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PHOTOS POST # 28 - QUOTES AND WORDS TO LIVE BY, OR NOT!

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:43:00 GMT

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE QUOTE? DOES IT HAVE A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR YOU?Since my teenage years I have utilized quotes from my favorite authors, characters, historical figures,the Bible... to apply to whatever situation at hand. Sometimes a quote serves as an admonition, sometimes as advice, sometimes to emphasize or support an idea... And sometimes the quote serves as a precept to live by. I have several favorite quotes, but the one that I give as advice to youn...
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Favorite Poems

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:02:00 GMT

PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS FOR EVERYONE AT FORT HOOD.Robert Frost (1874–1963). Mountain Interval. 1920. The Road Not Taken TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there...
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Seasonal Recipe

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:39:00 GMT

http://www.italiannotebook.com/food-wine/zucca/http://www.italiannotebook.com/The article on the ZUCCA comes from ITALIAN NOTEBOOK.COM October 9, 2009Use Your ZuccaAutumn is approaching. The nights are cooling, the leaves are falling, and the zucca (pumpkin) is on the vine.Besides referring to the whole world of orange, yellow and striped squashes now becoming available, be aware that zucca also means your noggin! However, it is not very complimentary to tell someon...
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MORE RAIN, THIRD DAY

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:37:00 GMT

Monument in Genoa, ItalyInformation on Columbus was obtained fro: http://columbus.vanderkrogt.net/index.phpOn October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus set foot upon one of the Bahamas. The Age of Discovery had begun. Columbus became a metaphor for discovery, adventure, bravery, daring and perseverance. He set into motion a series of historical events that resulted in an entirely new world. The first monument for Columbus was erected on the occasion of the 300th ann...
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Natural Disasters And Ancestors

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:46:00 GMT

THOUGHTS AND FAMILY HISTORY I am saddened about the recent events in Messina caused by the October 2, 2009 mudslides, tornado, and floods. Unfortunately Messina has a history of incredible and devastating disasters such as the earthquake that occurred in the early morning of December 28, 1908. Within minutes the earthquake was followed by a 40 feet Tsunami. Ninety one percent of the structures in Messina were destroyed, and over 100,000 out of 150,000 residents ...
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