what is google thinking?

i am saddened by the news that google is shutting down google reader on the first of july, but watching this at least made me able to laugh about it:

any suggestions as to what to use to feed my flipboard? i tried bloglovin' for awhile, but somehow i didn't really click with it.

tah dah!

i need to think happy thoughts to calm my blood pressure (that thing that i'm almost out of, but not quite is making me a bit crazy), so what better way than sharing a happy skating photo that sabin took of me the other day. we've had several days of meltiness and the ice isn't safe anymore, so this was our last proper skating, probably for the year. but it was glorious!

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read the alabama chanin blog - it makes me happy and inspires me every time i do.

great stories and plenty of inspiration.

it's magic they're making.

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over the past few days, i keep coming across art collectives.

here

and here (be sure to read this while you're there).

what would you do if you were part of an art collective?

(or what DO you do if you're part of one?)

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best line i've read all day:

"the only excuse for not coming is that you hate fun." 

i would so hang out with those brooklyn brainery people.

if i were in brooklyn.

or had ever been to NYC.

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would you believe i spent an hour today, surrounded by all my cameras talking to a local newspaper reporter about my 365 photo project and a photo project i'm trying to get started in our community and that i nearly forgot to take my photo of the day?

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we're going to germany for lunch on saturday.

that's so much less exotic than it sounds.