Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Photo of the Week – May 15, 2023
Lucerne, Switzerland Sitting amongst typical Swiss beauty, Lucerne is known for its preserved medieval architecture. It sits on Lake Lucerne, amid snowcapped mountains. To the left in the picture above is the Chapel Bridge, built in 1333. (For a clearer perspective of this bridge and its tower, check the aerial view in Amazing Locations below.) …
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Wild Cards! – May 15, 2023
BLOOPER of the Week Award goes to Larry Campbell, who -in the last Mailing – apologized for an apostrophe mistake in one of the Krazy pics, while simultaneously misspelling ‘trespass’! Sigh. Troubles with Opening Wild Card Links? At least one subscriber had almost-serious troubles with one of last Mailing’s links (the optical-illusion tribute to Escher). Did…
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Photo of the Week – May 1, 2023
Beauty of a Spiderweb As we all know spiderwebs can be difficult to see (and therefore capture on film). But if one is lucky, and catches the light just right, then the work of one of Nature’s most incredible engineers can be admired! This spider (center) appears to be just finishing its masterpiece. Taken circa…
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Wild Cards! – May 1, 2023
Krazy Pic 1 We’ve all seen No Tresspassing signs before. This guy seems pretty serious!! [I will apologize for him/her for a) the slighly-blue language, and b) the apostrophe mistake.] Krazy Pic 2 It looks like we either have a model who is a contortionist, OR we have a beginner on Photoshop. What do you guess? I’m calling this…
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Photo of the Week – April 17, 2023
Eureka Springs (AR) Church A real change of pace today!! Eureka Springs, AR is such an interesting town and this is just one of dozens of interesting sights (and sites). Not sure what denomination it is, and hard to tell how big it really is, but it captured my fancy long enough to snap this…
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Wild Cards!- Apr 17, 2023
Krazy Pic 1 This looks like the right road. And I don’t think there’ll be a lot of traffic coming toward me. Krazy Pic 2 Looks like a great bargain store!! But I’m a little worried about the price range. Cartoon of the Week From the Archives . . . I’m not sure this is a “Cartoon” or…
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Photo of the Week – April 3, 2023
Autumn Path in Woods Exactly the wrong season, I know. But so peaceful!! Taken in Branson over 20 years ago (’99, ’00?), this is one of my early favorites in the OSS collection. From the Ozarks Scenes & Seasons collection.
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Wild Cards! April 3, 2023
Krazy Pic 1 Priorities, priorities! Sometimes one must make tough choices!! Krazy Pic 2 I’m ALL FOR nightly reading to children. On the other hand, . . . (Just try to keep a straight face!) Cartoon of the Week Time for another dose of Herman’s off-beat humor: Herman in the Hospital. Amazing Location of the Week What beauty! …
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Photo of the Week – Mar 20, 2023
The World’s Most Famous Landmark? Doesn’t really need any identification, does it? Taken in May 2015. For another, more non-traditional (and for my taste, prettier) view see Eiffel 2.
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Wild Cards! – Mar 20, 2023
Krazy Pic 1 It’s one thing to tip your hat to someone. It’s another thing entirely to have your hat tip you ! Krazy Pic 2 Things that make you say “Hmm . . .”. All these mysteries in life! Cartoon of the Week Is it better to be 8 days early or 6 days late?? I’ve chosen the…