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Friday, July 8, 2011

Our Thursday Movie--Cemetery Junction

Tues was the 14th anniversary of our first date. We decided that, this week, instead of renting our Thurs movie from NetFlix, as we usually do, we'd buy one at the grocery, to add to our collection. The one we chose was, Cemetery Junction. It's a British film set in the 70's. It's about three... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 67

No point in Greece is more than 85 miles (137 kilometers) from water. Greece has about 9,000 miles of coastline, the 10th longest in the world. Sarah Palin worked briefly as a sportscaster intern in Anchorage from March until May in 1988. Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was one of the most famous and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Humorscope for July 8

Aries (March 21 - April 19) After years of study in higher mathematics, and a fiendishly complicated topological proof, you will finally be able to prove that half a loaf is exactly 7.412 times better than no bread. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Today you will learn how to tell the difference between... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Quotes for Today--Listening

So when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it~Jiddu Krishnamurti People love to talk but hate to listen. Listening is not merely not talking, though... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 66

Perhaps as a relic of an ancient Roman custom of planting parsley on graves, a sprig of parsley was either associated with the devil or as an antidote for poison. Adding a sprig to a plate of food may have originated as a gesture of good faith and as way to safeguard the meal from evil. Gourds were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Humorscope for July 6

Aries (March 21 - April 19) Today is the second-to-last day, of the 19th segment of your life. Time to learn to appreciate tofu (bean curd). Taurus (April 20 - May 20) If you've been wanting to become a religious leader, today is the day to get cracking on it. Otherwise, probably an uneventful day.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Quotes for Today--Family

The family endures because it offers the truth of mortality and immortality within the same group. The family endures because, better than the commune, kibbutz, or classroom, it seems to individualize and socialize its children, to make us feel at the same time unique and yet joined to all humanity,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 65

Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make only about 10. According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the food he stored on the ark from being eaten by rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat. Haiti and Canada are the only two independent... Sign in to see full entry.

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Humorscope for July 5

Aries (March 21 - April 19) Do not snitch a jelly donut today, when nobody is looking. The chocolate frosted one is much better. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Good day for political intrigue and underhanded sneakiness. Try to wear something appropriate to the occasion. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Due to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 4, 2011

Quotes for Today--4th of July Edition

Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed - else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die~Dwight D. Eisenhower This, then, is the state of the union: free and restless, growing and full of hope. So it... Sign in to see full entry.

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