Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Photo of the Week – October 13
Autumn in the Ozarks Pat and I just returned from a wonderful weekend retreat. Lots of solitude, great new friends, and lovely walks in the woods. The walks in nature reminded me that Autumn is gearing up!! That in turn reminded me of one of my favorite shots of Fall, taken here in the Ozarks in…
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Quotes for the Week – Oct 13, 2025
Food For Thought It’s no good going fast, if only the slowest person knows the way. Ashleigh Brillant Fun & Smiles I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Steven Wright Wisdom of Kids Never tell your mom her diet is not working. Michael, age 14
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Wild Cards – Oct 13, 2025
Krazy Pic 1 Are you looking for a little adventure? My guess is that this might more than do the trick!! Krazy Pic 2 They seem pretty adamant about this . . . But at least they give us a choice! Cartoon of the Week As you may know, I love the Herman cartoon strip! This isn’t quite…
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Photo of the Week – Sep 29, 2025
Lake Samish, WA This is both a repeat photo and an experiment. We (my tech guru and I) think we have the ‘clarity’ problem mentioned last time solved. Now, it appears we have the problem with getting photos centered?. (But that’s easier to live with, I think.) Anyway, the picture was taken sometime within a couple of…
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Quotes for the Week – Sep 29, 2025
Food For Thought Erecting the wall of ‘separation of church and state’ therefore, is absolutely essential in a free state. Thomas Jefferson Fun & Smiles Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. Winston Churchill
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Wild Cards – Sep 29, 2025
Krazy Pic 1 If you’re one of the 6 – 8 people in the entire universe who hasn’t seen PrincessI Bride, you can probably pass on this one. But the rest of us should get a big smile out of this. Krazy Pic 2 What an interesting service to some customers! I hadn’t thought of this before, but now…
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Photo of the Week – Sep 15, 2025
Photo Update – and a beautiful Norwegian Fjord Village UPDATE: Over the past few Mailings this summer, I’ve noticed a decreased quality and poorer resolution in the photos that have gotten posted through my WordPress software. (Especially compared to the original photo itself.) I can’t pinpoint the problem and I’ve got my A1 ‘Tech Guy’…
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Quotes for the Week – Sep 15, 2025
Food For Thought Something better! Everybody’s talking about something better. The important thing is to feel good and be proud of what you got, don’t matter if it ain’t nothing but a log pen. Nathan Coulter (?), a character in the book “Hannah Coulter” by Wendell Berry Fun & Smiles Reader, suppose you were an…
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Wild Cards – Sep 15, 2025
Krazy Pic 1 Ah, yes, that would indeed be a problem. Here is today’s nugget of wisdom. Krazy Pic 2 The category is “Understatement of the Week”. I think we might have a winner. Cartoon of the Week You may have to think about this for a few seconds. (Should it be a Pesky Puzzler?) But it’ll hit you,…
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Photo of the Week – Sep 1, 2025
Rockaway Beach, Missouri – Shortly After Sunrise Rockaway Beach, MO no longer has the fame it had in the 60s, but it’s still a beautiful, quiet spot on Lake Taneycomo. Taken on July 12, 2025. From the Ozark Scenes and Seasons Collection