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01/15/15 11:57 AM #1302    

 

Nancy Messer

Dave - I got a kick out of your comments and the marching tree!

I want to comment on a controversial person right now - Bill Cosby.  If this were any other person, I'd say that if he did any of these things he's been accused of, then he deserves anything the law can dish out.  I do find it a little hard, though, to believe some of the accusations that supposedly occurred relatively recently.  However, Bill Cosby has always been one of my all-time favorite people ever since he started comedy.  I have all of his albums (alba?) and have quoted them many times.  I've loved his performances and he's been a great humanitarian.  It really upsets me to see his career and life destroyed.


01/15/15 01:38 PM #1303    

 

Jeff Daum

Thanks for the prod Dave!  Just got home afer 7 weeks abroad and haven't had a chance to go through the pictures and videos.  But here are a couple of shots:

This is from Ta Prohm Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.  It really was like a scene out of Tomb Raider (which was actually in part shot there), nature had prevailed and grown over the Temple with massive trees like the one in the first picture.  Look carefully and you will see incredible a face on the wall is visible through the tree in the second picture, if you can't find it see the closer third shot.

 

Before returning we stayed at our place in Waikoloa.  Our golf was periodically interupted by a few wild grazers, and finally, per the request, here is yet another sun set.

 


01/15/15 06:26 PM #1304    

 

Susan Patterson (Schramm)

Ah, so good to see posts and pics again.  Some of us were having withdrawal!  Keep posting....those of us in sunny (?) Cincy have little to look forward to!


01/15/15 10:40 PM #1305    

 

Philip Spiess

Wow!  Less than 24 hours, and what responses!  Let's see more!  Uh, Dave -- okay for the marching tree (it can leave), but where are the marching nude Baby Boomers?  (All right; if they're like the tie-dyed ladies, I won't weight for them.)

Jeff Daum:  Great pictures of Angkor, what?  (One of the few places I desperately want to see before I die.)  And I love that Cambodian face coming out of the tree -- just like a dryad, I think!

So, Susan:  Any thoughts on my inquiry as to what's going on vis a vis Cincinnati?  (My own personal guess -- something went awry after White Castle introduced Jalapeno hamburgers.)

Ira:  What's new in Louisville, since Mitch McConnell's been re-elected?  (Our Virginia McDonnell is going to jail, as you probably know.)


01/16/15 01:06 AM #1306    

 

Jeff Daum

Phil, 'Angkor, what' --why that is nearly a portmanteau for you,cool however in all fairness and accuracy, if you were looking before you die for 'Angkor, what' here is a picture from Angkor wat (as you are probably aware a different temple of Khmer architecture than Ta Prohm in my earlier post):


01/16/15 04:28 PM #1307    

 

Barbara Kahn (Tepper)


01/16/15 04:31 PM #1308    

 

Barbara Kahn (Tepper)

I have a good excuse - we're in Disney World and traveling around more - we'll be home in the beginning of February


01/16/15 04:31 PM #1309    

 

Larry Klein

Phil - while reading your previous post to Dave and Jeff, I momentarily thought you were speaking Navy talk, as in Angkor.aweigh.  Jeff's photo cleared that up for me.

As to Cincy goings-on, send a letter to OUR Congressman, Mr. Boehner.  I'm sure he's well versed in confusion and disruption.


01/16/15 07:52 PM #1310    

 

Ed Seykota

Bringing Country / Bluegrass
From Austin Texas to Puerto Rico

La Cucaracha la cucaracha,
y'all no puede caminar.


Ed y Gabriel Tocando en el Campo - Carolina, Puerto Rico, 3 Enero, 2015

 


01/16/15 10:31 PM #1311    

 

Philip Spiess

Geez, Jeff, I thought all that Cambodian architecture was red sandstone -- Khmer Rouge, you know.  But thanks for all of the pictures; they're great!  And I'm traveling lighter these days:  I went from a steamer trunk (the onboard stewards got steamed), to the old portmanteau (isn't Port Manteau somwhere near Marseilles?), to a simple carry-on -- and, god knows, I'm still carrying on!

Larry:  Touche!  Angkor-aweigh:  nice touch!  (Contemplating your Naval again, I see.)


01/17/15 05:54 PM #1312    

Rick Steiner

Great picture Ed!   looks like you brought a little bit of Texas to Puerto Rico! 


01/17/15 08:47 PM #1313    

 

Sandy Steele (Bauman)

We spent three days in Siem Reap five years ago and loved Angkor Wat. Have many fond memories and lots of good pictures too!

 


01/18/15 12:01 AM #1314    

 

Philip Spiess

Jeff and Sandy:  I take my Phnom pen in hand to discuss the Phnom-enon of the tree trunk that has surrounded that interesting Cambodian stone face in Jeff's picture:  the Cambodians obviously have Angkor management issues!  I don't know what's at the root of the problem, but it soils the foundation of their historic architecture.  It does not Cambode well for the future of their heritage.  Wat are they doing about it, do you know?


01/18/15 10:30 AM #1315    

 

Jeff Daum

OK Phil,  I give up!  Well done. 

and leaf it to you

to get to the root of the issue

Here looking at you for the outcome

and will undoubtably dance at your response


01/18/15 10:23 PM #1316    

 

Philip Spiess

Lovely and interesting photos, Jeff!


01/19/15 09:31 PM #1317    

 

David Buchholz

Because of my friendship with Cal's offensive coordinator, Mike Dunbar, I was able to go to all the UCB home games when Marshawn Lynch was playing.  Knowing that sitting in the stands with a modest telephoto lens wasn't going to cut it, I had fun photographing the games with slow shutter speeds, creating blurry photos that, with luck, recreated the motion, action, and physicality of the games.  And now Marshawn is a superstar. He was then, too.  Here he is, #10,  against UCLA.


01/21/15 11:24 AM #1318    

 

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

You can find me at Meray Hospital Fairfield every Wednesday volunteering in the Infusion Center. Best job I ever had.

On Tuesday evenings, you can find me at Angel's Paws, volunteering facilitating pet loss support groups. Best job I ever had. 


01/22/15 12:40 AM #1319    

 

Philip Spiess

Ann:  Can you give us more detail on both jobs?


01/22/15 12:50 PM #1320    

 

David Buchholz

I had to do this for Phil...sorry, everyone.


01/22/15 03:45 PM #1321    

 

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

I love the puns Dave. 

Phil: I volunteer at Mercy in the former Cancer Care unit, now called the Infusion Center. It's an outpatient center where doctors refer patients in need any type of intravenous treatment, from chemotherapy and blood transfusions to antibiotics or hydration. As volunteer, I describe myself as a "go-fer". Anything a patient or nurse needs assistance with, I GO. Patients receiving infusions often get cold, so I keep the blanket warmer filled and wrap the patient in a warm blanket if they need one.  I order, pick up and serve lunches ( sandwiches and snacks) for the patients, transport patients in wheel chairs if they aren't ambulatory, make beds, change pillow cases, transport lab samples to the lab and pick up medication from the pharmacy ( especially if it cannot be put in the pneumatic tube system). I talk with the patients, answer the phones and take messages. If a nurse hasn't had lunch, I get lunch for them. 

At Angel's Paws, a unique organization for the complete end of life services for pets, including in home euthanasia, private cremation, counseling and support for pet parents.  I volunteer facilitating the pet loss support groups and host the monthly social gathering.  You can find out more about our services at our website at http://angelspaws.com/

 

 


01/22/15 04:19 PM #1322    

 

Steven Levinson

Ann:  Isn't that the great thing about retirement?  You can spend as much time as you want doing what you didn't have enough time to do before (or were otherwise constrained from doing for one reason or another) purely for the love of it and not for reasons of economic survival.  I wouldn't give my past up for anything (well, at least most of it!), but being old, so to speak, isn't all that bad.


01/22/15 06:13 PM #1323    

 

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

 

You've got that right Steve. It's a privilege for me to still be able to help others. 

Dave and Phil, here's more wordplay for you:

?A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to re-frame or re-interpret the first part. It is frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. For this reason, it is extremely popular among comedians and satirists.
 
1    I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
2    Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
3    I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
4    Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
5    The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
6    Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
7    If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.
8    We never really grow up; we only learn how to act in public.
9    War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
10    Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
11    Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
12    To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
13    A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station.
14    How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
15    Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
16    Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish.
17    I didn't say it was your fault; I said I was blaming you.
18    Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars but check when you say the paint is wet?
19    Why do Americans choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
20    Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
21    A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
22    You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
23    The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
24    Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
25    A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
26    Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were.
27    Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
28    Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
29    I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
30    When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
31    You're never too old to learn something stupid.
32    To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
33    Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
34    Some people hear voices. Some see invisible people. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
35    A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
36    If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
 

01/23/15 12:01 AM #1324    

 

Philip Spiess

Well!  Dave, I can only respond historically:  One of the great punsters of history, Shakespeare's good friend and colleague, the playwright Ben Jonson, supposedly was approached by a lady one day who said, "Mr. Jonson!  Make me a pun!"  This is always the death sentence for a punster's inspiration, but, nothing daunted, Jonson responded, "Ah, milady, a-pun what subject?"  She, ignorant as a turnip-truck immigrant, said, "Well, I suppose, one upon the King."  "But," replied Jonson, "the King isn't a subject -- he's the King!"

Ann:  Thanks so much for your response -- and thank you for the caring work you do.  We have all reached that age (I'm afraid) where many we know, not only family but friends -- and many of us as well from WHHS -- are suffering terminal diseases, are in decline, or are at the end of life.  I know from the labored passing of my own mother-in-law that care is the supreme balm in these circumstances.  And I did not know about the animal care programs; they deserve our loving treatment as well, and so, once again, great credit to you!

Ann again:  Despite the fact that I have an undergraduate degree and a Master's degree in English, I never heard the word  (or the figure of speech) "paraprosdokian," of which you provide numerous examples.  I particularly like Nos. 6, 10, and 11.  As to No. 14, this is unfortunately too true, but why?  (Any physicists out there who'd like to explain this?).  As to No. 22, it brings up the old story of the guy who is skydiving for the first time.  He jumps and pulls the rip-cord, which comes loose in his hand.  "Huh?" he thinks.  But there is an emergency rip-cord, which he now pulls; it, too, comes out loose, with no other action occurring.  He is now falling fast.  Suddenly, he sees another guy coming up the other way.  He yells to him, "Hey!  Know anything about parachutes?"  "No," yells the guy; "Know anything about gas stoves?"  As to No. 31, it brings us to "You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think!"


01/23/15 12:39 AM #1325    

 

Larry Klein

Phil and Ann - partial to #13 myself.  Aahh, retirement!  Kinda goes with: A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it sure picks up a lot of "other stuff".


01/23/15 01:33 AM #1326    

 

Philip Spiess

Larry:  And don't forget:  "A rolling Muslim gathers no mosque!"  (Though they might acquire a package of Mecca wafers candy on the way.)  -- Uh, oh!  I'm not going to get a fatwah put on my head for these remarks, am I?  (I think they are satire, aren't they?)

On another note, given their lifestyles, it's lucky a Rolling Stone is still alive!


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