I always wondered just what kind of nonsense old Ralph though I was up to. But since he was gone long before I was born, he should be resting assured that I've ne'er surrendered my serenity.
When your pants are strapped around you just south of your sternum, the only acceptable thing to do is to call them "trousers."
These are balconies on adjoining apartments in Egypt. The advantage is, if you have pizza and want to share a slice with your pal from six or seven apts. away, you can just pass it right on through.
Ducklings learn to share, and why not? How much can a duck eat?
I don't know that I would feel comfortable sitting on a settee that looks like it might get up and walk away.
A lot of Marylanders have visited this spot. It's a high view of Harper's Ferry, WV, from the Maryland side. The picture was taken for the National Geographic magazine in 1962.
I guzzled more than my share of Coca-Cola in my day. I probably had your share and your sister's too. I liked it, but the sugar and empty calories turned me away. I like full calories, like those found in grits and gravy.
We cat lovers admire their feline courage. Whether it's a fully grown tiger or an even larger man, they do not back down.
146 people, the great majority of them women employed as sweatshop seamstresses, died because their employer put profits above human decency and safety. Because workers stood up for what's always been right, unions forced management to do what's right. Power never concedes without a demand.
Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed there are eleven pictures today, instead of the customary ten. That's a tip of the cap to former student and longtime friend John Gross, who recently passed away far too young. When I started the Saturday Picture Show, I always used four pictures. John, always one to push others just as hard as he did himself, challenged me to do ten every week, which I've done ever since. John was a proud native of Havre de Grace, Maryland, and this extra picture of that town's noted lighthouse is for him to enjoy up beyond the sunset, where health concerns don't roil our souls. Say hi to our mutual friends up there, J.D!
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