Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Photo of the Week – Feb 8, 2016
Isle of Guernsey – British Isles Taken in May, 2009. Apparently from this Isle (home of Guernsey cows!) – near Normandy – the sounds of the Allies’ D-Day Invasion were able to be heard on 6/6/44. From the Across the Pond collection.
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It Could Be Verse – Feb 8, 2016
Hey diddle diddle The cat’s learned to fiddle The cow’s been humming a tune. The little dog laughed -he’s a jovial sort – And the dish slept in until noon. Another verse from the collection entitled Father Goose’s Revenge.
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Wild Cards! – Feb 8, 2016
Krazy Pic For only a quarter?? And you don’t have to leave your car? Seems like an investment some folks (especially politicians?) should make! See KrPicFeb8 Joke for the Week When your wife is having a baby, you sometimes get confused. See JokeWk. Cartoons of the Week: With the help of these comics, we have created a Valentine’s…
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Photo of the Week – Feb 1, 2016
British Countryside Landscaping Taken in May, 2009 in Snowdonia, Wales – in the British Isles. Sometimes it’s fun to give a photo an encore. 🙂 (This may actually be its second ‘curtain call’) From the Across the Pond Collection.
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Guest Voice – Feb 1, 2016
Perhaps you will remember Kate Elliott and/or her touching Guest Voice, from May 18 of last year. The story in that selection occurred on her long-distance walk on the Camino in Spain. This past Fall, she conquered the Via Francigena in Italy, ending in Rome. Her selection today was written shortly after she arrived back…
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Wild Cards! – Feb 1, 2016
Krazy Pic This week’s offering is more ‘klever’ than ‘krazy’, but it may provide an interesting ‘Catch-22’! A good grin for a Monday. See KrPicFeb1 Joke for the Week An extra 10 years – good news or bad? 🙂 See JokeWk. Outrageous Lawsuits Partly hilarious, mostly unbelievable, along with a dash of stupid here and there (as…
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Photo of the Week – Jan 25, 2016
Near Cobh, Leaving Ireland Taken near Cobh, Ireland, on the same day – in May 2009 – as last week’s Photos of the Week (18JanPhoto). This shot has always been in my own personal Top 5 or 10 favorites of my overseas photos . . . wonder why it’s taken me this long to share it? 🙂…
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Math Is Not a Four-Letter Word – 1/25/16
Special Mathematical Dates for 2016 ! We did this last year, with some success, it seemed, so we’ll roll it out again for 2016. Many of you know that, in my opinion, every day of the year is mathematically special in some way or other. (And I like to try to prove it, when challenged.) Nonetheless, as is…
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Wild Cards – Jan 25, 2016
Krazy Pic SO subtle, in 2 or 3 ways!! And so curious, in just as many. While pondering the first mystery, there’s the almost-missed sign in the background! Don’t miss this one! – KrPic16.1.4 Joke for the Week When does your love for golf get too carried away? This week’s Joke may have an answer. See Jokes. Update –…
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Photo of the Week – Jan 18, 2016
Port of Cobh, Ireland Situated on the south coast of County Cork in Ireland, the port was known as Queenstown until the 1920s. It has the distinction of being the very last port of call for the RMS Titanic on its fateful voyage in April 1912. Taken in May 2009. Prominent in the background is St.…