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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Quotes for Today--Home

Home is not where you live but where they understand you~Christian Morgenstern It takes hands to build a house, but only hearts can build a home~Author Unknown Where thou art - that - is Home~Emily Dickinson Home is the one place in all this world where hearts are sure of each other. It is the place... Sign in to see full entry.

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Ramses II (1279-1212 B.C.) is often considered the greatest pharaoh (“great house”) of the Egyptian empire. He ruled Egypt for 60 years and was the only pharaoh to carry the title “the Great” after his name. He had over 90 children: approximately 56 boys and 44 girls. He had eight official wives and... Sign in to see full entry.

Humorscope for May 21

If you have a diverse sense of humor, as, I do or if yours tends to lean towards absurd, sarcastic or goofy, then, you'll probably appreciate this. I'm a Sagittarius. Aries (March 21 - April 19) Strange things continue to happen. Today you will put on a long-sleeved shirt, only to discover that the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, May 20, 2011

Quotes for Today--Inner Child

The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart~Mencius Maybe we should develop a Crayola bomb as our next secret weapon. A happiness weapon. A beauty bomb. And every time a crisis developed, we would launch one. It would explode high in the air - explode softly - and send thousands,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Star Trek Art Director Matt Jeffries (1921-2003), a bomber pilot during WWII, based the Enterprise’s identifying letters “NCC” on twentieth-century aircraft registration codes. For example, the “N” represents an aircraft registered in the United States, and the first “C” represents a civil aircraft.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Quotes for Today--Laughter

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter~e.e. cummings Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on~Bob Newhart What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. ~Yiddish Proverb A man isn't poor if he can still laugh~Raymond Hitchco... Sign in to see full entry.

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The memory-recording processes of the brain seems to switch off during sleep. In so-called non-dreamers, this memory shutdown is more complete than it is for the rest. Dreams may be forgotten because they are incoherent or because they contain repressed material that the conscious mind does not wish... Sign in to see full entry.

Our Thursday Movie--Safe Men

Don't worry. You didn't lose a day. It's still Wed. Though, it might be Thurs for some of you, depending on when you read this Since I don't usually get online on Thurs', I wanted to post this today. My husband & I haven't had cable for 2 1/2 years, to help save money. Our friend Lisa recommended... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Quotes for Today--Hypocrisy

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others~Moliere As no roads are so rough as those that have just been mended, so no sinners are so intolerant as those that have just turned saints~Charles Caleb Colton The injury we do and the one we suffer are not weighed... Sign in to see full entry.

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In Quitman, Georgia, chickens may not cross the road(Why did the chicken cross the road? They wouldn't in Quitman, GA, unless, they want to get a ticket). In ancient Greece, a dinner host would take the first sip of wine to assure guests the wine was not poisoned, hence the phrase “drinking to one’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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