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Post by Phalon on Jul 18, 2012 5:49:54 GMT -6
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Post by Siren on Jul 19, 2012 22:49:30 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Jul 25, 2012 9:49:45 GMT -6
Though the article says they were first published in the late fifties, I don't remember reading Little Bear when I was a kid in the late 60s, early 70s. Both girls read the Little Bear books when they were first learning to read - maybe they became more well-known because around that time there was a Little Bear T.V. show based on the books. When I was Liscary Mom at LX's elementary school, the books were checked out every week. The Amelia Earhart search I posted earlier is over, and her disappearance and final resting place still remains a mystery. The search produced nothing new. news.yahoo.com/earhart-search-returning-hawaii-without-smoking-gun-evidence-005803329.html
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Post by Siren on Jul 26, 2012 23:00:12 GMT -6
I don't remember those books either, Gams. As much as we read, I wonder how I missed them.
Though Earhart's disappearance is an intriguing mystery, I wish a conclusive answer could be found. It's sad to think of their final resting place lying unmarked.
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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 28, 2012 21:12:50 GMT -6
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Post by Siren on Aug 7, 2012 7:29:48 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 7, 2012 17:41:44 GMT -6
You're more than welcome.
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 10, 2012 18:17:06 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 29, 2012 15:27:33 GMT -6
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Post by Siren on Sept 1, 2012 0:38:27 GMT -6
Yeah, I heard about the pen thing. If you want to make a woman buy a pen, just let her try a Pilot medium point. SOLD. I adore Pilot pens. Throughout my long love affair with pens, Pilots have always been a top pick. True story - I was working my *ss off in shorthand class, back in the day. Was making a C. Switched to a Pilot pen, and started making A's. Interesting coincidence that I found this article after returning from a no expense spared, white-tie, evening wedding, the ritziest I have ever attended. Here's the latest Refinery29 collection of city hall wedding photos. Love it! It makes me happy, seeing them so happy. And the flowers are gorgeous. I'm betting most all of them came from the same shop. www.refinery29.com/city-hall-wedding-styleThe wedding tonight was really beautiful, and its reception, lavish. Though conspicuous spending tends to make me angry, this wedding made me wistful; the wealthy parents were sending off their only daughter. And they did it in style. Very nice people, too.
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Post by Siren on Sept 1, 2012 16:50:27 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Sept 2, 2012 4:57:18 GMT -6
Siren, I adore reading your posts; you've always got such interesting stories to tell.
Speaking of pens - "Chicago Joe" was at the nursery Friday. Interesting character, to say the least. After making his purchases, he hung around the counter for a while, chit-chatting about whatever popped into his head. Ran out to his car a few times to come back with "goodies" - a handful of fake million dollar bills promoting buying farm produce, a handful of key-chains with mini-flashlights and the logos of various companies on them....and an entire box of pens he's collected from this travels, each bearing the name of a business, (I'll have to check if there are any Pilot pens in the bunch.) I don't know if he just takes handfuls of freebies on his travels, if he distributes freebies for these companies, or if he swipes them off the counters of various businesses when nobody is looking. In fact, I have no idea what he does, or why he's "Chicago Joe"....or why he felt the need to leave all this stuff with us.
Pretty, pretty brides and bouquets in the city hall wedding photos. Here, it's not city hall where couples wanting a non-church wedding chose - it's the beach; sometimes the end of the pier, with the bride and groom taking their vows under the watchful gaze of the lighthouse, with the sunset in the background. During the summer months, you can see everything from the wedding party in formal attire, to bathing suits and flip-flops.
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Post by Siren on Sept 4, 2012 7:09:17 GMT -6
Thank you, Gams. *blush* What a nice compliment. I wish I had your patience in crafting a story and writing it well. Chicago Joe reminds me of a character in a movie I love, "Miracle In The Rain". He's a traveling salesman for a shoe company, and fulfills every stereotype - the plaid sport coat, the jaunty hat, a leer for every secretary, a joke for every male, and undying optimism. When one secretary shoots down his offer once again, he says, "A guy's gotta keep pitchin'." I've told my myself many times, "Ya gotta keep pitching." I can imagine calling that salesman Chicago Joe. And I can imagine him swiping or selling items like you described. ~~~~~~~~~~~ I may have to ask Santa for this book, since I love sad songs. A few that come immediately to mind are "Make It Real" by The Jets, Trisha Yearwood's "The Song Remembers When", and SheDaisy's "Still Holding Out For You". What are your picks for best sad songs? www.npr.org/2012/09/01/158422220/this-will-end-in-tears-soundtracks-for-down-days
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Post by Phalon on Sept 5, 2012 5:30:19 GMT -6
Hhhmmm....I'd really have to think on this a while. There are two songs that come to mind immediately....they're not the kinds of sad songs that any kind of personal connection, though.
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot has always, always sent a chill down the back of my neck.
"Candle in the Wind" by Elton John leaves a lump in my throat.
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Post by Siren on Sept 6, 2012 22:09:04 GMT -6
That Lightfoot tune paints quite a picture. You don't hear it on the radio that often, because at over six minutes in length, I believe, it can cause scheduling problems.
Another sad song that just kills me - Trisha Yearwood, "On A Bus To St. Cloud". And an epic love song that makes me cry - Martina McBride, "When You Are Old". The last verse always makes me cry.
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Post by Mini Mia on Sept 14, 2012 15:13:13 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Sept 15, 2012 4:48:01 GMT -6
The Pintester blog is pretty darned funny....if you don't mind a bit of foul language, and I don't. I bookmarked it, not because I'd actually try any of the things discussed, but just for an occasional laugh.
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Post by Mini Mia on Sept 15, 2012 17:11:19 GMT -6
I wonder if the cookies would also work with an electric skillet?
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Post by Spock on Sept 21, 2012 11:26:56 GMT -6
2012 Ig Nobel Prize Winners Announced! I thought the Fluid Dynamics winner was especially pertinent, though I would love to see a portable application of the Acoustics Prize.
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Post by Phalon on Sept 30, 2012 8:04:18 GMT -6
After eight hours of power-shopping at a trade show, ordering the bulk of our spring merchandise - everything from pallets of mulch to garden decor - my boss and I had a couple hours of daylight left to browse some of ArtPrize. ArtPrize is such a cool thing. It's three square miles of art in any medium and any topic set up within the city of Grand Rapids - in buildings, on buildings, and outside of buildings. This year included artists from 40 states and 40 different countries. Some of the work is jaw-dropping phenomenal. Here's a slideshow of the public's choice top 25 entries, though the photos and descriptions don't do the artwork justice. For example, the piece titled "Return to Eden" that covers a large portion of the outside wall of a building, just looks like a painting....until you get up close and find it's a mosaic made of tiny shards of colored glass. The piece titled "Stick-to-it-ive-ness: Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance" was made by my boss's friend. To hear what it took to erect it in the river (a crew, cranes, drills, permits, and nearly his life's savings), and see it up close is almost chilling. The aerial photo does not accurately show the detail of this herd of wild horses made entirely of drift wood and sticks woven together. photos.mlive.com/grandrapidspress/2012/09/ap_tops_06jpg.html
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Post by stepper on Sept 30, 2012 8:14:09 GMT -6
Some people have amazing talents - and some of us can do little more than appreciate those amazing talents.
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Post by Spock on Oct 8, 2012 19:24:08 GMT -6
I found an image that most of the members on this forum would probably appreciate I just have to figure out how to upload it from my computer to the forum rather than uploading it to my website for use in an image tag. I have lots of room but I don't know how much longer I'm going to be keeping my website.
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Post by stepper on Oct 8, 2012 19:50:26 GMT -6
You could create a Photobucket account and load it there, or not. It's up to you. And since she goes everywhere....here you go Joxcee
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 10, 2012 16:09:37 GMT -6
Okay. This made me cry:
Got from a comment on this blog page.
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Post by Siren on Oct 12, 2012 7:07:25 GMT -6
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Post by Spock on Oct 12, 2012 17:03:55 GMT -6
Sniff, sniff.
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Post by Siren on Oct 24, 2012 7:14:27 GMT -6
Very interesting article about how song royalties can really add up. Just remember, each time you hear the "Jeopardy" theme song, Merv Griffin's estate makes money. www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/57927
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Post by Phalon on Oct 25, 2012 3:36:57 GMT -6
Very interesting, Siren. I've noticed in some of the shows the girls watch that other "happy birthday" songs are often substituted for "Happy Birthday to you" - some of the characters on the shows (mostly on Nickelodeon) even joke about not being able to sing "Happy Birthday to you".
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Post by Siren on Nov 6, 2012 7:03:57 GMT -6
Now that you mention it, Gams, (or mentioned it on the 25th ), I have noticed those substitute songs, too. Never knew why they did that till now.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 14, 2013 7:18:33 GMT -6
All of my family listens to different music genres: LX listens to rap, BP likes pop, Hubs is classic rock, and I like alt-metal. Each tolerates the others' preferences, with LX's being the hardest to stomach, although I've grown adept to tuning it out...most of the time.
Somebody sent her the "Differences between Music Genres" on Facebook yesterday....it was so true in our case, it had us all cracking up.
"Differences between Music Genres
Sentence: I saw a flower.
Rap: Yo, I was hangin' wit my muthaf***in' homies and we saw a muthaf***in' flowa' in a muthaf***in' garden.
Pop: I saw a flower; I saw a flower; I saw a flower. It had blue petals; blue petals; blue petals.
Rock: In a field where nothing grew but weeds I saw a flower at my feet, bending there in my direction.
Emo: I came across a beautiful flower, but it F***ING DIED.
Metal: ARRSGGDYDYSHDH- FLOOOOOWWWWWWWWEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!! AZBSVDHCJSHDDBSFKBJANSJD - IN A FIELD!!!!!
Country: I was ridin' a tractor and I was drinkin' a beer, but then I saw a purty little flower, and I said 'Hey, yall! It's one of dem flowers!' "
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