Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – August 17, 2015
“I slept like a little baby log!” December 23, 2013 The quotes are real, but Aunt Edna is fictional. Visit www.aftermath.enterprises.com/weekly/ for more information on Aunt Edna and all the Weekly Sharings. Scroll to Week 3 for specific info on Aunt Edna. For an archive of previous shared sayings from Aunt Edna, visit Aunt Edna.
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Wild Cards! – Aug 17, 2015
Krazy Pic Gracious! I hope motorists have this memorized!! 🙂 See KrazyPic15-18. Cartoons of the Week – Peanuts Snoopy tries his hand at writing a book on theology. As always, humorous, with a little food for thought underneath. See Peanuts. In this BONUS cartoon, Snoopy also touches on a question that is likely nagging at all of…
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Photo of the Week – August 10, 2015
The Roman Baths – Bath, England One of best preserved Roman remains in the world. Originally built on this site in 70 AD (when the Roman Empire occupied the area), though it has been restored several times since then. Taken in May, 2015. As our literature buffs may know, Bath is also the home of Jane…
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It Could Be Verse! – Aug 10, 2015
Here’s to the town of Poughkeepsie! I toast it with my diet Pepsi. The Hudson floats by Under summer’s blue sky Just like a traveling gypsy!
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Wild Cards! – Aug 10, 2015
Cartoon(s) of the Week Calvin and Hobbes was often an educational essay disguised as a cartoon, it seems to me. 🙂 Here, he touches on science, writing, academia, and school in general – in only two cartoons! See C&H.Snowflake and C&H.Writing. (For a related short blog on the Educational Wisdom of C & H – with 3 other…
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Photo of the Week – August 3, 2015
Abandoned Rural Ozarks Home Taken on a rural road in the Ozarks, approximately 2000. If you look closely, you can see old milk bottles still on the shelf to the left of the door. For a close-up view, see MilkBottles. For a look at the accompanying outhouse (Photo of the Week, April 13, 2015 ), see…
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Guest Voice – August 3, 2015
Mike Brown (and his wife Claudia) have been friends since we moved to Branson back in ’75! They were actually among the first non-SofO folks we met in town. For years, we enjoyed the tradition of gathering at the Browns’ home (along with many other couples) for a warm dinner after Branson’s Adoration Parade in early…
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Wild Cards! Aug 3, 2015
Krazy Pic(s)! Let’s throw in an extra Krazy Pic this month, just for fun!! Both of these deal with food. This first one really makes me wonder about Lottie’s Diner: KrazyPic15-15. After looking at this second one, I’m guessing there may be a stock boy without a job: KrazyPic15-16. Would you like to see…
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Photo of the Week – July 27, 2015
Scottish Flower Garden – and Castle My second-favorite shot of the recent Scotland trip! Taken in May ’15 near Eileen Donan Castle (background) in Dornie and Kyle of Localsh region of Western Scotland. On mainland, near Isle of Skye. For closer views of the Castle, see Eileen Donan Castle. From the Across the Pond collection.
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Math is Not a Four Letter Word! – 7/27/15
Non-Prime Numbers – Fascinating Fact One of last week’s Brain Teasers asked if you could find five consecutive numbers, none of which is prime*. (We call such numbers [other than 1] composite.) This isn’t too hard, if you look: The first such string occurs at 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28. Another starts…