Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – July 11, 2016
to another family member: ” You take a look at this – I can’t make hide nor tails of it.” September 14, 1994
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Wild Cards! – July 11, 2016
WELCOME New Subscribers We’re already getting folks signing up for the blog reports on the Missouri River Project. Welcome Fellow Travelers!! This is the last ‘regular’ mailing for awhile, so I hope you’ll be patient. Blog reports/previews start next week (July 18). If you missed last week’s mailing about the trip, see RollinOnRiver. Trip/Mailing Reminders As mentioned above,…
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Photo of the Week – Jun 20, 2016
Cusco Rainbow Fell in love with Cusco, Peru, even with the 11000 ft. altitude! It was pure luck to pull back shades in hotel room at perfect time! Taken May 24, 2016. For another view of Cusco, as well as the other end of the (now double!!) rainbow, see Cusco2. From the South of the Border Collection
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – June 20, 2016
” . . come charging in here like a bullfrog!” January 20, 1996 For an archive of previous shared sayings from Aunt Edna, visit Aunt Edna.
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Wild Cards! – June 20, 2016
Krazy Pic OK, I guess technically this is correct, but still . . . ! See KP.6.20.16 Krazy Pic 2 I sense you’re missing your Krazy Pics, so here’s a bonus today, with some very good advice!! See KP2.Jun20 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said It’s been 6 months since we posted some of these!! Overdue!! See some new ones…
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Photo of the Week – June 6, 2016
Machu Picchu, Peru!! You probably knew this was coming, didn’t you? Taken on May 22, 2016, on my ‘bucket list’ trip there (and other parts of Peru). For another closer-in (and even more colorful!) photo of the right side of the city, see MachuPicchu2. From the (new!) South America Collection
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It Could Be Verse – June 6, 2016
A graveyard stone You shouldn’t miss: The epitaph? “Hey, watch this!”
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Wild Card! – June 6, 2016
Krazy Pic You might even be able to leave off the word “Computer” here! See KP.Jun6 Court Reporters! Recently, we featured a funny exchange between a lawyer and a policeman in court. Here are some more apparently-real conversations between lawyers and witnesses. Court Reporters have to keep a straight face, but we don’t!! A couple of these…
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Photo of the Week – May 16, 2016
Subway Siblings – Encore The recent shots of Budapest reminded me of one of my favorite non-scenery photos, which I shared a couple of years ago (7/28/14), so I decided to give it an encore. Taken in Budapest in 2007, as we emerged from the subway. We fell in behind these (what I assume are)…
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – May 16, 2016 & Apr 15, 2024
Reminder: Aunt Edna segments feature real quotes from an (anonymous) extended family member (male or female), put into the mouth of a fictional ‘Aunt Edna’. Dates are correct, though years are sometimes changed to disguise age. First Shared in May, 2016 referring to a relative: ” . . she has to eat less than all of…