Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – Jan 18, 2016
“Which comes first . . . the chicken or the hen?” Jan 17, 1982 By way of review, Aunt Edna is a fictional person, but represents actual quotes from an extended family member, male or female. The dates themselves are accurate, but the years are sometimes altered to mask Aunt Edna’s age.
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Wild Cards! – Jan 18, 2016
Krazy Pic Well, OK, I agree . . . But there HAS to be a story behind this, and I’d love to hear it!! One can only imagine! See KP16.3 Joke for the Week This week’s offering features Satan appearing to a small congregation! 🙂 See Joke. Cartoon(s) of the Week Calvin & Hobbes and his take…
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Photo of the Week – Jan 11, 2016
Evening Lake Fog A view of Lake Taneycomo and Branson on a foggy summer evening. (It’s hard to see, but the Hilton hotel is upper center, where the lake ‘disappears’.) Taken in July 2014. For another view, featuring a broader look at the whole area, see LakeFog2. From the Ozarks Scenes and Seasons collection.
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It Could Be Verse – Jan 11, 2016
New Year’s Resolutions Offer grand solutions. If only they would stay For longer than a day. *** “I will . . ” I say on New Year’s night In two days that becomes “I might . .” And in a month – it makes me mad – I’ll often say “I wish I had. . .”
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Wild Cards! – Jan 11, 2016
Krazy Pic – I wonder if they meant this the way it sounds? See KrPic16.2 Joke for the Week – What do you get if you cross an insomniac, a dyslexic, and an agnostic? See Riddle for the answer. Purple Cow Addendum – Surely you’ve heard the famous light verse about the Purple Cow? Surely. It’s one of my…
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Photo of the Week – Jan 4, 2016
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Yes, a similar sunrise shot has been used before – back on 9/1/14. But – call me corny 🙂 – it just seemed symbolic for the beginning of 2016, as well as the beginning of that morning when it was taken in January 2014. It’s a beautiful beginning – and I wish…
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Guest Voice – January 4, 2016
You will perhaps remember Rita Herrmann from her first appearance as a Guest Voice back on June 29, 2015*. Rita was tentatively scheduled to be our Guest Voice in February – until just last week! January 1, to be exact. Then I read her latest blog which appeared that day. It seemed so timely (in two ways!) that…
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Wild Cards! – Jan 4, 2016
Krazy Pic – Ouch. This gives a whole new meaning to “A guy goes into a bar . . .”. See KP16.1 Joke of the Week/Month(?) – Still testing the ‘Joke of . . .’ idea. If you like them (well, the idea, anyway, if not individual jokes :-)), let me know. Also: weekly, monthly, themes, etc? Today’s…
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Photo of the Week – Dec 21, 2015
Autumn Reflections Taken on Lake Samish – near Bellingham, WA – in Fall, 2002. From the Maine to Alaska collection.
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – Dec 21, 2015
“I hate it when the end of the year and the start of the year come so close like that!” Date Unrecorded For an archive of previous shared sayings from Aunt Edna, visit Aunt Edna.