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Post by pegasus on May 16, 2013 8:16:37 GMT -7
Biographer's Day Good morning my friends The day looks to be a good one with sunshine all the way and temps in the lowers 70s. And the lilacs are blooming everywhere!! This is not one of my better days. I had a hard time sleeping last night because of my toe. The vinegar soak hurt and kept on hurting. So I don't think I'll be around too much today. Thought for Today: "Today the real test of power is not capacity to make war but the capacity to prevent it." --Anne O'Hare McCormick (1882-1954) journalist,
Winter cherry in memory of Sparkle
Have a thankful Thursday
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Post by whocanibe on May 16, 2013 23:15:22 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on May 18, 2013 8:20:55 GMT -7
National Safe Boating Week Good afternoon my friends Another fine May day, a little cooler than yesterday when the temps reached the upper 70s. Another perfection. It's Preakness Day - the 2nd race in the Triple Crown of American horse racing. I'll be pulling for the Kentucky Derby winner Orb to win of course, because there's nothing like watching the final leg of the three races, the Belmont in NYC, with the possiblitiy of the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years (1978 Affurned). The excitement is exhilerating!! Go Orb!!!!
Two commuter trains have collided in Connecticut with 60 injured, five critically. On top of the destruction of the tornadoes and ferilizer plant explosion in Texas and the Boston bombing. What's next?
In the meantime, the shootings continue. Now an 82-year-old grandfather is accused of shooting to death his son, age 59, and grandson, 23, in their home in Texas. In the meantime, the NRA is making plans to target gun control lawmakers. Aaaarrrgggghhhh Thought for Today: "The future starts today, not tomorrow." ----Pope John Paul II (1920-2005) Polish-born Roman Catholic Pope.
Meadow flowers in memory of Sparkle
I hope you all have a stupendous Saturday.Especially FS and your granddaughters!!
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Post by whocanibe on May 18, 2013 22:52:57 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on May 20, 2013 5:57:22 GMT -7
Pick Strawberries Day Good morning my friends Another nice summery day, sunny with plenty of blue skies. We may hit the 80s today. That's a little rare for May. The New York sports world is having a downer. The Knicks and Rangers have been eliminated from their playoffs (NBA & NHL) and the Belmont Stakes doesn't have a possible Triple Crown winner. The Mets are almost unwatchable, so everything hangs on the Yankees. Luckily, they seem to be rolling along no matter how many players get njured. It says a lot for their farm system and the baseball acumen of the Yankee general manager, Brian Cashman, in picking up other team's has-beens who instantly play like they did in their heydays. And the killing goes on. 5 died and 18 were wounded over the weekend in Chicago. In one incident, shots were fired into a group of people, striking a women in the head, a woman in the wrist and a man in the back. And still nothing is done to try and control the gun violence inthis country. That in itself is a crime....
Thought for Today: "The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing itβ --John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) English ethical theorist, philosopher (Utilitarianism) and economist
Christmas rose in memory of Sparkle
Happy Monday everyone, if that's not an oxymoron!!
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Post by pegasus on May 24, 2013 8:07:23 GMT -7
Lucky Penny Day Good afternoon my friends Rain, rain, rain, all day long. Ah well, I shouldn't complain since a lot of this dountry isn't getting enough. <<sigh>> They are forecasting possible snow on Memorial Day?? Global warming may not be here but climate change? Definitely, and for the worse. We dodged a bullet yesterday with the collapse of the interstate bridge span in Washington state. I-5 is the main freeway that runs up and down the West Coast between the Canadian and Mexican borders, and traffic was significantly backed up in both directions overnight, but thankfully no one was badly hurt when the bridge collapsed.
Thought for Today: "Liberty is always dangerous, but it is the safest thing we have." --Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969) American clergyman
Azaalea in memory of Sparkle
TGIF everyone!!
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Post by pegasus on May 26, 2013 7:05:10 GMT -7
Hurricane Preparedness Week Good morning my friends The sun is out today but the temps aren't much higher - sweater weather with the wind keeping things cool. A nice spring day all around. Happy Memorial Day weekend from the home of Memorial Day, Waterloo, NY. We had our fireworks last night although it was almost too cold to stand and watch them. There are lots more actvities going on today and tomorrow and then another celebration on the old Memorial Day later in the week. Part of the celebrations every year is a display on the main street (it's a four-lane highway with parking lanes on each side) of classic cars. It's fun to go by and see cars that I can remember from when I was a kid.
1952 Studebaker like the one on which I learned to drive. And there usually is a handful of cars even older than that!!!
It's French Open time with its red clay courts. Today when I say red clay, I think of Moore, OK and the stuff that Moore is built on. Strannge that it's used for tennis in France where it causes problems for American tennis players. So far both Serena Williams and Roger Federer have had easy matches. Andy Murray isn't playing in the tournament because of a bad back. That's a real shame, but he wants to be ready to play Wimbledon and the US Open so I guess I can't blame him.
Thought for Today: "So long as little children are allowed to suffer, there is no true love in this world.β --Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) American dancer, best known as one of the founders of modern dance.
White storm in memory of Sparkle
I hope you all are having an equally sunny Sunday
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Post by whocanibe on May 27, 2013 22:56:08 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on May 28, 2013 8:11:55 GMT -7
Sierra Club Day Good afternoon my friends It's raining so of course it's gloomy and depressing. I keep telling myself that the rain is necessary, so grin and bear it. <<sigh>> Rain has caused the French Open to shut down for the day. I think that all the 4 Grand Slam tournaments should have their center court covered with a retractable roof, like the Wimbledon and Australian Open do. At least with those, some matches can continue and with lights, late into the night. I know the roofs are expensive, but I would think in the long run, they'd pay for themselves. JMO I see that the California wildfire season has started once again. They've had to evacuate 4,000 residents and campers out of the mountains of Santa Brabra County after a fire near a campsite in the Las Padres National Forest, fanned by 20 mph winds. Here we go again!! Thought for Today: "Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though t'were his own." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German playwright, poet, novelist and dramatist.
Corn poppies in memory of Sparkle
I hope you have a tasty Tuesday
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Post by pegasus on May 30, 2013 8:33:09 GMT -7
Water a Flower Day Good morning my friends It's somewhat cloudy so far today, so maybe it won't get as warm as forecasted (high 80s) and be more comfortable. But the rain is supposed to be over for the time being. I don't mind rain but yesterday a thunderstorm temporarily knocked out the power for a few minutes. French Open: So far the top three men (Federer, Nadal, Djokovich) have all had fairly easy matches as has Serena Williams on the woman's side. One thing - the American contingent has been pretty successful so far. American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, seeded 67th, just beat former French Open champ Li Na, seeded 6th, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to become the 4th US woman to reach the 3rd round. She joined No. 16 Sloane Stephens who beat fellow American Vania King 6-1, 6-3 and No. 29 Varvara Lepchenko, who defeatd Elina Svitolina 7-6 (5), 6-1. Of course, they all joined Serena Williams for the next round. . The crazies are at it again. Two possibly ricin letters were sent to Mayor Bloomberg of New York and to the lobbyist group he heads, Mayors Against Guns. A third threat-laden anti-gun control letter was sent to Pres.Obama. And a teenager in Oregon has been arrested after allegedly plotting a bomb attack on his high school. Six bombs were lound in a secret compartment in his bedroom, consisting of pipe bombs, a Drano bomb, a napalm bomb and Molotov cocktails. At least he was caught before doing anything. There's less chance with the letters, unfortunately. . Thought for Today: "The freedom of all is essential to my freedom.β --Mikhail Bakunin (1814-1876) Russian anarchist philosopher
Midday flower in memory of Sparkle
Have a thoughtful Thursday
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Post by whocanibe on Jun 2, 2013 14:48:46 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Jun 3, 2013 10:06:07 GMT -7
National Leave the Office Earlier Day Good afternoon my friends Thank goodness it's cooled off!! It looks to be a beautidul spring day with fluffy white clouds, blues skies and sun. Temps in the 60s. French Open and all the usual suspects have made it to the quarter finals. I'm finding this to be somewhat boring. Serena and Sharapova seem to be on track to play each other in the final on the woman's side and Nadal/Djoko vs Federer on the men's. Ho hum. Time to get back to my reading. Thought for Today: "It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time." --Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and lWorld War II leader
Wildflowers in memory of Sparkle
Have a merciful Monday everyone
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Post by whocanibe on Jun 4, 2013 22:56:43 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Jun 5, 2013 8:12:01 GMT -7
45th anniversarry of the death of Robert F. Kennedy Good morning my friends So far it's a nice spring day but it's gradually becoming cloudier. Rain's in the forecast. Ah well, it's still nice now. It's hard to believe that it's been 45 years since Bobby Kennedy was shot to death. I remember watching the whole thing in disbelief on TV. Who would be next? George Wallace, the die-hard Southern governor and anti-black Alabamian had also been shot and paralyzed. All of a sudden politics had become life-threatening. Between the rising anti-Vietnam demonstrations, civil rights demands, it seemed like the country was being torn apart. But we did survive and it gives me some hope that we can survive the current governmental crisis too.
Now it's time to go back to my book. See you later.Muah!! Thought for Today: "I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good." --Adam Smith (1723-1790) Scottish philosopher and economist
Golden poppy iin memory of Sparkle
Have a whopping good Wednesday
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Post by pegasus on Jun 7, 2013 7:09:12 GMT -7
National Dairy Month Good morning my friends It's overcast and gloomy today but that's better than the 1 1/2 in of water that fell on us yesterday causing flash floods on various roads in the area. (The warnings are in effect until 10:rt a.m. this morning). Well, the Nadal-Djokovich match is going on and it looks like Nadal is going to win. Bummer!! I was hoping Djoko would beat him. The second match will be Spain's Ferrar vs. France's Tsonga. I wonder who the crowd will root for, hmmmm? I saw that the Chinese hacked the Obama and McCain campaign's. Why? That makes no sense to me. What were they hoping to find? I hope they had more fun doing that than I did listening to it. Thought for Today: "I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try." --Nikki Giovanni (b.1943) (African-American poet
Clematis President in memory of Sparkle
It's TGIF time!!
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