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A Slice of My America

Posted on July 3, 2026 by mitchteemley

All images ©Copyright by Mitch Teemley Here on the Eve… …of my country’s 250th anniversary, I thought I’d share a small slice of my America. Trudy and I are from California, and have travelled extensively. But all of these phone-tographs … Continue reading →

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Animals Have Attitudes Too!

Posted on June 12, 2026 by mitchteemley

“Wait — dinner will be ‘late’? Not funny, Tiffany!” boredpanda.com Humans Aren’t the Only Ones With a Point of View Animals have attitudes too! Big time. I hope you enjoy these funny, unexpected pet moments (I had fun coming up … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Beauty of the Unexpected

Posted on June 8, 2026 by mitchteemley

Killer Whale, Norway (buzzerilla.com) Thought for the Week We all appreciate classical beauty. But there’s an even greater in pleasure in discovering the beauty of the unexpected, the asymmetrically balanced, the imperfectly perfect that resonates more deeply with us. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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The 50 Cleverest Ads Ever!

Posted on June 5, 2026 by mitchteemley

Mondo Pasta – “So good you can’t let go!” Stop Programming Me! Why do I call these the 50 cleverest ads ever? Some years back I learned that advertisers don’t actually care what we think, only that we remember their … Continue reading →

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Accidentally Invisible!

Posted on May 29, 2026 by mitchteemley

‘Car-pet‘ Some People Lead Highly Visible Lives Others prefer to gather secrets unseen, and then go off to write tell-all stories. Yet at one time or another, we’re all accidentally invisible. But enough of this metaphorical business (there’s more in … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Woods

Posted on May 22, 2026 by mitchteemley

All photos are © Copyright by Mitch Teemley and may not be reproduced without written permission There’s Nothing Better in the Spring Than… A walk in the woods. We’re blessed to live in an area known for its wooded parks. … Continue reading →

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Family Is As Family Does

Posted on May 15, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: boredpanda.com Size? Appearance? Race? Species? Meh. Family is as family does. When I was a young man, I rented a room from a therapist whose family had rejected him. So he’d learned to create families. He’d match up patients … Continue reading →

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The Kindness of Strangers

Posted on May 1, 2026 by mitchteemley

All photos by Mitch Teemley, except Tulip the bulldog (by Elliot Teemley) She Was Completely Dependent Upon… The kindness of strangers. A few weeks ago, our firstborn Elliot was walking near their apartment, when they* spotted a rotund little bulldog … Continue reading →

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Every Day is Earth Day

Posted on April 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

Survival Chess If the Earth Loses We All Lose Yesterday was Earth Day. But in truth, every day is Earth Day. Amid escalating conflicts and nations warring against nations, there’s one thing we can–and must–all agree on: In the end, … Continue reading →

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Bad Ideas!

Posted on April 17, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: imgflip.com Ooops! Bad Ideas! Hey, we all make mistakes, and when we do it’s important to be able to laugh at them. Still, it’s more fun to laugh at other people’s, right? Enjoy! Click on any image to enlarge … Continue reading →

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