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Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.
H. G. Wells
ob·sti·nate
adjective. 1. Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, an
opinion, or a course of action; obdurate. 2. Difficult to manage, control, or subdue;
refractory. 3. Difficult to alleviate or cure: an obstinate headache.
Maybe I'll head back right away under a different name and make it look, to
whoever cares, like I'm being obstinate and
staying here.
Left Behind
Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
Besides, our histories of six-thousand moons make no mention of any other regions than the
two great empires of Lilliput and Blefuscu, which two mighty Powers have, as I was going
to tell you, been engaged in a most obstinate
war for six-and-thirty moons past.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
Jonathan Swift
Definitions from American Heritage Dictionary
May is frog Month on the Daily Miscellany - I hope you enjoy these facts about amphibians. God is a marvelous architect and his sense of humor and creativity is expressed in these interesting creations.
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Sources for the Amphibian - Frog series include: Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians - Editors: Dr.
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"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." Joseph Addison |
A FEW SMILES Grandma said A little girl says, "Grandpa, can I sit on your lap? The Reliable Press A reporter from the NY Times is taking his lunch break in Central Park
where he is watching two young men throw a football to each other, after a couple of
throws a very large Rottweiler dog attacks the smaller young man knocking the ball out of
his hands and knocking him to the ground. The other young man runs to a nearby picket
fence and pulls a plank off then starts to beat the dog to death saving his friends
"LIFE". From: Gary Tooze QotD Cute Kid's Jokes : Some Q and A's |
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