I was Just Thinking.... for Monday, April 18, 2011

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Quotes for Today--Self-Respect

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self~Cyril Connolly I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence~Frederick Douglass They cannot take away our... Sign in to see full entry.

Random Facts 9

Male monkeys lose the hair on their heads in the same way men do. Blue eyes are the most sensitive to light, dark brown the least sensitive (My eyes are green. Guess they fall somewhere in the middle of sensitivity). The U.S. has more bagpipe bands than Scotland does (I enjoy hearing Amazing Grace... Sign in to see full entry.

You #2

Here is the second poem in the You trilogy. Written about my first love, Mike L, when I was 13. You When I awake You are on my mind When I go to sleep Thoughts of you Are what I find All through the day No matter where you are You're with me You haunt my every dream And if you should die The memory... Sign in to see full entry.

Pulitzer Prize for Literature

I admit, besides wanting to publish work which becomes an Oprah pick or is on the New York Time's Best Seller list(or, maybe, both), I've wondered what it might be like to win the Pulitzer. Please click here to read about the winners for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, biography & history. Sign in to see full entry.

Mudskippers

One of yesterday's random facts was about mudskippers. They're a fish which can walk on land. Here is a page with more information about them. It includes pics. They're not particularly attractive. At least, I don't believe so. Sign in to see full entry.

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