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Quotes of the Week
Bon mots from a few good women (dames, even, which is a whole other topic):
- When women go wrong, men go right after them. - Mae West
- I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot. - Marilyn Monroe
- If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. - Margaret Thatcher
Source: Brainy Quotes
After invading southern Greece and receiving the submission of other key city-states, Philip turned his attention to Sparta and asked menacingly whether he should come as friend or foe. The reply was "Neither." Losing patience, he sent the message:
If I invade Laconia, I shall turn you out.
The Spartan ephors again replied with a single word:
If.
Philip proceeded to invade Laconia, devastate much of it, and eject the Spartans from various parts.
Source: Plutarch, via Wikipedia
Me again. Saying "If" in response to some "if/then" statement that you want to be dismissive of is cool, but there are two points:
- It's a better story when the last sentence is left off. That "if" actually happened.
- Today I learned that laconic derives from Laconia, the city-state that Philip invaded.
Posted: Jun 06
Backyard Blog
Tag Archives: Beaches
Scenes from the Left Coast
Travel, see new stuff. Repeat. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Beaches, Flowers, Food & Drink, Mammals, Science, Trees
9 Comments
Redux: Pop-up Oasis #2
The first oasis was in Tempe/Mesa; this one was aboot 40 miles south of metro Phoenix in Casa Grande. And yes, categorizing this as “photos of landscapes” and using the “beaches” tag are both a bit of poetic license. Continue reading
Posted in Another Thing, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Beaches, Business, Reflections, Water
4 Comments
More Scenes of Ireland
More miscellaneous Donegal scenes. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes, Through Space
Tagged Beaches, Bridges, Buildings, Flowers, Skies
8 Comments
Changing Altitude
The Indians, the Beatles, and me. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Photos of Built Stuff, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Beaches, Technology
18 Comments
For Again
It’s harder than it looks to rewrite a hymn. Continue reading
Movie #24: The 12 Days of Christmas – 2019
Merry Christmas! Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Music Videos, Nature Videos
Tagged Beaches, Birds, Bridges, Buildings, Christmas, Flowers, Pareidolia, Skies, Trees
20 Comments
That Pesky Fourth Dimension
Adrift in time, this time. Continue reading
Posted in Thinking Broadly, Through Canada, Through History, You are Here
Tagged Beaches, History, Science, Water
14 Comments
Margaret, Marg, Peggy and Peg
Quite extraordinary, but not much good for farming. Continue reading
Let There Be Light
Same, but different. Continue reading