas for future works. Take a look!

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You looking at me?

Posted: April 24th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , | No Comments »

Pareidolia is the word that describes the way we see meaningful things in ordinary objects. Such as faces. Sinks especially bring out the pareidolia in me.

What would these sinks say, if they could talk? “Wash your hands!” of course.

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Happy Easter!

Posted: April 16th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Celebrating Easter can be hard on pets. This unfortunate reveler has one question on its mind: WHO DID THIS TO ME?

All the usual suspects are undercover, of course. Thanks to paper plates and craft supplies.

Some are hiding under a shell.

And even Mom is incognito.

“Mom” image found at this fun website.

Maybe this mystery will be solved. Maybe not. But all Easter-frocked pets deserve an extra treat today!

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Happy birthday, Beverly Cleary!

Posted: April 12th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Children’s book author Beverly Cleary is 101 years young today. Creator of fun-loving pest Ramona Quimby and happy, hardworking Henry Huggins, she wrote one of my favorite books of all time. Long live Beverly Cleary and Ralph S. Mouse!

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It all depends on your point of view

Posted: April 4th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , | No Comments »

How do you look at the world? Remember, there are other angles!

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Merry Christmas!

Posted: April 1st, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , | No Comments »

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Science!

Posted: March 18th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Posted: March 17th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , , | No Comments »

May the luck of the Irish be with you today…

And may your leprechaun trap trap a leprechaun!

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Celebrating International Women’s Day

Posted: March 8th, 2017 | Author: | Filed under: T Writes | Tags: , | No Comments »

“We cannot all succeed if half of us are held back.”

—Malala Yousafzal

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