December 2009
oldhollywood:
The Andrews Sisters - Winter...
“Memories are like a garden. Regularly tend the pleasant blossoms and remove the...”
– Linda Fifer Ralphs (via justbesplendid) (via growthchart)
I wish I had not read or reblogged that post...
Paul Harvey!
My high school English teacher ofter said, “When GOLD begins to rust, what is to happen to IRON?
Man admits killing wife with TV remote.
lickystickypickyme:
Paul Harvey, 46,cried during Friday’s sentencing hearing in London as a prosecutor described his wife’s death. Investigators found Gloria Laguna, 48, died because her skull was extremely thin in places, a congenital condition she never knew about.
Harvey called the police emergency number, saying his wife collapsed after he threw the remote control at her.
“It is clear to...
“It was on this day in 1890 that federal troops killed almost 300 Lakota men,...”
– The Writer’s Almanac
Good night, Growthchart. You are amazing.
Thanks for your delightful posts.
Poster: WAAC
Thankls, Good Old Days, for the poster of the WAAC recruitment. Now, can you give us a photo of Rosie the Riveter?
She was the REAL woman’s force in World War II
The world goes round and round...
While visiting with my daughter and her family…
The family gang has all gone to the mountain house, despite the fact that trees are down all over the place, snow is still on the mountain, and it is bitterly cold there. My daughter and I did not fancy this get away, so we stayed home. The house is quiet with all the merrimakers away.
So I thought we would have some quiet time together. ...
“Gay Candidates Get Support That Causes May Not
NEW YORK TIMES
string of...”
– By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr.
Published: December 27, 2009
HOUSTON — When an openly gay woman won the mayor’s race here this month, it was the latest in a string of victories by gay candidates across the country, a trend that seems to contradict the bans on same-sex marriage that have been passed in...
“Have Extra Holiday Food, Candy or Gifts?
If you have lots of leftover...”
– heloise’s hints.
GOOD FOR YOU, HELOISE!
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Words Women Use and What They Really Mean:
thatgirlkrisha:
Fine - This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use “fine” to describe how a woman looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments.
Five Minutes - This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the rubbish, so it’s an even trade.
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College rules for ladies, 1837
lickystickypickyme:
No young lady shall become a member of Mt. Holyoke Seminary who cannot kindle a fire, mash potatoes, and repeat the multiplication table and at least two-thirds of the shorter catechism.
Every member of the school shall walk a mile a day unless a freshet, earthquake, or some other calamity prevent.
No young lady shall devote more than an hour a day to miscellaneous reading.
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“Some days there won’t be a song in your heart. Sing anyway.”
– Emory Austin (via) (via vasta) (via growthchart)
Multiplication Palindromes
lickystickypickyme:
12 × 42 = 24 × 21 12 × 63 = 36 × 21 12 × 84 = 48 × 21 13 × 62 = 26 × 31 23 × 96 = 69 × 32 24 × 63 = 36 × 42 24 × 84 = 48 × 42 26 × 93 = 39 × 62 36 × 84 = 48 × 63 46 × 96 = 69 × 64 14 × 82 = 28 × 41 23 × 64 = 46 × 32 34 × 86 = 68 × 43 13 × 93 = 39 × 31
“…Your light is seen, your heart is known, your soul is cherished by more people...”
– ~ Neale Donald Walsch (via gatekeeper)