Archives: Weekly Thoughts
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Wild Cards! – 10/6/14
1. October is double-birthday month in the Campbell household. This is NOT a cause for celebration anymore :-), but we’re going to celebrate anyway!! And we’ll do it by GIVING gifts to subscribers! During our OktoberFest Sweepstakes, there will be several prizes won by several subscribers!! Grand Prize will be one (or two?) FREE NIGHTS at the Savannah…
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Photo of the Week – Sep 29, 2014
Winter Runner Just a little reminder of what’s getting nearer, now that September is almost behind us. 🙂 Taken in rural Branson (near our old house) in the early 2000s. Interestingly enough, I have a similar shot of a ‘summer runner’ on roughly this same spot – going the other direction. I’ve put a link to…
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Wacky Wild Card Week ! – 9/29/14
Welcome to our first 5-Monday month!! * That makes this a (no theme) Super Wild Card Monday, where anything goes. We will celebrate this with a Wild Card Bonanza! Hope you enjoy! 1. For a ‘summer runner’ shot similar to today’s Photo, see Summer Runner. 2. Tomorrow is the DEADLINE for entries in the September Contests.…
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Photo of the Week – Sept 22, 2014
Peaceful Lake Reflections Taken at Lake Samish, Washington (near Bellingham) in Fall 2002. (See Wild Cards for a review of a shot in the same location.) From the Maine to Alaska collection.
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Math Is Not a Four-Letter Word! 9/22/14
A Standing Ovation for a Math Talk in which Nothing was Said!! (Yes, I know some of you would gladly give a standing ovation for a math talk that said nothing!) In 1903, Frank Cole delivered a talk at the annual American Mathematical Society (AMS) meeting. He never spoke a word. Here’s the short version of…
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Wild Cards! 9/22/14
1. If you thought the mention of “Lake Samish” in the picture above sounded familiar, you are right. Today’s shot was taken on the same day as another photo shared back in June. To see or re-visit that photo, click Lake Samish 1. 2. For answers and submitter information from last week’s Brain Teasers, see Various Answers. 3. …
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Photo of the Week – Sep 15, 2014
Mexican Sunset Taken on a trip to Puerto Vallarta somewhere in the neighborhood of 2005. From the Maine to Alaska collection.
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Aunt Edna’s Wisdom – Sept. 15, 2014
” Maybe Santa will get you that for your birthday! “ Fall, 2011 Aunt Edna is fictional (to protect the innocent :-)), but the quotes are real. For more background on Aunt Edna (and all the Weekly Sharings), visit www.aftermath.enterprises.com, and scroll to the bottom.
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Wild Cards! 9/15/14
1. We’ve begun to receive entries for the September contests, but not too many yet. After today, you’ll only have 2 weeks left. See details again here: September Contest(s). 2. Did you see last week’s Krazy Pic 2? (Check the link if you missed it or want to see it again.) About the same time I…
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Photo of the Week – Sept. 8, 2014
Sydney, Australia – Opera House Taken in May, 2008. I actually got this photo from the window of our hotel room! See the Wild Card section for another shot of Sydney Harbor at sunset. From the Across the Pond collection.