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Post by Siren on Nov 19, 2013 21:03:34 GMT -6
Ah, I see - what you referred to as high-waisted, I would call normal-waisted. But they are high-waisted compared to low-rise ones you mentioned. I look terrible in those! They strike me right where my belly is biggest. So, they're uncomfortable AND unflattering.
Yes, my mom and my friend's mom did know each other in school. They attended the same small school I did. And my friend and I both attended the small university in my hometown. Still, it's a neat coincidence.
Honestly, I had never heard of Lessing, either. But from what I gather, "The Golden Notebook" was an important book to feminists, and was heavy reading - the kind you once said has to be savored.
As for Willa Cather, I really loved "My Antonia" and "O Pioneers". There was a passage in "O Pioneers" - where Alexandra comes upon a tragic scene involving her brother - that was so beautiful and sad, it moved me to tears, literally. But that was many years ago. And like a film I mentioned in another thread, I might feel differently of those books now if I read them at my current stage in life. I need to read them again.
I first came across Willa Cather in a list of suggested books in a high school history book. That was also how I first came to read "The Jungle".
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Post by Phalon on Nov 20, 2013 5:30:41 GMT -6
I agree! Not to mention, you cannot have anything in the way, shape, or form of hips and wear them without looking like you are ALL hips.
Those are the two that the used book store man suggested, and they had multiple copies of each. If I ever actually read anything by Cather, most likely it'll be either of those. I've still got a ton of books at home here to keep me busy for a long, long time though.
I took a walk on the beach the other day to do a bit of beach combing. It was in the morning, but not early, not too cold and not unbearably windy although it was quite noisy with waves crashing ashore - quite beautiful and exhilarating to be out there. I couldn't believe I was the only one - not another soul as far as I could see in either direction. My mission was to get rocks and stones, and I had to walk a mile or so to where the beach gets rocky. The only footprints I saw were my own; the wind had wiped away all footprints in the sand of those that might have been there prior. It reminded me of a quote that is something like 'footprints on the sands of time aren't made by sitting around'. When I got home I drilled and found this variation that made me laugh:
You can’t leave footprints in the sands of time if you are sitting on you butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time! ~ Bob Moawad
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Post by Phalon on Jan 8, 2014 9:29:57 GMT -6
With much of the country experiencing winter storms, and being stuck in the arctic vortex, this seems like an appropriate quote, either disparaging or beautiful, depending on how you look at it:
"The snow itself is lonely, or if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only." ~ Joseph Wood Krutch, 20th-century American naturalist and author.
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Post by Phalon on Jan 12, 2014 8:59:13 GMT -6
"Nothing is more beautiful than potential."
What a great line! It's from a Sherwin-Williams paints magazine ad which depicts an all-white room with swirls of color emerging from behind a closed white window blind. It makes a striking advertisement, but the statement says so much more....
An artist with a fresh canvas, a writer with a blank screen, a gardener and a plot of tilled soil, parents gazing at their new born child...and any idea or goal that someone sets out to accomplish.
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Post by Siren on Jan 16, 2014 22:10:17 GMT -6
That's interesting. I think the beautiful thing about potential, "what might be", is the worst part of "what might have been" - you can imagine anything you want.
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Post by Siren on Mar 7, 2014 0:06:06 GMT -6
What. A. Woman. In honor of Women's History Month, a thought from suffragette Inez Milholland, Vassar graduate, attorney (graduating NYU school of law in 1912!): "Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty?" - said to be Milholland's last public words. She collapsed while giving a speech for women's rights, and died a month later. You really should read about her. vcencyclopedia.vassar.edu/alumni/inez-milholland.html
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Post by stepper on Mar 7, 2014 19:35:07 GMT -6
I have utilized those exact words Siren! It was in a slightly different context though.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 9, 2014 9:10:15 GMT -6
What a great article, Siren - thanks for posting the link. I love Women's History Month (or any history month), because all these amazing, committed people of the past that you may have never knew of come to the forefront for a time.
Interesting that, over a hundred years prior to Inez Milholland, one of our earliest First Ladies was pushing for the same ideals.
"If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to forment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation." ~ Abigail Adams
As John Adams was hashing out the details of the Declaration of Independence with the other forefathers, his wife's vision of independence included equality for all people, regardless of race or sex. Her vision was too progressive for the time, and though through much of his career John Adams turned to Abigail for political advice, this time the advice was ignored. She continued throughout her life to be an advocate of women's rights, particularly property rights and the right for women's education.
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Post by Phalon on May 21, 2014 6:07:57 GMT -6
We are human;we have thumbs. Use them. ~ LX, watching me laboriously try to use one finger to type on an iPad.
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Post by stepper on May 21, 2014 17:28:59 GMT -6
LOL! That sounds like a fun blog story - or part of one.
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” ― Marilyn Monroe
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Post by Phalon on May 29, 2014 6:11:03 GMT -6
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Post by stepper on Jun 12, 2014 22:15:35 GMT -6
"A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right, and evil doesn't become good just because it's accepted by a majority." Author unknown
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Post by Phalon on Aug 15, 2014 4:47:53 GMT -6
Out of all the 'Best of Robin Williams' pages that have surfaced since his death a few days ago, this is the quote of his that I like best; it made me giggle out loud. It's just so off-the-wall though it probably wasn't in the context of whatever conversation it was first said. Maybe. Who knows.
"I don't do well with snakes and I can't dance." ~ Robin Williams
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Post by stepper on Aug 15, 2014 6:36:16 GMT -6
I have a couple quotes from Good Morning Vietnam I remember when I think about his routines...
"You know, you're very beautiful. You're also very quiet. And I'm not used to girls being that quiet unless they're medicated. Normally I go out with girls who talk so much you could hook them up to a wind turbine and they could power a small New Hampshire town."
'Talkin' out in the field. Hi, what's your name? "My name's Bob Fliber!" Bob, what do you do? "I'm in artillery!" Thank you, Bob. Can we play anything for you? "Anything! Just play it loud, OK?!"'
And I liked his "Elmer Fudd does Bruce Springsteen" too!
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Post by Phalon on Dec 1, 2014 10:26:59 GMT -6
In a novel I'm reading, the following was presented as a quote:
"One of the two is almost always a prevailing tendency of every author: it is either not to say some things which certainly should be said, or to say many things which did not need to be said." ~ Friedrich von Schlegel from Aphorisms from the Lyceum
Ok, so I had to look up "aphorisms" (a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion) and "lyceum" (a hall in which public lectures, concerts, and similar programs are presented, or an association providing the same). And while I was at it, I drilled Friedrich von Schlegel; he was a German philosopher, critic, and writer in the early 1800s).
The quote, I believe, not only pertains to authors (while it most certainly pertains to those in today's media), but it's a good bit of advice to keep in mind during any conversation.
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Post by stepper on Dec 1, 2014 20:32:50 GMT -6
I'm sure my active duty shot record had something about an anti-viral covering that - it was right next to cholera and the plague.
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Post by Phalon on Feb 24, 2015 7:53:13 GMT -6
"You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." ~ Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit
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Post by Phalon on Feb 28, 2015 7:26:14 GMT -6
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory." ~ Leonard Nimoy, in a Tweet February 23rd.
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Post by stepper on Feb 28, 2015 14:13:32 GMT -6
He had quite a career didn't he. I didn't know he directed Three Men And A Baby until they started talking about his directorial credits.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 1, 2015 8:13:58 GMT -6
He was an interesting guy. I didn't watch Star Trek - I've only seen one episode of the T.V. show that I can remember, and haven't seen any of the movies; it's just not my thing. Everyone though, knows Spock, and that Spock was played by Leonard Nimoy. That's quite an interesting thing; many people remember old television show characters, but can't necessarily name the actor who played that character - it's actually pretty amazing; Star Trek only ran for something like 3 years, right? The only thing (movie or television show) that I watched with Leonard Nimoy was "In Search Of..."; he was the host.
He had a great narrating voice.."'In Search Of...' cameras are traveling the world, seeking out these great mysteries...."
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Post by stepper on Mar 1, 2015 18:17:23 GMT -6
I liked the 'In Search Of' series - but I like that kind of show. I saw something that says William Shatner won't make it to the funeral. He says he agreed to appear at the Red Cross Ball the night before the funeral and he can't get back in time - personally I think he needs to try harder - but it's not a totally unacceptable reason.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 2, 2015 9:10:31 GMT -6
Me too...generally speaking; there seems to be a lot of cr@p on T.V. lately. The Travel Channel has a pretty good one I see occasionally - Mysteries at the Museum. Oh! Remember "You Asked For It?" in the 70s - I was just a kid, but I loved that one!
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Post by stepper on Mar 2, 2015 21:06:36 GMT -6
I like Mysteries - and You Asked For It - I had completely forgotten that one but yes, I watched that one too!
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Post by Phalon on Mar 19, 2015 6:06:19 GMT -6
"A Short History of Medicine:
2000 B.C.: 'Here, eat this root.' 1000 B.C.: 'That root is heathen, say this prayer.' 1850 A.D.: 'That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.' 1940 A.D.: 'That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.' 1985 A.D.: 'That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.' 2000 A.D.: 'That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root.'"
~ Author Unknown
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 29, 2015 0:06:46 GMT -6
That is too funny.
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Post by Phalon on May 20, 2015 6:14:13 GMT -6
You can sometimes tell a lot about a person by how they word things.
"There's only fifteen more get-ups!" ~ BP
Kind of odd phrasing, but I knew she was talking about school - there are only 15 more days left. For a second, I thought "get-ups" referred to "outfits"; like a lot of teenage girls, she takes forever it seems to decide what to wear. But no - "get-ups" in this case was in reference to waking up to an alarm; neither of my children are morning people.
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Post by stepper on May 20, 2015 17:47:52 GMT -6
I was thinking this was going to lead into another Good Will Shopping Store story until you explained. "only fifteen" And I remember that being a thing to be excited about. I was never a fan of school - and the only worse than going was getting up early in the day to go to school. It was like having to take yourself to executioners.
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Post by Phalon on Aug 20, 2015 6:10:38 GMT -6
Saw this on a t-shirt the other day...
Apathy. I could take it or leave it.
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Post by Phalon on Dec 13, 2015 7:23:41 GMT -6
Yesterday, Hubs got the package from his brother that he's been waiting for all week - Clemson University football gear. They are the ACC champions this year, and are ranked number one in the country. Hubs grew up near Clemson; he ate, slept, and breathed Tigers football as a kid. He bled orange. Clemson "owns" the color orange - it's been branded by the university.
So he's out strutting around in the yard in his new Clemson 2015 ACC Champions hat and t-shirt, waving a bright orange Clemson flag in front of the neighbors; they have a big college football rivalry thing going on.
BP looks out the window.
"Why is Dad standing in the front yard, dressed like a traffic cone?"
Sarcasm. I understand completely.
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Post by stepper on Dec 13, 2015 12:02:43 GMT -6
I've never been a big fan of football, except that one of the people who used to work in the office was an overly zealous Cowboys fan - he won contests for trivia and a TV sponsored thing as the biggest fan in the area - they paid for him to visit spring practice in California. Even when they lost, he'd find something to try to brag about. To this day, who ever is playing against the Cowboys is my favorite team of the week. I don't watch college games at all - they're minor league games teaching players to get ready for the bigs. I only watch the Super Bowl, and I don't always watch that. Something better like the weather, or the kitten bowl, or Heidi, might be on. The Texas Longhorns use Burnt Orange and they pretty much 'own' orange down here. Except for the past couple years it's more like they've owned the "burnt" part. A sign near my office... Im a pogramar Iam a programer I'm a programor I write code I wish I'd thought that one up.
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