Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Photo of the Week – Jan 14, 2019
The Missouri River in Great Falls, MT Taken above the dam on Rainbow Falls (one of the 5 original ‘great falls’), you can see both the River in its early stages, as well as the wide-open scenery of Montana! (For a shot from below the dam, looking back up-river toward Great Falls, see RainbowFalls2.) From the Rollin’…
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Happy New Year!!
And welcome back!! We were a week longer getting back into the ‘Mailings routine’ than we predicted, but hey! We’ve got a few extra Wild Card links to make up for it. And with this mailing – though perhaps a couple of weeks late – comes sincere best wishes for a HEALTHY, PROSPEROUS, AND PEACEFUL 2019!!…
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Wild Cards – Jan 14, 2019
Krazy Pics 1 & 2 Remember our recent ‘church bulletin board’ Krazy Pics? Here are a couple more to start the year: KP#1: I’m sure our friends in St. Louis might feel this way! And, KP#2: perhaps there’s hope for all of us! Krazy Pic 3 A BONUS to start the year: Do I need a fast-parking permit? One-Liners An extended family…
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Photo of the Week – Nov 26, 2018
Shortest River in the World? In Great Falls, Montana, the Roe River bubbles out of Giant Springs and flows roughly 200 feet into the Missouri River. I had somehow missed this on my big 2016 adventure, so I was determined to see it when Pat and I returned in 2017!! (Many of you saw it…
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Final 2018 Updates & Announcements
Schedule for Sharings: Goodbye ’18; Hello ’19 I have yielded to the staff to avoid a mutiny. 🙂 As hinted in the last Mailing, there will be no (official) Bi-Weekly Photo/Sharings in December. I won’t rule out a random minor mailing or two, but even that is uncertain. The projected date for the next official mailing…
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Wild Cards – Nov 26, 2018
Krazy Pic 1 Just not sure what to make of this one 🙂 . . . perhaps they’re expecting a long rainy season? Krazy Pics 2 & 3 An extra post-Thanksgiving bonus!! – Two Krazy Pics in one!! I suspect many of us are proud of our pastors/preachers, but sometimes those church message boards are a little too truthful?…
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Photo of the Week – Nov 12, 2018
The Cinque Terre Region of Italy So called because of the “five lands/cities” – all within walking distance of each other – that almost literally hang on the bluffs of the Mediterranean along Italy’s northwestern coast! This picture is from Manarola, 2nd of the five cities (from the south). Taken in May of 2010, shared…
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Announcements & Reminders
1. December Schedule for Sharings? The entire AME employee staff is up in arms. They are demanding all of December off, and they have me over a barrel. 🙂 (Besides they tell me I need to create an ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ scenario.) So watch for updates soon on the altered Mailing Schedule…
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Wild Cards! – Nov 12, 2018
Krazy Pic #1 I know a tiny bit about mathematics and percentages, so this is one sale I’m not missing! Krazy Pic #2 They’ve made it easy to honor this request! You’ll either grin or scratch your head (or both!) 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said Many of you will remember the former periodic postings under this category. We…
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Photo of the Week – Oct 29, 2018
Autumn in Pagosa Springs, CO Taken on our recent trip – October 8, 2018. Got some color and some mountains – only missing the aspens! For a variety of other shots, see PagosaSpgsCoArea From the Maine to Alaska Collection