Funny Things John Said Recently

1. The name of the guy who invented the snooze button is Bob Snooze and he should be punished.

2. Any TV character whose name he can't remember is apparently called Arthur.

3. The Ink Spots album we bought makes him want to watch Three Amigos.

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Poetry that won't bore you to death (at least not immediately)

I really like the work of E.E. Cummings , or ee cummings as it is sometimes written.  It doesn't give me that tongue-tied, brain lock feeling like some poems do when I read them.  There are so many important works that I can never get through because my mind freezes up like a rusty lock after the first line and I'm never able to fully appreciate the beauty of it.  The poem below has always been one of my favorites; my eyes race through the lines like it can't get to the end fast enough and the words just roll away...

anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did.


Women and men (both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain


children guessed (but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more


when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her


someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then)they
said their nevers they slept their dream


stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)


one day anyone died i guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was


all by all and deep by deep
and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
with by spirit and if by yes.


Women and men (both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun moon stars rain

Any other poems you love that you'd like to tell me about?

To Swim With Ten Million Moons

There's a place in Palau called Jellyfish Lake where you can swim with more than 10 million jellyfish, one of which is called the moon jelly.  It looks amazing!  Apparently their stings are not powerful enough to harm humans.

There are tons of fantastic pictures out there, but here's just a few I found on Flickr and in this article.

Scientist Kakani Young of Caltech uses a new particle image system in Jellyfish Lake in Palau

 A view of Jellyfish Lake, with golden jellyfish following the sun across a wind-rippled surface. Credit: Michael Dawson, UC-Merced

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Any amazing places you'd like to tell me about?

Don't read too much into it- I just can't draw pants

I drew this with Microsoft Paint when I was really bored one day. Like John's hat? Yeah, I'm pretty much awesome.

I'm not a comic book person, but this is pretty cool

 

Action Figures Cake

Cannonball!

We went camping this summer with family. This is John making the most of the lake :)