Charly's comments
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Charly's comments from the Terminalcoffee group.
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To me it was an excellent picture of the era, and I think of a time when books were a primary source of entertainment. Multi-level love story, which i really enjoyed.
Golf will be interesting with so much international talent. The format will make or break it as an Olympic event
Back in the 60's an Ethiopian named Abebe Bakila (probably mis-spelled) won the Olympic marathon running bare foot. He might have done it twice.
So you're going to put that out there and not identify your team?
Ranger fan here, dates back to when they had their farm club in Providence. Like this club and mini-youth movement. The new sports model rebuild on the fly. Except for the days of the Park-Ratelle Espo switch the Boston-NY thing doesn't seem to be quite the same intensity as the others. Perhaps its the Ice cooling things down.Just an observation, I don't think any sport saw the benefit of HD tv as much as hockey.
In fact like many of his works Christmas Carol too is about the development of a character, in this case perhaps a complete reworking of a character. I don't believe there is much religious overtone in any of the "Christmas Books". However there are at times references to miracles, which if I am not mistaken fall to many religions.Sarah the nice thing is the "Christmas Books" are short and you do not have to invest a lifetime in them.
Oct 06, 2009 08:34PM
It is really easy to find a way to do a little kindness. Holding a door for someone with their arms full may not seem like much effort but it may be just that little boost of energy for the person to make the rest of their day better.and you may find the kindness thing is somewhat addictive,in part because you feel good at the end of the day as well.
Please excuse me for going back to the thread for a moment, however Sarah there may be a good way to get a feel for Dickens as the holiday season approaches by reading my all time favorite book, A Christmas Carol...or one of his other Christmas Stories.
Oct 05, 2009 08:25PM
I was at Gillette Stadium yesterday for the Patriot's Game and at half time I was in line behind a young man who ordered two sodas. The tab was $8.00 but he only had $7.00. I reached over his shoulder and gave him the dollar which i think kind of shocked him, he sort of mumbled a thank you and was gone.What followed was the really nice part, because the clerk at the cash register then thanked me for making her day by my little act of kindness. I thanked her for sharing her smile and we all felt a little better.
Oct 02, 2009 08:34PM
I work in retail and we often have a day from hell and when a coworker who has made a strong effort that day I make a point of thanking them for a good day.
I also make a point of thanking people for a smile. Its so simple and sincere because a smiling person makes me feel better, especially if its been one of those days.
I drive a Hyundai Elantra, as does my wife. We really enjoy them.
Isn't simply a typo?
Hate and love are two words that should be used with equal caution as the emotions they represent. both of the emotions are too pure to be used lightly. I try not to use either casually. I don't think you could love or hate a thing. I have often said I think they are the obverse sides of a single coin and I don't think you can hate someone you couldn't love.
Played baseball and basketball in CYO until high school where it was apparent that I was too small to continue there...I turned to running and ran competitively for seven years in HS and college.I think the discipline it takes to perform to your best in any endeavor whether it is sports, arts or any special talent, builds the person we become.
For me there is a thing called "the runner's mentality". In short it is that regardless of how well you ran you should be able to find something you could have done better, and never, never, never settle for anything less than your best effort.
I took this mentality into my professional life and it has served me well.
As has been said in various ways before let the child find the activity whether is is sport or any other interest, and then encourage them to be the very best they can be at what they do.
I think lowering one's expectations may enable a perception of happiness but it does not match the happiness of attaining an expected goal or striving to settle for nothing less than your best.
Well, I don't know about anyone else but I don't think we can play it too much. there is nothing like standing in a stadium with thousands of people singing the national anthem.
HappY Birthday Jackie. How is it that a day of such national merit is not pre-printed on my calendar. Must try a different company next year.
Such as orange and black? Your Oriole's are in Fenway tonight and they have black shirts on with orange lettering. seems like October.
I think smokers should feel free to do so in the privacy of their own homes. Beyond that I think they should have to be at least 50 feet from the door of any building. Isn't it great to enjoy a nice meal in a smoke free restaurant and then have to choke your way through a bunch of smokers just outside the door on your way out?
I agree with Sue. If you happen to get to a thread say 15 posts in you almost get the feeling you are interrupting a private conversation if you happen to speak to the original question or thought. Is that driving people away? Very possible.
