Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.  It turns what we have into enough and more.  It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.  It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. 

-Melody Beattie

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tuesday Humor

 

 Since we all know there are really only just a couple of things you can do with a penis, here's one woman's efforts to come up with ideas for reusing her penis cake pan -


 

Wizard Cake

Alligator Cake

Palm Tree Cake

Elephant Cake

Farm Cake

UFO Cake

Balloon Cake

Fireworks Cake

Lighthouse Cake

Christmas Tree Cake

A Quick Guide To Guessing Someone's Sexual Orientation Based On Appearance Alone

Just By Looking

(click on link for zoomed view)

Michelle Clement designed this flowchart for a class assignment in which she was asked to intervene somehow in the current public construction of gender.  She focuses on how sexual orientation is largely assumed based on aesthetic appearance, otherwise known as 'gender expression.'  

Flickering?

Choose your fonts carefully... :-)

Hiding Out

Hiding from the storm. 

A Christmas Crafting Weekend

Christmas crafting 

Trans Siberian Orchestra Video

 

A video clip of the first song performed at the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert in Toledo, OH last night.



A fitting poem for our first day with snow on the ground in Findlay.

Veteran's Day

 

A beautiful tribute song to the U.S. veterans by The Goads.

 

 

 

 

Veterans of the USA

 

 

Lake Cascade

Lake Cascade, Findlay, OH Nov 9th

By The Moon

Gold and amber
Shining through
Swear by the moon
I'll wait for you

Silent treasures
Tender blushes
Soft surrender
To discover

Feel the wings
We whisper and sigh
As the angels glide
On the touch of our skin

A fragile voice I hear
That trembles and deceives
The deep blue oceans in your eyes
Desire grows inside

Veils of mist
Covered kisses
Swear by the moon
I want you

Pearls of steam
And the dance begins
Free the heat
Make us stronger still

No more promises
We are here tonight
Come together in sweet firelight

Here until dawn
Sets us both apart
A love that's true
Swear by the moon
I live for you, for you

For you, for you, forever for you

Precious hours
Fires dying down
While the night gives way to clear morning light

Perfumes gracing
The senses of our souls
A love that's true
Swear by the moon
I'll be there for you, for you, forever for you

For you, for you, forever for you

 

 

-Erik Benzi (original French)

-Nikki Matheson (English rewrite)

A Pictoral Story Of Love And Loss

The old saying 'a picture is worth a thousand words' could not be more fitting when looking at these incredible photos taken by Angelo Merendino of his wife, Jennifer during her battle with breast cancer. The pictures will take you on a journey of two lives together; an emotional rollercoaster that will open up the intimate, private lives of total strangers who had a story to tell.

 

These pictures and this story had such a profound impact on me that I wanted/needed to share them and the story of love they tell with anybody who might happen upon this little blog. 

 

Original pictures by Angelo Merendino.  Please visit his website, The Battle We Didn't Choose where you can learn more about the legacy of Jennifer and her story and learn about the non-profit organization, The Love You Share that Angelo has started to help women in treatment for breast cancer.

 

 

"These photographs do not define us, but they are us."
- Angelo Merendino