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Happy New Weird!

Posted on January 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

2020: The year we laughed until we cried. No, wait, make that cried until we laughed. Because, whatever else 2020 may have taught us, it taught us how to laugh in the face of absurdity–together, or, well, six feet apart, … Continue reading →

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Surreal Redecorating Ideas for the COVID Era

Posted on November 20, 2020 by mitchteemley

We’ve spent a lot of time at home this year.  And somehow, in this surreal era, it seems appropriate that our home environments should suit our new reality–or lack thereof.  So here are some suitably surreal redecorating suggestions (most of … Continue reading →

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“It Takes All Kinds…

Posted on July 10, 2020 by mitchteemley

…to make a world go weird.” Have a weird weekend, folks (not hard to do these days). (Click on any image to enlarge it, read caption, or start slide show) “As the saying goes, it takes all kinds to make … Continue reading →

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Has the World Gotten Weirder This Year?

Posted on June 19, 2020 by mitchteemley

(Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.) And don’t miss the second set of pictures and quotes below. Then again, maybe we’ve always been weird: “I’m very polite by nature, even the voices in my … Continue reading →

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Weird, Cool Facts

Posted on February 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

The facts are real (the comments are mine). More bizarre, funny or just plain cool facts: Before alarm clocks, there were people in the UK called “knocker-uppers.” No, they didn’t get people pregnant, but they did wake them up, and … Continue reading →

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Buildings: The Beautiful and the Bizarre

Posted on December 20, 2019 by mitchteemley

I love architecture. Houses, office buildings, churches, museums–the beautiful and the bizarre. Just don’t bother me with the boring! What’s that? Haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet? How about a nice new home or headquarters for your booming business? Here … Continue reading →

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Let’s Celebrate Toilets!

Posted on November 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

There are few things people talk about less and do so much (the average person spends 1 ½ years of their life in the water closet). But public sanitation is a big deal, so the United Nations has officially proclaimed … Continue reading →

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Useless Inventions

Posted on October 8, 2019 by mitchteemley

Inventions! Where would we be without them? Did you know that money doesn’t grow on trees! Someone actually had to invent it! Why? So we could use it to buy other things that don’t grow on trees, like: Computers! Airplanes! … Continue reading →

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Animals: What are They Thinking?

Posted on September 28, 2019 by mitchteemley

Have you ever wondered what animals are thinking? More than we realize, actually (see facts after pics below). What’s up with these guys? (Click on any image to enlarge, or to start slide show) Did you know that… Cats imitate … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Unexpected

Posted on September 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

Coincidence? I Think Not. Life, as mentioned in the first Capturing the Unexpected post, is sometimes horrible, sometimes beautiful, and always just a little bit weird. Why is that? (Lean in close and I’ll tell you.) It’s because we’re weird! … Continue reading →

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