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Croissants, Coffee & Tea -- Part the Eighth
MadgeUK wrote: "I thought y'all might like to see these photos of Kate playing hockey yesterday at her old school, maybe the last time she will be so active for awhile:-http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/art...-..."
In 4" heels?
MadgeUK wrote: "I thought y'all might like to see these photos of Kate playing hockey yesterday at her old school, maybe the last time she will be so active for awhile:-http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/art...-..."
Fun links! Thx! We had been seeing those heels on the astro turf here last week, including videos, but these were more extensive. I enjoyed the family album baby pictures.
Knowing what we do now, she reminded me of still skiing at less than two months before delivery. So sorry that Kate's months ahead, at least the next few weeks, may be more difficult. I see the afternoon newspaper speculations about her condition being more frequent with a multiple birth pregnancy. (What a media frenzy!)
One of Murdoch's rags? I don't have the same live links, probably because they update the pages several times a day, but I found a book-length article on her every breath:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/artic...
History is repeating itslf. This woman will never have a private moment the rest of her life, and I'm sure if she were homely, the story would be different. We don't get such articles on Princess Anne; in fact, I didn't know she had remarried until I looked her up on Wikipedia recently.
I'm planningf to send the Daily Mail a blow-by-blow account of my two knee replacemnts, with photos, for their paper.
I use the Daily Mail for such links Rochelle because their photographs are very good and more numerous than in other papers.
Children in Paraguay have created an orchestra from a landfill site!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXynrs...
MadgeUK wrote: "I use the Daily Mail for such links Rochelle because their photographs are very good and more numerous than in other papers."OK.:-)
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Robin, those are really nice. I have this Charles Dickens collection, too. There is also a volume 1 with Oliver Twist, Martin Chuzzlewit, Bleak House, Hard Times, Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friend. I have not watched everything yet, and there are newer BBC adaptations out there, as a lot of these are series from the early 80s or even older, but I love e.g. David Copperfield with Maggie Smith as Miss Betsy. I watched the Old Curiosity Shop and Barnaby Rudge in parallel with our readings and am already looking forward to Martin Chuzzlewit.
I don't have the BBC Dickens collections, but I do have their Jane Austen and George Eliot collections. I do remember Maggie Smith as Aunt Betsey, and she was marvelous (as always)!
Robin wrote: "For all the Dickens fans, I went Christmas shopping and instead bought for myself on sale at the local Barnes & Noble store, a 5 pack of DVDs with BBC versions of Pickwick Papers (the version Madge..."Barnaby Rudge! Lucky you. I've been looking for the film on Netflix or youtube, and no luck.
I thought you all might like this article in Salon.com. Talking about the classics, and how people today read the classics with happy endings rather than the tragic endings.http://www.salon.com/2012/12/01/tyran...
(Thanks to one of the members in the Green Group for finding this.)
I like both, but I have to say that I prefer the happy endings. I do like my Dickens and Austen. And have to read one of Gaskell's novels now after I watched the BBC series for North and South (just loved it!).
Again, I love the tragedies too, but I find myself reading the happy endings more.
Lynnm wrote: "I thought you all might like this article in Salon.com. Talking about the classics, and how people today read the classics with happy endings rather than the tragic endings.http://www.salon.com/..."
I read the artcle, then copied the URL with the intention of showing it to this group. Duh.
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Have you ever read a familiar novel with a sad ending, hoping each time you read it that this time it would end differently?
Rochelle wrote: "Have you ever read a familiar novel with a sad ending, hoping each time you've read it that this time it would end differently? "
Yes, indeed. :-)
The most obvious, Romeo & Juliet. Little Women, I always want Jo and Laurie to get together. Jane Eyre, I don't want Mr. Rochester all a mess at the end. Wuthering Heights, Catherine not to die, and she and Heathcliff get together (even though he is a bad bad bad person). Anna to tell everyone to go sit on it, instead of jumping in front of that train. And many more.
MadgeUK wrote: "I don't do any cooking these days but I will be putting my 3 trees up soon as I love to see Xmas decorations and lights during the dark, SAD inducing, winter months."Has your ankle healed? Can be such a sticky wicket.
Deborah wrote: "I finished my degree through an online program. I have to say I learned more through that than I had in a traditional program. Not only did I learn from my professors, but also from the students ..."Hi Deborah, may I ask what online program you used? Since I'm mostly housebound I'm looking at options to get my brain going again.
Regards.
I've just woken up to the news about the events in Connecticut. My thoughts are with all of those affected. Words can't express how I feel.
Kim wrote: "I've just woken up to the news about the events in Connecticut. My thoughts are with all of those affected. Words can't express how I feel."For me, anger is one. Followed closely by sadness.
My heart goes out to the families who lost children and other loved ones, and also for the poor little children who had to live through such a terrifying experience.
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I used university of Phoenix because it was one of the few available online. I found I could immediately use my studies at work and work for my studies.
Re the school shooting, it was especially hard for me today. My parents moved us to that town when I was in 6th grade because it was such a sleepy safe town. I've spent most of the day in tears wondering about the neighborhood kids who might be involved, and just knowing how that little sleepy town will never be the same.
It is unspeakable what happened yesterday. There are no words to describe how everyone feels.
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I still can't fully wrap my brain around this tragedy; which, unfortunately, has become an all too frequent occurrence in this country. We really need to start a national dialog associated with mental health and access to firearms. In the meantime, Deb, know that my thoughts are with you and all of Connecticut. Cheers! Chris
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I agree completely with the need for a national dialog.
Deborah, I can't wrap my head around it either. So senseless. Those poor children and their parents. The President had it right when he said, "Our hearts are broken."And I agree that there has to be a national debate, but sadly, no one in Washington has the courage to start the dialogue.
It is up to "we the people," who need to stop being the "silent majority" and speak up!
Obama doesn't have to worry about re-election. He's my choice to start.
I heard this reporter on NPR today:http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2...
"No less than 80 percent of the perpetrators in these 61 cases obtained their weapons legally"
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2...
"No less than 80 percent of the perpetrators in these 61 cases obtained..."
How scary is that? Plus these mass shootings have become quite commonplace. I think I heard more than a dozen on year here in the U.S. on average.
Deborah wrote: "Rochelle wrote: "I heard this reporter on NPR today:http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2...
"No less than 80 percent of the perpetrators in these ..."
Not scary enough to get better gun control. It shouldn't be legal to buy assault rifles.
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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2...
"No less than 80 percent of the perpet..."
I couldn't agree more.
Deborah wrote: "Rochelle wrote: "Deborah wrote: "Rochelle wrote: "I heard this reporter on NPR today:http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2...
"No less than 80 perc..."
And every Congressman -woman is afraid of angering the NRA. I know Madge will have trouble relating to this.
So who is the NRA? Or perhaps the question should be: Who are the NRA?
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Christopher wrote: "T'wouldn't it be lovely to consign the NRA and Grover Norquist to some deserted island in the South Atlantic Ocean? Although I'd feel bad for the penguins and walruses."Absolutely!
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I wonder how much the ticket would be if we all chipped in, or maybe we should just send them via pet kennel. It would, after all, be cheaper.
Lily wrote: "So who is the NRA? Or perhaps the question should be: Who are the NRA?"I'm presuming you don't mean that literally. I just read tht they have 4.3 million members. There are some surprising facts in this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National...
I was surprised to hear Mrs. Lanza was a gun enthusiast. That's uncommon in this part of the country (Newtown is about 60 miles NE of me.) Fairfield County is wealthy and one of the "bedroom communities" of NYC. Legal guns are just not part of life here.
What I find ironic is that Mrs. Lanza bought the guns for protection. I wish more people understood that owning guns doesn't really protect themselves or others. It gives one a false sense of security and endangers others.
☯Emily wrote: "What I find ironic is that Mrs. Lanza bought the guns for protection. I wish more people understood that owning guns doesn't really protect themselves or others. It gives one a false sense of sec..."She might have had mental issues too.
My friend in OK has always had a gun in the house, and we're so far apart that we can't even discuss it. Everything has become politicized, and we remain friends by not discussing politics.
Rochelle wrote: "Lily wrote: "So who is the NRA? Or perhaps the question should be: Who are the NRA?"I'm presuming you don't mean that literally. I just read tht they have 4.3 million members. There are some surp..."
According to the NY Times today, there are a lot of gun enthusiasts in Newtown and that you're always hearing gunshots. She didn't buy the guns for protection. Supposedly, she "loved guns."
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Deborah wrote: "I grew up in Newtown. There are some gun enthusiasts, and there are some that hunt. I would say there were "a lot"."They made it sound as if there were so many shots at times, no one paid attention any more. It really surprised me as it's not especially rural. I've eaten at the Blue Colony Diner many times on my way up to MA.
www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/nyregion/i...A story of some of the roles of those trained to support others through life -- and death -- transitions.
Another, this from Washington Post:
www.washingtonpost.com/national/st-ro...
Cynthia wrote: "According to the NY Times today, there are a lot of gun enthusiasts in Newtown and that you're always hearing gunshots...."Cynthia -- I presume the article to which you refer?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/nyr...
(For those interested, but encounter a block, try Google with the title: "In Newtown Conn a Stiff Resistance to Gun Restrictions".)
Lily wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "According to the NY Times today, there are a lot of gun enthusiasts in Newtown and that you're always hearing gunshots...."Cynthia -- I presume the article to which you refer?
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No, it was an article where people mentioned in passing that they hear gunshots and don't pay attention to them. It wasn't a whole article. Eh, what difference does it make? The whole thing is so awful and I just can't get it out of my mind. And now that they're showing photos of the kids, it's unbearable.
In polls taken, the people who want these weapons lead the people who don't and the politicians are too scared of the lobbyists. It's unbelievable what has happened to this country.
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They made it sound as if there were so many shots at times, n..."
I wouldn't say that is true. You can sometimes here shots during hunting season as there are a lot of deer. But that's about it.
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Cynthia -- I presume the article to which y..."
What is even sadder is that the people who want more control are 51% of this nation. So basically a lobby and the minority are making the rules here.
I read a comment to a news article (among all the nuts saying things like if the teachers had all been armed, this could have had a different outcome) that made a good point, I thought, and an answer to those shouting about the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment mentions a "well-regulated militia". Therefore, if we are to follow the Second Amendment, we need more regulations!
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Is this happening in the US Scouts too?