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Design is Everywhere

and inspired by just about everything...  Graphic Presentation by: Dory Tucker  

Word of The Day

word of the day cassette  Photography: Daniel Schludi@schluditsch Well, I seriously can't believe I need to put this up as a word of the day, but some younger generations have no idea what a cassette is.  Yeah, depressing. Well, cheers to our old friend the cassette tape.  You were our best friend, solace,and ally for many years.  We loved you for making mixed tapes, we fixed you with the turn of a pencil, and if you could afford Maxwell Gold, you were bad, like in really good. cas·sette /kəˈset/ Learn to pronounce noun noun:  cassette ; plural noun:  cassettes a sealed plastic unit containing a length of audiotape, videotape, film, etc. wound on a pair of spools, for insertion into a recorder or playback device. Origin late 18th century: from French, diminutive of  casse Google Dictionary

I Learned This...

" I learned this, at least, by my experiment:  that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours" Henry David Thoreau "Angel Cloud Warrior" Photograph by: Dory Tucker

Word of the Day

word of the day commodity com·mod·i·ty /kəˈmädədē/ Learn to pronounce noun noun:  commodity ; plural noun:  commodities a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. "commodities such as copper and coffee" Similar: item material type of produce product article object thing artifact piece of merchandise import export a useful or valuable thing, such as water or time. "water is a precious commodity" late Middle English: from Old French  commodite  or Latin  commoditas , from  commodus  (see  commodious ). Photography by: Ethan Medrano,Lipa Philippines

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

True That Photograph by Dory Tucker

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

Fortune Cookie Wisdom Ph otograph  by Dory Tucker

Word of the Day

word of the day eminent em·i·nent /ˈemənənt/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective:  eminent (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. "one of the world's most eminent statisticians"      used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality.      "the guitar's eminent suitability for recording studio work" Origin LATIN Ph otograph  by Dory Tucker ( Rock formation in Flagstaff Arizona)  /  Word Definition from Google Dictionary

My Mantra

Movie Education

Based on the New York Times Best Seller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Written by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer I was really touched by this wonderful coming of age movie which  portrays a resilient and determined young man, who with the help of his  family and friends, was able to change the course of his  communities history and fortune by his refusal to say no. His his determination to hold onto a dream is life inspiring. Featured on Netflix

Word of the Day

word of the day antithesis an·tith·e·sis /anˈtiTHəsəs/ Learn to pronounce See definitions in: All Rhetoric Philosophy noun noun:  antithesis ; plural noun:  antitheses a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. "love is the antithesis of selfishness" Similar: (direct) opposite converse reverse reversal inverse obverse the other extreme the other side of the coin the flip side a contrast or opposition between two things. "the  antithesis between  occult and rational mentalities" Similar: contrast opposition a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as “hatred stirs