My sister posted this photo today on Facebook.
Is that beautiful or what?
It’s glass gem corn, an heirloom corn variety. If you’re interested in the specifics of how it was farmed — I know there are members of my family that will be — check out SeedTrust.com.
Me? I’m a city chick, so all I see are the colors…and how much it truly looks like glass. I could decorate an entire house using that color palette.
But eat it?
It would be like snacking on the Crowned Jewels!
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Central Park is green.
No more pastel buds of spring, no more varying shades of color — just a solid canopy of green.
As I was walking Rory Dog this morning — and gazing upward at all those green leaves — I was reminded of the day I got my very first pair of glasses.
I was in the fourth grade. My teacher Ms. Laws had noticed I was squinting at the chalkboard, and ratted me out to my mom. When the optometrist did the eye exam, it turned out —
I was pretty blind. Who knew?
I wasn’t very excited about getting glasses; I was the first in my class and would be teased for months. But I still remember wearing my new glasses on the ride home from the eye doctor, and staring in wonder up at the trees.
“You can see individual leaves?“
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People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Or pick their noses or walk around naked…or watch Swamp People on the History Channel.
No one should watch that.
This ‘transparent house’ is located in Tokyo. Designed by Sou Fujimoto architects, the multi-level structure occupies 914 square feet and features lots of ramps and cool built-ins.
And glass walls.
Now, your first concern might be the lack of privacy. And sure, there aren’t that many solid walls in the place. But I think you would get used to the constant exposure.
The Internet has prepared us for that, right?
Personally, I would be more concerned about the light. Unless the photos are hiding retractable awnings or shades, the sun would be your almost constant companion.
So. Much. Light.
The vampire in me says no.
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We all know it’s a small world. The song says so.
But sometimes the universe puts a big ol’ exclamation point on it.
I flew home to New York City late Saturday after a trip to Chicago and got in the cab, prepared to doze during the drive home.
My cabbie had a different idea.
You see, he was a talker. He asked about my trip, what I did for a living, where my hometown was. Since I’m a talker, I reluctantly abandoned the nap and chatted with him instead.
(He had a French accent, so it wasn’t a hardship.)
Turns out my NYC cab driver, who hails from a French colony in Africa, attended Southern Illinois University and had a roommate from Paducah, Kentucky — a stone’s throw from my own hometown.
Coincidence? Sure…but what a fun one!
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This is my 1,000th post on The Sticky Egg.
That’s 1,000 blog entries in 1,000 consecutive days. No sick days. No holidays. No weekends.
As the Dowager Countess would say, “What is a weekend?”
I started the blog 1,000 days ago to give myself the opportunity to write for fun. I added the daily deadline to make sure I actually did it…and that was very motivating.
At first.
Now it’s the folks who share their comments — and the readers brave enough to actually subscribe — who inspire me to come up with my brand of foolishness every day.
So, thanks for sticking with The Egg. Hope to see you here for at least a thousand more!
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I wonder how people are going to handle today’s overabundance of festivities.
Will they celebrate Cinco de Mayo? Or ‘do the Derby?’
Looks like some of them have figured out how to do both!
Feliz día del Derby!
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A dog’s life
We are smack dab in the middle of National Children’s Book Week…
What is your favorite?
My fav is The Poky Little Puppy, a children’s classic from Little Golden Books. And I’m not the only one who liked it. In 2001, it was the all-time best-selling hardcover children’s book in the United States, having sold nearly 15 million copies.
Of course, I didn’t know that back then.
I liked Poky because of his funny name and cute — if rather ginormous — head. I also liked his independence. In the story, he lags behind his brothers and sisters and ‘does his own thang.’ Sometimes it works to his advantage; other times it gets him into trouble.
Wow. Just call me Poky.
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