Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Photo of the Week – April 18, 2016
Salzburg, Austria The fountain and stairs here are the ones used in the “Do, Re, Mi . . . ” song in The Sound of Music. Taken in May, 2007. From the Across the Pond Collection
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – Apr 18, 2016
” . . he always has that look on his face like he got his finger caught in the pudding.” March 2, 1997 For an archive of previous shared sayings from Aunt Edna, visit Aunt Edna.
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Wild Cards – April 18, 2016
Never Mess with the Elderly! (Joke of Week) I was sent this by subscriber Mike Brown last week. I burst out laughing!! 🙂 Outsmarted!! See ElderlyWin! Isaac Asimov & His Car Mechanic Both funny and thought-provoking (I used the punch line in a column!), this anecdote – told by Asmiov on himself – was send to me…
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Photo of the Week – Apr 11, 2016
Ozarks Country Church Just outside of Eureka Springs, AR. Taken March ’16. From the Ozarks Scenes and Seasons collection.
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It Could Be Verse – Apr 11, 2016
Long ago and far away In the seaside town of Graylers Two kinds of town folk ruled the day: The butchers and the sailors *** The butchers could cleave all things in two The sailors could tie up all what-nots The meaning’s probably clear to you: A case of the ‘halves’ and the ‘have knots’.
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Wild Cards! – Apr 11, 2016
Krazy Pic You see, I don’t really think those are cows. Look closely. See KrPic.4/11/16 Joke of the Week Interesting strategy. Might guarantee a spot sleeping on the couch?! See JokeWk. Guest Photo You’ve seen several photos taken in Bosque del Apache in these mailings. Those photos were were taken while visiting Marvin De Jong (and his wife…
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Photo of the Week – April 4, 2016
The Ponte Vecchio Bridge – Florence, Italy Spanning the Arno River, the bridge is famous for still containing shops, as was once common. From the Across the Pond Collection For our first Guest Photo, see Wild Cards below and/or click here: Guest Photo
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Guest Voice – April 4, 2016
Our Guest Voice this month features the return of Jerry Johnson, our very first Guest Voice one year ago. (Remember Eskimo Ice Cream? :-)). You may recall that Jerry and his wife Millie are two of my math education friends from Lake Samish, WA (near Bellingham). You’ll love Jerry’s selection this month. Entitled “Taking Big Steps”, it describes his…
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Wild Cards!! April 4, 2016
Happy 4/4/16 ! Today’s mailing arrives on 4/4/16, a Perfect Square Day! (4 x 4 = 16). This is one of THREE ‘special’ days in a short span of 8 days!! To recall why 4/2/16 and 4/8/16 are so special see SpecialDates16 and look for the GREEN highlights! Try not to over-celebrate! 🙂 Krazy Pic Is this what…
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Photo of the Week – Mar 28, 2016
The Fox is Back!! The very first photo I posted – almost 2 years ago, in June ’14 – was of this fox (or relative?), taken on a cold wintery day! (To see again, click Fox1) We’ve seen him/her several times since then – along with an offspring/mate, occasionally – but could never get as lucky again with…