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Post by pegasus on Jun 9, 2013 9:44:45 GMT -7
National Flag Week Good afternoon my friends So far it's been a nice spring day with temps in the low 70s, sunshine and blue skies. I hope it stays that way for a few days. I've had enoug hrain for now,thank you. The Triple Crown races are over for another year and a different horse won each one. Yesterday's Belmont Stakes was won by Palace Malice (Orb came in 2nd). So there is no clear 3-year-old champion which could make the Travers Stakes at NY's Saratoga Rasetrack in August particularly interesting.
The French Open mens champion for the unprecedented 3rd time is Rafael Nadal. Ho hum!! In three straight sets. Thought for Today: "I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day." --James Joyce (1882-1941) Irish novelist,
Wild rose in memory of Sparkle
I hope you are all having a superlicious Sunday!!
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Post by pegasus on Jun 11, 2013 7:43:27 GMT -7
Corn on the Cob Day Good morning my friends More rain!! Enough already or the whole east coast is going to float out to sea!! So this week it's golf's time in the sun (hopefully not rain) with the US Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. Let's hope that the rain will finally leave the East Coast and the Open can ge played without threats of flooded greens. One thing unique to this historic course (built in 1912) is there are no flags on the holes but wicker baskets. There's even a rule for having your ball land in one. You get to place it on the lip of the hole without a penalty stroke. Merion has held 18 United States Golf Association (USGA) championship tournaments, more than any other course, beginning in 1904 with the US Women's Amateur Championship. Bobby Jones won his first US Amateur in 1924 at Merion and in 1930 won the US Men's Amateur there for his "Grand Slam".Then in 1950, Merion's US Open was the site of Ben Hogan's comeback, 16 months after the head-on collision that almost finished his golf career. What a history for a golf course. I'll be interested to see how today's players do.
Thought for Today: "The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have." --Vince Lombardi} (1913-1970) football coach (Green Bay Packers, Washington redskins)
Daylilies in the memory of Sparkle
Have a tumult-free Tuesday
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Post by pegasus on Jun 14, 2013 12:19:22 GMT -7
FLAG DAY Good afternoon my friends How about that~~ No rain (so far) today. Right now I can see the sunshine and blue skies. I hope it lasts. I'm beginning to think that we should treat texting while driving like we now do drunk driving with the same harsh penalties. There are too many accidents causing permanent injuryies or even death. It's time to take steps to stop this dangerous behavior.
Thought for Today: "Friendships are discovered rather than made." --Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) (American author of the anti-slavery novel
Carthusian pink - Lat. Dianthus carthusianorumin - in memory of Sparkle
TGIF everyone.
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Post by pegasus on Jun 16, 2013 5:57:57 GMT -7
FATHER'S DAY Good morning my friends Right now it's only overcast but the rain is on it's way. Just what we need NOT. Maybe if we all went outside and blew real hard towards the west we could divert it? <<sigh>> So today we'll find out if Phil Mickelson can become the "groom" instead of the "best man" for the 6th time. He's wound up leading the US Open for three days, but the important one is today. I really hope he makes it - after all it IS his 43rd birthday.
Now it's back to my book, Rita Mae Brown's (& Snieaky Pie Brown, her cat) The Big Cat Nap. See you tomorrow. Thought for Today: "Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art." --Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American poet, lecturer and essayist,
a bright pink nicole eiaw in memory of Sparkle
Have a satisfying Sunday
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Post by pegasus on Jun 18, 2013 11:25:28 GMT -7
International Sushi Day Good afternoon my friends It's partly cloudy this afternoon but pleasant. Any day that I don't have to use the a/c I appresiate. Later this week they're predicting temps in the high 80s!! The FBI is searching an overgrown field in suburban Detroit for Jimmy Hoffa's body. It's been 38 years since he disappeared and they are still trying to find his body. What a waste of time and money. Maybe he'll turn up some day like the Boston mobster who's now on trial for multiple murders, but until then, let's stop these periodic efforts in futility. Time to get back to my book. I should have it finished by this evening and can start Margaret Truman's Murder at the Ford Theatr. Thought for Today: "Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you." --Roger Ebert (1942-2013) American movie critic, lecturer and writer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for film criticism in 2003
Blueberry bliss bearded iris
I hope you are having a tussle-free Tuesday
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Post by pegasus on Jun 21, 2013 9:50:51 GMT -7
Take Your Dog To Work Day Good afternoon my friends Summer has officially arrived and today's temps are supposed to reach into the 80s. So it's looks like the a/c will be coming on soon. The NBA finals are over and the Miami Heat won. I would rather have seen San Antonia win, but deep down really don't care. Except, I don't like the Miami Heat 3-star group. The Stanley Cup finals are tied 2-2 with game 5 back in Chicago Saturday. So far, this has been a nail-biting series and I love it!! Now it's time to get back to my book. If I could only figure out how to persuade Tuxy that she doesn't have to read it with me!! Thought for Today: "A book is a gift you can open again and again." --Garrison Keillor (b.1942) American writer and broadcaster (A Prairie Home Companion.)
Greek anemone in memory of Sparkle
TGIF everyone
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Post by pegasus on Jun 23, 2013 11:49:11 GMT -7
Pink Flamingo Day Good afternoon my friends It is definitely warmer today and the a/c has been going since about 10 a.m. <<sigh>>: Hopefully, I can turn it off around 6 p.m. It's started to thunder and it's gotten seriously overcast outside. I wouldn't mind the storm if it meant the temps would drop, but according to the foecast, we're due for temps in the mid to high 80s all week. Just whaat we need - NOT - high heat and high humidity!! It's back to my book time. Thought for Today: "You don't tell the quality of a master by the size of his crowds." --Richard Bach (b.1936) American writer {Jonathan Livingston Seagull)
Blueberry fair Siberian iris
I hope you have had a sweet Sunday
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Post by pegasus on Jun 26, 2013 8:03:57 GMT -7
National Canoe Day Good morning my friends And the heat goes on and on and on......<<sigh>> And the beginning rounds of Wimbledon go on. On the women's side, Azarenko has had to withdraw due to the injury she sustained on the first day of the tournament. There has been more slippin' and slidin' at Wimbledon than usual and several players have had to withdraw because of injuries. I don't know what is different about this year, but I hope that conditions improve before more top ranked players are injured. Today the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has been ruled unconstitutional. DOMA had denied federal benefits to gay couples who are legally married in their states, including Social Security survivor benefits, immigration rights and family leave, It also declined to rule on California's Prop 8, meaning same-sex marriage will be legal again in that state. It is a major victory day for gay rights activists and for those who believe that all people have the right to love whomever they choose.
Thought for Today: "You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings." --Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) 1938 Nobel Prize-winning American author (The Good Earth)
Blueberry filly bearded iris
Have a witty Wednesday
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Post by pegasus on Jun 28, 2013 9:25:24 GMT -7
Women's Golf Month Good afternoon my friends Things are back to more normal for June with the temps dropping back into the 70s and occasional showers. It's a little muggy but otherwise comfortable today. Winbledon is now going into its third round of competition. I'm not sure if there is anyone left on the women's side that can beat Serena, but I'm rooting for Sloane Stephens to make it at le ast to the semi-finals as the next US women's star. Unfortunately, no American men have made it past the first two rounds. Our two top men were injured and the rest fizzled. With Federer and Nadal both out, it opens it up for others to succeed, but I think it will still come down to Djoko and Murray. Tomorrow the 21-day Tour de France begins. I refuse to comment any more on the lack of institutional responsibility by the Republicans in Congress, especially the House. The Senate has passed an immigration reform act but the word is that it won't even be brought up for a vote in the House. And add to that boondoggle, the lack of action on student loans that will double their current interest rate. It is a shameful lack of governmental responsibility on behalf of the Republicans and I'm sick of it. Thought for Today:: "For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else." --Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American Transcendentalist poet, lecturer and essayist,
Blueberry parfait bearded iris
Have a fantastic TGIF
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Post by pegasus on Jul 1, 2013 11:47:27 GMT -7
National Hot Dog Month Good afternoon my friends It's been lightly raining off and on allday with temps around 68F. I wish I could send some of this rain to Arizona where 19 firefighters have died fighting the wildfires there. I can't even imagine what if must be like to fight wildfires where the temp by itself is over 100F. Well, Winbledon's next upset has occurred - defending champion Serena Williams has lost to Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 in the fourth round. This ends Williams' career-best 34-match winning streak.
In the meantime, Andy Murray beat Tommy Haas of Germany, age 35, to reach the quarter-finals.
The Tour de France ended its 3-day beginning on the island of Corsica (the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte) uneventfully. Tomorrow begins the actual tour of France . So far, no evident winner has emerged. The first day on French soil with be the team time trial. All 9-members of each team ride together in t timed race against the other teams. The 5th team member's time is used as the team's official time. Should be a fun show!! Thought for Today: "The most dangerous of all falsehoods is a slightly distorted truth" --Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799) German physics professor and scientist
Yellow-orange rose in memory of Sparkle
Have a memorable MOnday everyone
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Post by whocanibe on Jul 3, 2013 23:04:56 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Jul 4, 2013 9:12:48 GMT -7
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Good afternoon my friends Humid and warm today with possible thunderstorms later. The temp has reached 80 with 76% humidity. Definitely a/c time!! Thought for Today: "Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you" --Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864 - born on July 4th) American master of the allegorical and symbolic tale (The Scarlet Letter) and one of the greatest fiction writers in American literature.
Blueberry tart dwarf bearded iris
I hope you have a fun-loving 4th of July!!
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Post by pegasus on Jul 8, 2013 11:08:22 GMT -7
Video Games Day Good afternoon my friends Another warm and muggy day, slightly cooler so I don't need to run the a/c all the time, just my two fans. The 77-year drought is over. A Brit male has won Wimbledon and now Andy Murray is the curren Wimbledon and US Oprn champ as well as the Olympic gold medalist. Now will that be enough to make him #1 in the world? Am I the only one who is sick and tired of the news media's obsession with televising trials? It all started with O.J. Simpson and now it's Zimmerman. It's bad enough to be subjected to sound bites from the trials that have absolutely no bearing on anyone's life except those involved. When I turn on the news, that's what I want to see - wildfires burning out west, SF plane crash, riots in Egypt, civil war in Syria, etc. No wonder people are turning more and more to the internet for news. Thought for Today: "Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us." --G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936) English author
Blue crusader bearded iris
I hope you're having a matchless Monday
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Post by pegasus on Jul 10, 2013 9:02:59 GMT -7
Teddy Bears' Picnic Day Good afternoon my friends Another warm and muggy day. The forecast is for the arrival of a cold front that will lower the temps to highs in the 70s for a couple of days before ascending to the 80s once again. The Tour de France is in a lull right now doing time trials. The current overall leader has turned in the 2nd best time out of 186 riders and gained at least a minute on his nearest competition, which gives him a cushion of a little over 3 min. Tomorrow it's back to the sprinter stages, which don't affect the overall tour winner that is determined by the mountain stages.Chris Frome took the yellow jersey in the Pyrenees and will continue wearing it unless someone beats him out in the coming Alpine stages. The inner of the time trials? Tony Martin, the world champion time trailer, who is from Germany, believe it or not. I see that the feds are ready to level a $3 million fine on a debt collection agency for their harassment tactics. It's about time. I've had debt collection agencies call me looking for someone I've never heard of and being fairly nasty when I tell them so. The smileys are back!! Thought for Today: "You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist." --Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German classical scholar, philosopher and critic of culture
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Have a whopper of a Wednesday
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Post by pegasus on Jul 12, 2013 10:48:46 GMT -7
Collector Car Appreciation Day Good afternoon my friends It's another pleasant summer day but the forecast says that will be changing and the high heat will be arriving tomorrow probably. I've had two days without using the a/c and I'm getting spoiled!! Stage 13 from Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond was won by sprinter-master Mark Cavendish, his 25th stage victory in a Tour de France, incidentally becoming the only sprinter to win that many single stages in the history of the race. Today's race was controlled by crosswinds across the flat plains of the countryside that split the tour into separate groups, including one behind the winning group that contained yesterday's sprint winner of 3 stages this year, Marcel Kittel.
Thought for Today: "Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it." --Bill Cosby American actor, comedian and producer (b.1937)
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TGIF everyone
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