Posted on 01/27/2008 6:57:51 AM PST by Mo1
I made that pic a while ago...but the tree in our yard near the pool was the same color.. I’ll post it when I get a chance.
It’s getting its leaves now..;)
WOW...look at that sky. Beautiful!
Nice. Looks like a young stallion is challenging the dominance of an Alpha Horse for his herd. Nature is an awesome and beautiful thing. :)
Yes, he is a beauty, with a sweet disposition and playful nature. Two races down and only one to go for the Triple Crown. I’ll be holding my breath for the entire race at the Belmont Stakes in June.
Yes, and the mares are taking no notice except one who is thinking, what are those two fools doing now?
I'm glad you got back home in time for spring... I'm afraid we've seen the last of the especially beautiful, and extended, spring weather we've enjoyed for so long this year. We're in the low 90s today and the humidity is rising.
How was the wedding?
FOFLOL. uh-huh, most of them have seen it all before.
I can't place it exactly but I'm pretty sure that castle is in the south of France.
Gooooooodness, is this site slow today or what?
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In US election, every (written) word counts
by Virginie Montet, Sun May 18, 2008Hillary Clinton is smart and forceful, John McCain is proud but has a volatile temper, and Barack Obama is a diplomat who deals well with different people and situations.
At least, that's what graphologists say their handwriting reveals about them.
"Handwriting is a reflection of the inner personality. It shows a person's ego strength, how good they feel about themselves, their intellectual, communication and working styles," graphologist Sheila Lowe, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Handwriting Analysis", told AFP.
Graphology -- the study of how we loop our Ls and cross our Ts -- is not taken as seriously in the United States as in Europe.
But every four years, when a US presidential election rolls around, practitioners of the arcane science are much sought after as Americans try everything to analyze contenders for the White House.
"Each time there are elections, I get invited to TV shows, radio shows," Lowe said. "There is always somebody who wants to know something, even if they don't take graphology seriously."
Just the signatures of the candidates are revelatory -- at least to the eye of an expert.
Republican John McCain's signature shows a proud, idealistic but impulsive, if not uncontrollable man, according to the experts.
Lowe saw impulsiveness and a "short fuse" in McCain's variable writing style.
New York graphologist Roger Rubin agreed, and also saw a powerful ego at play in the senator from Arizona.
"The unevenness of the rhythm reflects the unevenness of his temperament," Rubin said.
"The capital J is the largest letter, which shows his strong belief in his own ego. The size of 'John' overwhelms the size of 'McCain' -- this shows how distant he is from his family roots."
Obama's signature reveals similar traits.
The vertical straight line of the B in Obama cuts through the large O -- which is nonetheless smaller than the B in Barack.
"The very large B shows he also has a very strong sense of his own ego," Rubin said.
"And he is crossing out his family name," he added, recalling that Obama's father left the family when the front-runner for the Democratic nomination was just a young boy.
Another graphologist had a different interpretation of the bisected O.
"He draws that circle and a line through it, and it's really like he has two different worlds," said Paula Sassi, who has been interpreting handwriting for 28 years.
"I think it shows his black and white heritage."
The fluidity of Obama's signature is a sign of high intelligence, while its illegibility shows he is protecting his privacy.
"He doesn't want you to know him too well," said Arlyn Imberman, author of "Signatures for Success."
"He shows a part of himself to the world but not everything," said Lowe.
The large letters in Obama's signature show that he is ambitious, self-confident and views himself as a leader, said Imberman.
"The fluid letter forms reveal that he can form a coalition, be diplomatic and get along with both sides of the aisle," she added. "He's the type of guy who could tell you to go to hell and you'd enjoy the trip."
Clinton's legible, balanced signature shows a woman of great intelligence.
It's simplicity portrays a "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" personality, said Lowe.
Her straight-up-and-down writing indicates that she "thinks with her head, not with her heart," said Sassi.
"But there is enough roundness in her writing to show that she cares about people," said Imberman.
The fact that the second leg of the H and the second L in Hillary are higher than the first show ambition.
And she's a perfectionist: "Every thing is written carefully, legibly," said Imberman.
It is difficult, the experts say, to tell the sex of a person from their handwriting, or to discern if they are left- or right-handed.
But, interestingly enough, Obama and McCain are lefties -- just like four out of five US presidents immediately before them: Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Sr and Bill Clinton.
He brought back a colored magazine - so I borrowed it and scanned some pictures of the castles around there.
Here is another picture I scanned from the same magazine of Carcassonne.
Thanks Cardy,
That’s a pic I’ll keep for my collection.
One of my old macs nearly died so I converted it into a picture server for my office, and this is definitely one for it.
Nearly died -> I took it to the shop, they said it would cost $700 to fix, got it home and it worked again. Scared it back to life it did, being disassembled in the Macintosh repair shop.
Yeeeees ! Duh! Sheesh, I plead an entire day of distractions settling in. FOFLOL
OMG brother!! it’s pure insanity in this house. Last nite, my husband and brother in law were deliberately routing for the “other” team. Mark was going nuts. But I knew the Red Wings were winning by the Mark Yahoos and howls!! I wish the Wings would just wrap this thing up so I can get some peace and quiet!! LOL
#3271 - THAT is awesome!! CO
You now I can’t stand Obama either but it is sweet revenge to see the Clintoons get their a$$es whipped. Let’s not forget she THOUGHT it was to be her coronation. Frankly, the folks don’t want another Clinton “team” and I even think they don’t want another Bush one. Let’s think about this - Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton??? I don’t think so!! As much as I have to hold my nose, I want McCain to win!! CO
Guess, as usual, I am draggin up the rear here so will sign off for the night. I know most of y’all live in different time zones anyway. So, goodnight friends! CO
In the meantime, Gadzooks (Datsyuk), Betterburg (Zetterberg), and Goaliegood (Osgood) will continue to eat Penguin for dinner. We are having Wings parties for every game. And not to worry, at most there are only six games left, and perhaps only three more...........this year until training camp, that is...........
Former Bush press secretary Snow, sick, cancels Ohio speech
ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) - Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, diagnosed with cancer three years ago, canceled a speaking appearance at Ohio's Ashland University because of an unspecified illness, the university announced Wednesday.
The university said Snow's doctors have told him he cannot travel, and that Snow will be replaced by the president's brother, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, at Thursday's fundraising dinner for the Ashbrook Scholar program.
Snow, 52, joined CNN as a conservative commentator in April. He became White House press secretary in April 2006 and served until last August.
In 2005, Snow had his colon removed and was diagnosed with cancer. In March 2007, he underwent surgery to remove a growth in his abdominal area. Doctors determined it was a recurrence of his cancer.
Ashland had no details on Snow's illness and CNN's public relations department had no immediate comment Wednesday.
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