Tag Archives: weird

Fifty Most Unexpectedly Cool Things Ever

Posted on January 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

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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They Say, “It Takes All Kinds…

Posted on September 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

…to make a world.” But what they really mean is, “There are a lot of weird people out there.” So, here’s a mini-celebration of those “all kinds” of people. Embrace your weirdness! Click on any image to enlarge it, read … Continue reading →

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Has the World Gotten Weirder?

Posted on July 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

Or has it always been like this? (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 … Continue reading →

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50 Unpredictable Moments Captured

Posted on February 28, 2025 by mitchteemley

Is the universe laughing behind our backs, or does it simply have a different agenda? Sometimes life is beautiful, sometimes it’s weird, mostly it’s just unpredictable. Which is pretty cool. Most of the time. Click on any image to enlarge … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are the Weird People!

Posted on February 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

It was 1999 (as in “party like it’s…”). I was wearing khakis and a polo shirt, and was about to do a reading of my autobiographical poem Fool’s Odyssey for a room full of clove cigarette-smoking hipsters, identically clad in … Continue reading →

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Hey, Friday the 13th Is a Holiday Too! Wait, Maybe it Isn’t.

Posted on December 13, 2024 by mitchteemley

Well, at least Friday the 13th isn’t happening on Christmas Day! Oh, wait, that can’t happen because…never mind. But that means the real holidays are still coming! So, Happy Christmas-is-Almost-Here (Hanukkah too!) So-How-Bad-Can-It-Be Day! Click on any picture to enlarge … Continue reading →

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Weird Wonderful World

Posted on January 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

How boring the world would be if everything made perfect sense the moment we saw it. Sometimes you see something, and you think, “Ohhh, I get it.” But other times you see something and an hour later, a week later, … Continue reading →

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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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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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