Reminder: Neil Paul will be in the bookshop on Thursday, June 21 at 1:00 p.m.
Topic: Emily Dickinson. Everyone Welcome.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Happy Father's Day ~
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You got it from your father
You got it from your father;
It was all he had to give.
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live.
If you lost the watch he gave you,
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased.
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear.
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonour there.
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done,
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son.
~ Anonymous
(Found in my mother's papers. Wish I could identify the poet.)
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| Elizabeth Loves Daddy's Toys |
You got it from your father
You got it from your father;
It was all he had to give.
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live.
If you lost the watch he gave you,
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased.
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear.
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonour there.
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done,
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son.
~ Anonymous
(Found in my mother's papers. Wish I could identify the poet.)
Saturday, June 16, 2012
He made it!
For the first time in over one hundred years, someone has crossed the Niagara River on a high wire ~ for the very first time crossing at the brink of the Falls.
With a massive crowd watching, aerialist Nik Wallenda, of the famous Wallenda family, accomplished a life-long dream on Friday. Walking 1800 feet through heavy mist and changing winds, he communicated with his father and safety crew through a headset. "It's an unbelievable view," he told ABC.
Photo: lbwalker
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| Niagara Falls, Ontario |
For the first time in over one hundred years, someone has crossed the Niagara River on a high wire ~ for the very first time crossing at the brink of the Falls.
With a massive crowd watching, aerialist Nik Wallenda, of the famous Wallenda family, accomplished a life-long dream on Friday. Walking 1800 feet through heavy mist and changing winds, he communicated with his father and safety crew through a headset. "It's an unbelievable view," he told ABC.
Photo: lbwalker
"Without a doubt, a man heavily influenced by his father's praise would spend the next thirty years of his life trying to earn it."
~ Peter Ackroyd, British author, referring to Charles Dickens.
While standing in front of a grand mansion, John Dickens commented to his son Charles, "If you were to be persevering and were to work hard, you might someday come to live in it." Thirty-six years later, Charles Dickens bought the house.
Father Knew Best, Wit and Wisdom from the Dads of Celebrities, Plume/Penguin. 1997
~ Peter Ackroyd, British author, referring to Charles Dickens.
While standing in front of a grand mansion, John Dickens commented to his son Charles, "If you were to be persevering and were to work hard, you might someday come to live in it." Thirty-six years later, Charles Dickens bought the house.
Father Knew Best, Wit and Wisdom from the Dads of Celebrities, Plume/Penguin. 1997
Friday, June 15, 2012
On Dads ~
"Ah, Jack Tanner, it's a great part, a great part."
Franklin Reeve, father of actor Christopher, ". . . was excited and ordered champagne. Christopher had just shared the news that he had the lead in Superman. Then it slowly dawned on Christopher: His dad thought that he had gotten the role of Jack Tanner in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman.
"For Franklin Reeve, a graduate of Princeton with a Ph.D. from Columbia, popular culture was far, far away."
~ Father Knew Best, Wit and Wisdom from the Dads of Celebrities, Plume/Penguin, 1997.
"Ah, Jack Tanner, it's a great part, a great part."
Franklin Reeve, father of actor Christopher, ". . . was excited and ordered champagne. Christopher had just shared the news that he had the lead in Superman. Then it slowly dawned on Christopher: His dad thought that he had gotten the role of Jack Tanner in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman.
"For Franklin Reeve, a graduate of Princeton with a Ph.D. from Columbia, popular culture was far, far away."
~ Father Knew Best, Wit and Wisdom from the Dads of Celebrities, Plume/Penguin, 1997.
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