Tayrazuh and Lizzie look like twins. And for kicks check out Effing and his lovely bride have a spat.
Posted on 08/10/2004 8:45:56 PM PDT by pubmom
According to Benjamin Franklin himself, many of the proverbs and aphorisms found in "Poor Richard's Almanack" were gleaned from the "wisdom of the ages and nations." In the dictums and maxims that follow, one hears echoes of the Bible, the ancients, and collections of proverbs readily available in Franklin's own time. Yet, in recrafting many older sayings, Franklin, who was among other things an inventor and musician, brought new design and melody to timeworn truisms. Franklin once created a list of 13 virtues to live by. This baker's dozen included temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. The reader will see these virtues emphasized again and again in these quotes culled from Franklin's "Poor Richard's Almanack."
Did Franklin himself listen to Poor Richard's advice? Sometimes. Sometimes not.
"Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, and cloth, or the Gout will seize you and plague you both," Franklin wrote. Franklin relished his food, basked in the company of women, and at times used items of apparel to influence the way people perceived him. And, indeed, gout plagued Franklin for much of his life.
One thing that makes these aphorisms so compelling is that Franklin, while divine in apprehension, was in action very much a mortal. Take these morsels in moderation -- Franklin would have it no other way.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Eat to live, and not live to eat.
After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy.
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Fish and visitors stink after three days.
To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.
What you seem to be, be really.
Tim was so learned, that he could name a horse in nine Languages. So ignorant, that he bought a cow to ride on.(This made me think of Teraaayzza.)
People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages.
He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd, and never well mended.
Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a folly.
To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the Antidote.
did June Cleaver really say that?
Oops, I just responded before reading any further and see that Mae is on the case! Mae, we jinxed each other!
Have ya'll seen where the Kerrys are fighting? http://www.drudgereport.com/ too funny!
Tayrazuh and Lizzie look like twins. And for kicks check out Effing and his lovely bride have a spat.
LOL, you beat me on this one! The lovely and loving Kerry couple are in meltdown.
~~Wavin'~~
I've got to quit reading the "Fight Thread" and get my tush in gear.
SHE is a manipulator, that's for sure. On the other hand, you've got to appreciate the fact that she's willing to stand up to him.
It will be interesting to watch.
Someone should point out to the clever, chesty blonde that she is making the letter W with her hand.
The smoking gun?
That's one mean lookin' mama. And who does the fist belong to? Perhaps the mama's main squeeze?
Hubby and I are laughing mightily at the Teresa/Effin spat thread. Maybe they should ask the Clintons for advice on how to maintain the pretense of a marriage in the political spotlight.
We've been hearing all about the meals they order while traveling, including the Wendy's chili (ha!) but it looks like too much fried food and not enough salad for those two. When they visited my neck of the woods on July 31, according to a local newspaper report, the Edwards bus ordered 9 bottles of wine [woo hoo, party time!]; 8 bottles of apple juice; 12 bottles of water; 12 cans of Diet Coke; 10 brownies; 12 chocolate chip cookies; three orders each of chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks, french fries and grilled chicken salads; one grilled steak salad; one grilled salmon dish and "a cheeseburger with all the trimmings." The Kerry order was shrimp cocktail, Caesar salad with dressing on the side, a 9-oz. filet mignon, baked potatoes, vegetables, an order of crab cakes and chocolate cake.
The poor schmuck fetching the food for them had to go to four restaurants and a grocery store to fill all the orders.
Good Grief!
Wouldn't you just love to have access to a phone number where you'd just call and say "I want this , this , and,, THIS,,,, have it ready at 7:00 pm"?
Reading the Edwards' menu, I'm guessing they had their kids along,,,, Chicken Tenders was a dead give away.
Do you know why Kerry and Edwards are campaigning together?
Wouldn't they cover more ground if they split up?
In other news of the rich and whacky from Page Six:
IT wasn't such a gay old time on Rosie O'Donnell's sapphic-friendly cruise. The recent inaugural outing of the former talk show queen's R Family Vacations was a bit of a financial flop. Marketed to gays, lesbians and their families, the sail on the Norwegian Dawn was 40 percent empty with more than 500 empty cabins and a loss of $250,000. Rosie's rep, Cindi Berger, claimed it was an acceptable loss, "due to high start-up costs which every new business experiences. The inaugural cruise far exceeded the company's expectations. R Family Vacations is rapidly selling out next summer's cruise and expects to sell out by the end of the year."
And this (I will not say anything about the name of the restaurant!):
SIGHTINGS ... JAY-Z stopping by Bill Clinton's table at the Spotted Pig, where the former president was dining with daughter Chelsea and her boyfriend Ian Klaus . . .
Coffee's on
Was he appreciating the near-nude men or the women, I wonder.
I am watching Fox and Friends with Suzanne Somers.
Does she have a bad facelift or what? She looks like a Chinese Widemouth Frog.
Is that somewhere near the Crooked Pole?
Must be Blubba's favorite restaurant.
I saw Suzanne, too.
I thought her nose looked swollen and her lips huge. I don't remember her that way.
Puffy is the word I would use to describe it. Wondering if she's had some cortizone shots for ailing/aching joints? Cortizone shots will make me puff up,,, 10 to 15 pounds of water that stays with me until the cortizone wears off. I'll bet that's what it is.
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