I was Just Thinking.... for Sunday, May 15, 2011

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Quotes for Today--God

God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them~Author Unknown If God had wanted to be a big secret, He would not have created babbling brooks and whispering pines~Robert Brault But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things~Vincent van Gogh People... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 29

Honey is the only food which doesn't spoil. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death. The electric chair was invented by a dentist. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match. Sign in to see full entry.

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Hodding Carter, Jr

Another quote about parents, that I posted on Apr 16, was from Hodding Carter, Jr. He was a journalist and author born William Hodding Carter, Jr in Louisiana in 1907 & passed on in 1972. He had been an outspoken white supremacist.Though, when he moved back to the South, after having graduated from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Joyce Maynard

On Apr 16, I posted some quotes about parents. One was from, Joyce Maynard. The name seemed familiar, but, I didn't really know anything about her. She's an American author born in 1953( the same year as my husband ). Some of her works are: Baby Love, The Usual Rules & The Good Daughters. She's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Bill Miner--The Gentleman Bandit

On Apr 15, one of the random facts I posted was about the origin of the phrase, hands up. It started with Bill Miner, born Ezra Allen Miner in KY in 1847. He passed on in 1913. He was known as the Gentleman Bandit, because of his unusual politeness during robberies. For more about him, please go... Sign in to see full entry.

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