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I’m staring at the insurance man and he’s staring at me, two cold gray eyes behind old-fashioned tortoiseshell frames, and I’m having this awful and inspiring feeling, like holy moly this is real, and I don’t know if I’m ready, I really
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"Ma'am knows about your advantage in life and would really like to see it." --how a friend relayed Princess Margaret's request to see the twelve-inch flaccid pen¡s of a stranger "Bollocks . . . She already knew all about his tackle." --another friend ...more |
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“Never do anything yourself that others can do for you.”
― The Labours of Hercules
― The Labours of Hercules
“Another female household-hinter gave me a recipe for a big hearty main dish of elbow macaroni, mint jelly, lima beans, mayonnaise and cheese baked until 'hot and yummy.' Unless my taste buds are paralyzed, this dish could be baked until hell freezes over and it might get hot but never 'yummy.”
― Onions in the Stew
― Onions in the Stew
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
― The Teaching of Buddha
― The Teaching of Buddha
“You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.”
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
Classical music lovers
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Our fast-growing classical music group is sometimes erudite - and maybe a little eccentric - but we aim never to be exclusive. Classical music is a gi ...more
Kirsti’s 2018 Year in Books
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