Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Wild Cards! – Dec 21, 2015
Krazy Pic/GIF – I was just about to congratulate this kid, when . . . 🙂 See KP15-Final Joke of the Week/Month? Perhaps a new regular (weekly?) feature, beginning in 2016? (Feedback?) Today’s initial offering is one joke – but it contains marvelous string of puns. It’s one of my favorites, partly due to its complexity. I suspect…
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Photo of the Week – Dec 14, 2015
Chateau de Chillon, Lake Geneva, Switzerland Taken in May, 2004. From the Across the Pond Collection.
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It Could Be Verse – Dec 14, 2015
Appallingly late for breakfast We tried not to let it affect us. But their omelets are cold And the gossip is old So we said ‘next time just text us’.
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Wild Cards – Dec 14, 2015
Cartoon(s) of the Week – Letters to Santa! Among Calvin (& Hobbes)’s other talents, he was a prodigious writer of letters to Santa! Since it’s about that time, here are THREE of the them, from which we can learn how it is (or isn’t?) done! See CalvinLetters. Krazy Pic Is this really easier than adopting? 🙂 See…
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Photo of the Week – Nov 30, 2015
Snowy Tree From Summer (last week) to Winter in the Ozarks! A reminder of what may lie ahead. Taken in Winter ’99/’00 (on a tree-mendously cold day :-)). From the Ozarks Scenes and Seasons Collection.
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5th Monday – Bonus Aunt Edna!
One never knows what a 5th Monday will bring!! The past couple of these calendar occurrences, we’ve done a Guest Voice. Today, let’s indulge in a couple of bonus sayings from Aunt Edna’s Wisdom: “Age has its rank!” – March 4, 1989 & (While playing cards . . .) “Boy, Mother Luck is not…
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Wild Cards! – Nov 30, 2015
Extra Wild Cards today, as befits a 5th Monday! Cartoon(s) of the Week When it comes to offbeat humor, do you prefer FAR SIDE, HERMAN, neither, or something else? I guess I’m ‘offbeat’, as today’s choices both make me grin: Option 1: FarSide. Option 2: Herman. Krazy Pic I guess the clarification would be needed, wouldn’t it?…
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Photo of the Week – Nov 23, 2015
Ozarks Rainbow Seems like it’s been awhile since we had a ‘local’ shot!! This was taken in roughly 2002. There are two other views of this same rainbow at Rainbow2&3. I’d like to know which one(s) you like best. From the Ozarks Scenes and Seasons Collection.
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Math is Not a Four-Letter Word! – 11/23/15
Perfect, Abundant, and Deficient Numbers – Great Fun! We have probably danced around the subject of perfect numbers once or twice – we may even have defined them. But there are a couple of other closely related kinds of numbers that are fun, too. For a description of these 3 kinds of numbers – and some…
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Wild Cards! – Nov 23, 2015
Krazy Pic I’m confused – did they prove or disprove their point?! See KrPic15-31 Cartoon of the Week Peanuts for Thanksgiving! A typical Snoopy scenario for Thanksgiving. See PeanutsTG. Bonus Thanksgiving Cartoons Another trio of Thanksgiving-themed comics, including 2 from Maxine! See MoreTG. Final BTs for Nov The last 2 BTs for the month, along with a prize-winning BONUS. Submit all answers…