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Post by andydp on Nov 4, 2024 12:12:04 GMT
Planning the last yard work of the season:
Spring is the season of hope, and autumn is that of memory.
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington
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Post by andydp on Nov 5, 2024 12:12:40 GMT
Christmas lights going up soon. Point to ponder:
Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, it's usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is 'fairy lights,' which we boringly refer to as 'Christmas lights.'
Sloane Crosley
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Post by andydp on Nov 6, 2024 17:02:09 GMT
Oh despise not election! therein lies all your hope, that there is a remnant who shall infallibly be saved.
Thomas Goodwin
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Post by andydp on Nov 7, 2024 11:17:10 GMT
How sad would be November if we had no knowledge of the spring !
Edwin Way Teale
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Post by andydp on Nov 8, 2024 12:24:23 GMT
I travel light; as light, that is, as a man can travel who will still carry his body around because of its sentimental value.
Christopher Fry
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Post by andydp on Nov 9, 2024 11:42:47 GMT
Went to the "purveyors of healing waters" for gifts to give my fellow alumni over the weekend. I was reminded of a literary gem from college:
Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
Ogden Nash
Bonus:
There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others.
Raymond Chandler
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Post by goldenvalley on Nov 14, 2024 20:53:20 GMT
Went to the "purveyors of healing waters" for gifts to give my fellow alumni over the weekend. I was reminded of a literary gem from college: Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
Ogden Nash Bonus: There is no bad whiskey. There are only some whiskeys that aren't as good as others.
Raymond Chandler Enjoy the weekend...candy, whiskey, whatever you want! |
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Post by andydp on Nov 17, 2024 11:47:22 GMT
We're baaack !!!
America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Everywhere else is Cleveland.
Tennessee Williams
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Post by andydp on Nov 18, 2024 13:03:41 GMT
It always amazes me that spectators want to coach, coaches want to officiate, and officials just want to watch the game
Lou Holtz
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Post by andydp on Nov 19, 2024 13:11:07 GMT
Our string of sunny and warm days will be ending Thursday with rain here and snow in the mountains.
The perfect weather of Indian Summer lengthened and lingered, warm sunny days were followed by brisk nights with Halloween a presentiment in the air.
Wallace Stegner
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Post by andydp on Nov 20, 2024 12:19:28 GMT
In Italy, Novembers are always rainy, damp and cold.
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds - November!
Thomas Hood
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Post by andydp on Nov 21, 2024 14:50:45 GMT
Much needed precipitation is pelting the plateaus:
The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Post by goldenvalley on Nov 21, 2024 15:57:55 GMT
Much needed precipitation is pelting the plateaus: The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night.
F. Scott Fitzgerald What a cool sentence! |
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Post by andydp on Nov 22, 2024 11:14:25 GMT
Really crappy driving weather last night: rain and road mist coupled with idiots doing 70.
For every "Drive Safely" sign, shouldn't there be a "Resume Normal Driving" sign ?
Robert Breault
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