Permission to lower the scope

Whew! It's been said and done. I am no longer covering San Diego Restaurant Week.

I was able to untie the pretzelknot of a twist my tongue got itself into with all of the rhymin' Simon from the week's passings.

Elated now to return to our regularly scheduled programme of making sense of nonsense, daydreamy headthoughts, curious capers, and all sorts of food deliciousness.

A cup of tea for ye, because you damn well deserve it.

Skies of blue and seas of green to all you beautiful folks.

 

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A smile for you

Congratulations end of week seeker.

It's Friday

Take two if it will help you make it to quittin' time.

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Today I wish you

a box filled with magic

  a carnival just above a seaside pier

cupcakes upon cupcakes

colored twinklelights as far as the eyes can see

a sky filled with balloons

two tickets to Sillyville

and one hundred, thousand bubbly rainbows 

Happy, beautiful, sunshiny day.

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Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are.

There's a story behind every person.

There's a reason why they're the way they are.

Think about it before you judge someone.

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A pink and purple birthday sunset

Photo credit: Christopher Robbin

Heaps of beautiful cakewishes and birthday happies to you on your day of becoming Miss Siouxy Q.

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Be so happy

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it. 

~William Feather

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Hoop la-la on the Majestic Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

 

Veni Vidi Vici  

I came. I saw. I conquered the craggy Cliffs of Moher on this fine (and quite blustery) Irish day of days. One less thing to do on the bucket life list now.

         

Methinks I'll be startin' a hooplaround the world's greatest city landmarks challenge.

Yes... I believe I'll get to hooping at the following locales:

The Eiffel Tower - Paris, France
The Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco, California
The Hollywood sign - Hollywood, California
The Statue of Liberty - New York, New York
The Jesus Statue - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
The Roman Colloseum - Rome, Italy
The Great Wall of China - Northern China, China
The Kremlin Square - Moscow, Russia

etc. etc. etc.

Oh, I've delicious ideas...



This lush, greenish emerald country has done nothing but inspire me.

I do hope yer doing all that makes ye happyfaced.

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Land Ho!!!

 

 

 

Safe & sound in Dublin now following a pit stop in Chicago for deep dish pizza sins. 

Naptime, then off to catch Tori Amos piano it up at the Grand Canal Theater. 

A whole lotta Irish shenanigan love to allofyous!

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Tap into your joy reserves

It's possible to forget how alive we really are. We can become dry and tired, just existing, instead of really living.

Remind yourself of the juice of life, make that a habit. Find those places inside that jump for joy. 

Do things that bring out your best magical self.

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The long road ahead

May it be lined with cherry blossoms, love, light, joy, and those closest to your heart.

Happy November

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There is heat in freezing, be a testament. - Tanya Davis

A frosty pumpkin for you on this chilly October morning.

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Smileybones

It's Friday, dance your bones off

even if they are watching, 

chances are... 

those they folks probably aren't.

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Since there is nothing so well worth having as friends, never lose a chance to make them. - Francesco Guicciardini

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Things to do in the belly of a whale - Dan Albergotti

Measure the walls. 

Count the ribs. 

Notch the long days.

Look up for blue sky through the spout. 

Make small fires with the broken hulls of fishing boats. 

Practice smoke signals.

Call old friends and listen for echoes of distant voices.

Organize your calendar. 

Dream of the beach. 

Look each way for the dim glow of light. 

Work on your reports. 

Review each of your life's ten million choices. 

Endure moments of self-loathing. 

Find the evidence of those before you. 

Destroy it. 

Try to be very quiet, and listen for the sound of gears and moving water. 

Listen for the sound of your heart.

Be thankful that you are here, 

swallowed with all hope,

where you can rest and wait. 

Be nostalgic. 

Think of all the things you did and could have done.

 Remember treading water in the center of the still night sea,

 your toes pointing again and again down, 

down into the black depths.

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Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question. - E.E. Cummings

Wish you a beautiful day.

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Everywhere is walking distance, if you have the time

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Mi queso es su queso

 

Sometimes all it takes is a little steel wedge of support from a few good friends.

Thank you Kdee, Mrs. R. Rogers, A-lee-son and Jer Bear

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Happy Day

Have a beautiful weekend.

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