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Walking After a Storm

Belleville Hill Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, by Mitch Teemley Walking After a Storm There’s something about walking after a storm. Silhouetted hardwoods mingle with steadfast evergreens. New-fed streams rise up against their banks. Shoots poke through the remaining vestiges of snow. … Continue reading

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Future Movie Settings: Fascinating Buildings

Future Movie Settings: Fascinating Buildings Many of you know that I make movies. But five years ago, as a result of the Pandemic-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named, movie theatres were closed and film production stopped dead in it tracks. My wife Trudy and I … Continue reading

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The View From My Bedroom Window

The View From My Bedroom Window I’m Blessed to Have a Southeast-Facing Bedroom… Hence, the view is a year-round show. And, since I’m equally blessed to be married to a woman who starts her day before dawn, I often take … Continue reading

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Fifty Most Unexpectedly Cool Things Ever

Fifty Most Unexpectly Cool Things Ever Our world is full of strange, amusing, and even surprisingly beautiful things. It’s just that sometimes we need to take a closer look to appreciate what we’re seeing. (Make sure to read the captions!) … Continue reading

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It’s Time to Wage Peace!

It’s Time to Wage Peace! Right now, my country and many others are in desperate need of peacemakers, people who can bridge the gaps that others cannot bridge. Peacemaking is the opposite of weakness, it is strength in its purest … Continue reading

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Surreal Redecorating Ideas for the New Year

Surreal Redecorating Ideas for the New Year Is it just me, or is the world getting weirder? In this surreal era, it seems appropriate for our home environments to reflect our new reality–or lack thereof. So here are some suitably … Continue reading

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Animals Are as Unpredictable as Humans

I love animals. Not because they’re cute–sometimes they are, sometimes they aren’t. But because there’s something unique about each of them. Animals are as unpredicable as humans. Not just each species, but each individual animal, probably even amoebas. And there’s … Continue reading

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Nobody Does Christmas Better Than My Wife

I could have found a bunch of Christmas images online for my Friday photoblog. But nobody does Christmas better than my wife. So I grabbed my phone and began chronicling how Trudy beautifies our home every Christmas. Sure, I help … Continue reading

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What’s an Illusion and What Isn’t?

Art uniquely reflects both our attraction to and fear of illusions. It strives to reconcile our dueling convictions that, 1) only what we perceive is real and, 2) nothing we perceive is real. So, what’s an illusion and what isn’t? … Continue reading

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50 of the Cleverest Memes Ever

The word meme comes from the same source as mime. Both can be clever, or incredibly annoying. Like when a mime starts building an imaginary box around you while you’re hunting for a public restroom. Memes just want to go … Continue reading

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