In order to hastily get away from the debate I started with my last post....
Completely free
I am sure that at some
stage GB or I have blogged about our dislike of the tautological phrase ‘Free
gift’. I see Amazon have taken our views
to heart and are now offering things as completely free. Completely free! Duh!
So there are degrees of free?
That explains why some people still use ‘free gift’ – it’s to
differentiate their gifts from things that are only partially free…
Sites to visit
Want to see something
bizarre and fun? Then visit Keiko’s post
about the Deer Cracker Throwing Contest.
I like visiting the
ZooBorns site. It always has interesting
young animals.
Buffalo Zoo in NewYork has a Polar Bear cub which met the public for the first time last
week. I guess the word cute is applicable
here...
I guess it won't be
quite so cute when fully grown and hungry.
Wonderful Quotes
On the accidental
catching of one of those embarrassingly awful shows -
Even the few seconds to which I'm subjected as I scramble
for the remote is enough to drop my IQ by a few points.
Rachel – The RachelChronicles - Tuesday, February 19, 2013
On a sunset -
This evening's departure was like a flamboyant lover who discards
fragrant silk scarves across the room as compelling reminders of her ability to
continue to seduce on her way out the door.
Tabor - Room withoutWalls - Wednesday, February 27, 2013
"Just living is
not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and
a little flower." - H C Andersen
The beginning of a
speech on the radio this week –
“I’ll keep it brief
and succinct as you requested.”
Brief and
succinct. Time for another ‘Duh!’.
On recalling the pitfalls
of reading fiction as sex education -
“I was deeply misled
by Lady Chatterley’s Lover which seemed to suggest running naked through damp undergrowth
was the closest thing to heaven.” - Julian
Barnes
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