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Archive for May, 2011

the recipe that takes the longest

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Three ounces of a
missing ingredient means
one more shopping trip.

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to prowl the jungle

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

The little creature
dreamt of hunts in the wild and
running free, bounding.

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a toddler’s worship

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

The little boy in
the jumpsuit ran among the
pews in search of God.

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the out-of-towners

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

In the car they hopped,
carefree adventures ahead
on the highway out.

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no hazing

Friday, May 13th, 2011

The jazz club had a
hot band, whiskey shots and no
smoking permitted.

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the shortest spring

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

For a week or so,
the outdoors were a delight …
till summer heat hit.

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gotta get down on friday

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

What happens when pop
culture collides with online
notoriety?

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march of the mortarboards

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Come forward and get
your piece of paper. It’s a
ticket to somewhere.

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how to bag in paper

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Heavy at bottom,
cold with cold, squishy at top.
Not really that hard.

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you are my sunshine

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

She passes me notes
throughout the day that light up
my darkest hours.

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setec astronomy

Saturday, May 7th, 2011

The surprise became
anticlimactic when the
big secret wasn’t.

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on guard from the looters

Friday, May 6th, 2011

The men with guns keep
watch from looters, yet all that’s
left are bricks and boards.

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April 27 tornadoes: international newspaper front pages

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

If people across the globe didn’t know much about Alabama before, they have an all-too-compelling glimpse of the state after tornadoes tore through the landscape April 27.

Take a look at nearly 40 newspaper front pages from around the world on April 29 featuring coverage of the natural disaster.

(An embeddable version is included at the end.)

Clarin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Clarin (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

El Territorio (Posadas, Argentina)

El Territorio (Posadas, Argentina)

La Nacion (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

La Nacion (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Vorarlberger Nachrichten (Vorarlberg, Austria)

Vorarlberger Nachrichten (Vorarlberg, Austria)

Jornal de Jundiaí Regional (Jundiaí, Brazil)

Jornal de Jundiaí Regional (Jundiaí, Brazil)

A Tarde (Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)

A Tarde (Salvador da Bahia, Brazil)

Jornal da Cidade (Bauru, Brazil)

Jornal da Cidade (Bauru, Brazil)

Folha de Londrina (Londrina, Brazil)

Folha de Londrina (Londrina, Brazil)

Folha de S. Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)

Folha de S. Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)

Gazeta do Povo (Curitiba, Brazil

Gazeta do Povo (Curitiba, Brazil

O Estado de S. Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)

O Estado de S. Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)

Corriere Canadese (Toronto, Canada)

Corriere Canadese (Toronto, Canada)

Calgary Herald (Calgary, Canada)

Calgary Herald (Calgary, Canada)

El Colombiano (Medellin, Colombia)

El Colombiano (Medellin, Colombia)

La Patria (Manizales, Colombia)

La Patria (Manizales, Colombia)

Phileleftheros (Nicosia, Cyprus)

Phileleftheros (Nicosia, Cyprus)

Lidove Noviny (Prague, Czech Republic)

Lidove Noviny (Prague, Czech Republic)

Diario El Universo (Guayaquil, Ecuador)

Diario El Universo (Guayaquil, Ecuador)

La Prensa (San Pedro Sula, Honduras)

La Prensa (San Pedro Sula, Honduras)

Waspada (Medan, Indonesia)

Waspada (Medan, Indonesia)

Haaretz - Hebrew Edition (Tel Aviv, Israel)

Haaretz – Hebrew Edition (Tel Aviv, Israel)

La Stampa (Torino, Italy)

La Stampa (Torino, Italy)

Arab Times (Shuwaikh, Kuwait)

Arab Times (Shuwaikh, Kuwait)

Al Watan Daily (Shuwaikh, Kuwait)

Al Watan Daily (Shuwaikh, Kuwait)

L'Orient Le Jour (Beirut, Lebanon)

L’Orient Le Jour (Beirut, Lebanon)

La Voix du Luxembourg (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)

La Voix du Luxembourg (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)

Star (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Star (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

La Prensa (Panama City, Panama)

La Prensa (Panama City, Panama)

El Comercio (Lima, Peru)

El Comercio (Lima, Peru)

El Dia Nuevo (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

El Dia Nuevo (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico)

The Chosun Ilbo (Seoul, South Korea)

The Chosun Ilbo (Seoul, South Korea)

The Segye Times (Seoul, South Korea)

The Segye Times (Seoul, South Korea)

Today's Zaman (Istanbul, Turkey)

Today’s Zaman (Istanbul, Turkey)

The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)

Stars and Stripes - European Edition (Kaiserslautern, Germany)

Stars and Stripes – European Edition (Kaiserslautern, Germany)

Stars and Stripes - MidEast Edition (Kabul, Afghanistan)

Stars and Stripes – Mideast Edition (Kabul, Afghanistan)

Stars and Stripes - Pacific Edition (Tokyo, Japan)

Stars and Stripes – Pacific Edition (Tokyo, Japan)

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what lies beneath

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Among the rubble
lies broken china, ruined
clothes, maybe some hope.

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walk on

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Can’t say where it is,
but I know I’m going home.
That’s where the hurt is.

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