A cannibal is someone that is fed up with people...... Bill McKiernon
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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ReplyDelete"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious ... the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science." - Albert Einstein Steve
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ReplyDeleteKeep on your own toes, if you expect to make progress
ReplyDeleteThere never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.Ulysses S. Grant Steve
ReplyDeleteLove means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love. Erich Fromm Steve
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ReplyDeleteLove is not automatic. It takes conscious practice and awareness, just like playing the piano or golf. However, you have ample opportunities to practice. Everyone you meet can be your practice session. Hari
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ReplyDeleteLord put an arm around my shoulder and a hand over my mouth.
ReplyDeleteSmooth Seas do not make for Great Sailors ~African Proverb Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ~Muriel Strode . ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve
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ReplyDeleteThere was a time when I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure. Earl.
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ReplyDelete"To err is human, but it feels devine." ..........Mae West
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ReplyDeleteThe fun is in the search , not the finding . The thrill is in the chase , not the quarry
ReplyDeleteWork like you don't need the money. Love like you have never been hurt. Dance as though no one is looking. ~Anonymous Steve
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ReplyDelete….”There doesn’t seem to be any tomorrow…..every time I wake up, no matter what position or what time it is…it’s always been today”
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ReplyDeleteAvast Mr. Redmond! Smooth Seas make for HAPPY SAILORS and HAPPY WIVES! There's something to be said for serving and enjoyin' lunch in smooth seas (2 footers) on a bright warm sunny day, with 10 knot winds , the 'self-steering on and just kickin' back. Aye matey! Man does not live by Proverbs alone!!!!! Keep on trimmin', fair winds to ye! Victah the Skippah! West Coast Florida.
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Red skies at morning
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One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.
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ReplyDeleteA good citizen owes his life to his country .
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ReplyDeleteCould this be True ? THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2030, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them. )))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) HF&RV
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ReplyDeleteWhat I use to do all night It now takes me all night to do Winston Allison
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ReplyDeleteThe Early Bird gets the Worm BUT the SECOND mouse gets the Cheese Willie
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ReplyDeleteYOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK. —(from a bumper sticker in the States)
ReplyDeleteIt's not the size of the boat
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Here's my thought for the day!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI received this from a friend, hope everybody enjoys it....lol...Dianne
As you probably can tell I am not very computer savvy...I tried to send just the picture and the message, it was part of a longer message, I didn't want to send it as an email. Anyway maybe I had too many glasses of wine...lol...Dianne
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ReplyDeleteOnly as high as I reach can I grow. Only as far as I seek can I go. Only as deep as I look can I see. Only as much as I can dream, can I be. ~Karen Raven Steve
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ReplyDelete"To be BRAVE in misfortune is to be worthy of Manhood: to be WISE in Misfortune is to conquer fate." (Agnes Repplier, Writer.)
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ReplyDeleteDon't take good health for granted!!!!!
There are a few variations for the following . . . If you follow the herd, you will step in what they leave behind.
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ReplyDeleteNever put off until tomorrow what you can do today because you may wanna do it again tomorrow!
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ReplyDelete"One Good Turn........... ---------Get's Most of the Blanket"........
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ReplyDeleteGrandmah2, I remember this from an Autograph book that I had in Riverview Elementary School A teacher added to that Silver and gold may fade away but a good education will always stay. That was in about 1947 or 48. Ruth
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ReplyDeleteThat's the good thing about getting older. The memories. BUT, I keep forgetting what the memories are. Winston Allison
how about..age...Age is a number of the highway of life..
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ReplyDeleteBetty, your thought of the day #73 referring to dogs is so very true. Jessie is an unconditional friend............ ....she likes her cage, but if I ask her to come lay down with me, she will be on my bed before I am...........Ralph.
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ReplyDeleteNever answer a question until it is asked
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ReplyDelete"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Sir Winston Churchill
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ReplyDelete"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself, and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from." - Elisabeth KuBler-Ross Steve
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ReplyDelete"Nobody holds a good opinion of a man who has a low opinion of himself." - Anthony Trollope Steve
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ReplyDelete"Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts." - William Hazlit Steve
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ReplyDelete"If we don't expect, we have all things." - Buddha Steve
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ReplyDelete3/28/06 "The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well." - Horace Walpole Steve
ReplyDelete3/29/06 "A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives." - James Madison Steve
ReplyDeleteYou lost me at the second ''popular'' ......................................m.p.u.
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ReplyDeleteMy thought for the day.................................''If you're feeling down, bring home a Woodland Restaurant Pizza for supper''..................not very poetic I admit, but it worked wonders for me! ! ! ! ! My daughter also thinks it is one of the best she has ever had.............and there is still half left for tomorrow
ReplyDeleteLong ago when men cursed and hit the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft.
ReplyDeleteToday, it's called golf.
The following are a few thoughts on aging.
ReplyDeleteAh, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of algebra.
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ReplyDelete3/30/06 "The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." - Marcel Proust Steve
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ReplyDelete3/31/06 "The degree of one's emotion varies inversely with one's knowledge of the facts -- the less you know the hotter you get." - Bertrand Russell Steve
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be nice if, whenever we messed up our life we could simply hit 'CTRL ALT Delete' and start all over? AMEN!
ReplyDelete"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
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ReplyDelete"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
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"This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four." - Mark Twain 4/2/06 "The most unhappy of all men is he who believes himself to be so." - David Hume Steve
4/3/06 "How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees." - William ShakespeareSteve
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ReplyDelete4/5/06 "To know another language is to have a second soul." - Charlemagne Steve
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ReplyDelete4/6/06 "Success is the child of audacity." - Benjamin Disraeli Steve
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ReplyDelete"Thought for Today" Don't tell People your troubles. Half of them aren't Interested, & Half of them are Glad ,to see you "Get What's coming to you" ........................hahahahahahahahahave fun & Remember Verdun..................
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ReplyDelete4/7/06 "Courage is fear holding on a minute longer." - General Patton Steve
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ReplyDeleteRotten Wood cannot be carved
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ReplyDelete4/8/06 "The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men." - Plato Steve
ReplyDelete4/9/06 "Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win." - Jonathan Kozol Steve
ReplyDeleteHe who loses his head , is usually the last one to miss it .
ReplyDelete"Never,ever judge a true Youth Football Player by his SKILLS alone,but look first at the fullness of his Effort and Desire to play this great game of Football"...CoachBim 15-01-2006
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ReplyDeleteI am fully aware that my youth
has been spent,
that my get up and go has got
up and went.
But I realy don't mind, when
I think with a grin, of all the grand places my get up
has been.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week. Thanks Verdun for all the wonderful, emotional memories.
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ReplyDelete4/11/06 "Don't argue with a fool. The spectators can't tell the difference." - Charles Nalin Steve
ReplyDelete4/12/06 "The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.'' - William James Steve
ReplyDeleteWise advice, I'm borrowing this one for the front page! Thanks, Steve.
ReplyDeleteNo problem MaggieMck.we are here for everybody. If you want here is the link I get them from. http://www.refdesk.com/totd-arch.html Steve
ReplyDeleteMaggieMck I don't think William James won't mind haha.
ReplyDelete"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ----Martin Luther King """""""""""""""""""""""""""Have Fun & Remember Verdun""""""
ReplyDelete4/13/06 "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid." - Basil King Steve
ReplyDeleteWhere are you Betty?
ReplyDeleteIt may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others
ReplyDeleteMy interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.
ReplyDeleteLearning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back .
ReplyDelete4/14/06 "Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, 'I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.' " - Samuel Johnson Steve
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ReplyDeletei was going to buy the power of positive thinking but then i thought what good would that do
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ReplyDeleterainy_day_man. Very good thoughts for the day. Winston Allison
verdun4me..........LMAO!!!...good one
ReplyDelete4/15/06 "In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker." - Plutarch 4/16/06 "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Steve
ReplyDelete4/17/06 "Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops." - Thomas J. Watson Steve
ReplyDeleteI regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles. - G.K. Chesterton Steve
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ReplyDeleteI refuse to think of them as chin hairs. I think of them as stray eyebrows. - Janette Barber Steve
ReplyDelete4/18/06 "Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations - and epochs, it is the rule." Steve
ReplyDelete------------------------------------------------------------------------ My success has allowed me to strike out with a higher class of women. - Woody Allen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/19/06 "The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer." - Henry David Thoreau Steve
ReplyDelete4/18/06 "Conquer yourself not the world." - Rene Descartes Steve
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!!!!!!!!frantic!!!!!!!.....you're crazy too?????...............PHEW!!!...thought I was the only one....
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ReplyDelete4/20/06 "Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." - Joseph Addison Steve
ReplyDelete4/21/06 "There is only one success -- to be able to spend your life in your own way." - Christopher Morley Steve
ReplyDeleteWhere there's a Will---- --- try to get in it ................ Have Fun and Remember Verdun
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ReplyDeleteHi Betty, If only more people would practice this Golden Rule, life would be different, without doubt. Ralph.
ReplyDeleteYes another good one was the one about glass houses..............hahahaha HF&RV
ReplyDeleteThis week on the radio I heard a variation of this one...."Those who live in glass houses, should have sex in the basement"........m.p.u.
ReplyDeleteA smile is the light in your window that tells others there is a caring person inside......Dianne
ReplyDelete..very good MPU,.....I imagine the bathrooms should be down there as well, hahahahaha,............ HF&RV
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ReplyDeleteWelcome back Betty. 4/22/06 "A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." - John Stuart Mill 4/23/06 "A good parent is only as happy as their most unhappy child." - Mrs. R. C. Goorney Steve
ReplyDeleteHere are a couple of old maxims, I think they still work in today's society.... If you can't say anything nice to or about a person, it's better to say nothing at all. You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.....and one of my own.... You don't need a sledge hammar to kill a mosquito!!! Betty and Bob I am glad you are posting again, I look forward to reading your posts every day..........Dianne
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ReplyDeleteHi Bob: I would have thought that by now we'd be back to smooth sailing......and happy thoughts..... .......Dianne
ReplyDeleteLove is blind...but the neighbours aint.......Di
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ReplyDelete4/24/06 "Life is a voyage that is homeward bound." - Herman Melville Steve
ReplyDelete"if everything is under control,...Your going too Slow" ------Mario Andretti
ReplyDeleteWhere have all the postings gone Gone to cyber space every one....... Oh when will we ever learn? Oh when will we ever learn? from not so Happy Di
ReplyDelete4/25/06 "A person travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it." - George Moore Steve
ReplyDelete"Laughter is to life what shock absorbers are to automobiles. It won't take the potholes out of the road but it sure makes the ride smoother." Steve
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Care deeply
Speak kindly
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Love much
"Anger is a brief lunacy." - Horace Steve
ReplyDelete"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest Hemingway Steve
ReplyDelete"The wise man must be wise before, not after." - Epicharmus Steve
ReplyDelete"The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice." - George Eliot Steve
ReplyDelete'Old age is not for Sissies'.
ReplyDeleteIt is not how many years we live, but what we do with them.
ReplyDelete"It's not how OLD we are, Rather....HOW we are old." Myself, well I'm exactly the same. Well perhaps not if you ask my kidlets, but in my mind I am. Cheers
ReplyDeleteThere is always a lot to be thankful for, if you take the time to look For example I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt. Author Unknown
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ReplyDelete" 'M' is for the million things she gave me, 'O' means only that she?s growing old, 'T' is for the tears were shed to save me, 'H' is for her heart of purest gold; 'E' is for her eyes, with love-light shining, 'R' means right, and right she?ll always be, Put them all together, they spell MOTHER, A word that means the world to me." - Howard Johnson
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"Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear." - Bertrand Russell Steve
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"All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant." - Henry David Thoreau
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"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." - Dale Carnegie
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"Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of fear." - Mark Twain Steve
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