Topic: THE POWER OF JUNE (Read 11545 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #31 on:** June 01, 2023, 04:12:07 AM »

Quote from: George on June 01, 2023, 12:14:16 AM

BK, today is not Friday. It's Thursday.

I keep thinking today is Friday, too!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 01, 2023, 04:12:22 AM »

And good morning, all!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #33 on:** June 01, 2023, 04:15:02 AM »

I s;ept really well last night, following a night of about five hours of sleep. Stella was a complete pest from around 3:30 to 5:30 this morning. I was resdy to kill.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #34 on:** June 01, 2023, 04:16:51 AM »

BK, another SAMI award! Congratulations.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #35 on:** June 01, 2023, 04:39:42 AM »

Good morning. Here I am UP at the crack of dawn. Or was that actually two hours ago? I don't know.

Must be on the road in under 90 minutes. Must have coffee and get cleaned up.

John G. · « **Reply #36 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:16:52 AM »

Good morning, all.

John G. · « **Reply #37 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:17:12 AM »

I wish it were Friday.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #38 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:24:12 AM »

I am showered, shaved, deodorized, dressed and have my coffee by my side.

And still have 37 minutes to spare!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #39 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:24:53 AM »

My ice chest is in the back of my car, filled with frozen thingies to keep my foods cold.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #40 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:27:03 AM »

Things I miss doing:

Going into a record store and thumbing through all the new and used soundtracks to find a treasure.

Going into a video store and perusing new and old releases.

Yes, my fingers do the "going" nowadays at discogs.com or amazon.com or whatever other service site I may find myself being directed toward...but none of it matches the pleasure of browsing and looking at what other people are finding fascinating.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #41 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:27:36 AM »

Quote from: John G. on June 01, 2023, 05:17:12 AM

I wish it were Friday.

It will be. Tomorrow. I promise.

vixmom · « **Reply #42 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:30:19 AM »

Where are you going Ron? I must have missed a post.

vixmom · « **Reply #43 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:30:33 AM »

I too thought today was Friday

vixmom · « **Reply #44 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:30:47 AM »

It feels very Fridayish

vixmom · « **Reply #45 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:31:27 AM »

Congratulations to Bruce and Sami on another win!

vixmom · « **Reply #46 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:31:41 AM »

I enjoyed your zoom interview

vixmom · « **Reply #47 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:32:41 AM »

Guess I’ll Wordle and go

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #48 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:33:32 AM »

So live, that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

This is the final section of William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis", a meditation on death.

I had to memorize this section in 9th grade homeroom English for my teacher, Mr. Robert C. Richardson. He was a fine southern gentleman who also served as mayor of a nearby town called Simpsonville. Every student of his I have ever known was very grateful to have been taught by him. He was, unreservedly, the best teacher I had.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #49 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:35:37 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on June 01, 2023, 05:30:19 AM

Where are you going Ron? I must have missed a post.

Driving to North Augusta SC (across the Savannah River border with Augusta GA) for an allergist appointment. After that, I shall boogey over to CostCo and then come home.

singdaw · « **Reply #50 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:37:39 AM »

Lovely tribute to a teacher, DR Ron Pulliam.

vixmom · « **Reply #51 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:37:45 AM »

Wordle 712 5/6

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singdaw · « **Reply #52 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:37:58 AM »

May your frozen thingies hold.

John G. · « **Reply #53 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:38:05 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on June 01, 2023, 05:27:03 AM

Things I miss doing:

Going into a record store and thumbing through all the new and used soundtracks to find a treasure.

Going into a video store and perusing new and old releases.

Yes, my fingers do the "going" nowadays at discogs.com or amazon.com or whatever other service site I may find myself being directed toward...but none of it matches the pleasure of browsing and looking at what other people are finding fascinating.

Agree. I found some of the oddest items in my collection that way. Local cast recordings of original musicals.

vixmom · « **Reply #54 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:38:16 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on June 01, 2023, 05:33:32 AM

So live, that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

This is the final section of William Cullen Bryant's "Thanatopsis", a meditation on death.

I had to memorize this section in 9th grade homeroom English for my teacher, Mr. Robert C. Richardson. He was a fine southern gentleman who also served as mayor of a nearby town called Simpsonville. Every student of his I have ever known was very grateful to have been taught by him. He was, unreservedly, the best teacher I had.

Lovely

singdaw · « **Reply #55 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:38:24 AM »

How many times does one get to say that in context?

John G. · « **Reply #56 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:39:31 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on June 01, 2023, 05:37:45 AM

Wordle 712 5/6

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⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
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Same. But I had 2 and 5 from the second guess, and it was one weird guess after another.

John G. · « **Reply #57 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:40:14 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on June 01, 2023, 05:31:27 AM

Congratulations to Bruce and Sami on another win!

Indeed

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #58 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:41:58 AM »

It was in Mr. Richardson's class that I learned to "parse" sentences.

For those who do not recognize the word "parse", it is equivalent to "diagramming".

I loved doing the exercises in this. It laid out the whole foundation for the rest of my school life and my career in journalism (Navy).

singdaw · « **Reply #59 on:** June 01, 2023, 05:43:50 AM »

One might even say a parse is part and parcel of your life!

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