August 2012
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Neil Armstrong, R.I.P. ☾☾☾☾☾☾
“For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request,” said the family. “Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”
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May 2012
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September 2011
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December 2010
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March 2010
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Fizzled
Word History: Philemon Holland, in his 1601 translation of Pliny’s Natural History, wrote that if asses eat a certain plant, “they will fall a fizling and farting.” Holland’s asses provide a vivid example of the original meaning of the word fizzle, which was, in the decorous phrasing of the Oxford English Dictionary, “to break wind without noise.” During the...
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Gasp!
Wearing white jeans today. Blue skies and 60 degrees fahrenheit.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.
– Audrey Hepburn
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It’s good for the digestion to sit and look at pictures
February 2010
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January 2010
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The air was so damp that fish could have come in through the doors and swum out...
– Gabriel García Márquez
December 2009
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November 2009
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♥Spring Hill♥
I had the quinoa waffle with fried chicken nuggets, real maple and sausage gravy for brunch today. Heaven
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We live by stories. It’s the principle by which we organize our experience...
– Tobias Wolff
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Sundance
October 2009
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Cary Grant to Katharine Hepburn
“I want to find out why I’m working.” ~Holiday (1938)