Today marks the birthday of one of my favourite artists: Edgar Degas!
I'm very lucky to share my birthday with such a talented person.
[Don't tell anybody, but I also share it with Laura Ingraham... yuck!]
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Explaining the human lifespan
This joke was sent in by Hunnybee (Bubbles) a long time ago, for one of the open threads on the old blog. I decided to give it another airing...
One day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed......
On the next day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"
And God agreed......
On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun , have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
And God agreed again......
Then God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the humans said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God. "You asked for it."
...
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family... For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
One day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."
The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"
So God agreed......
On the next day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."
The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"
And God agreed......
On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun , have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family. For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."
The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"
And God agreed again......
Then God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."
But the humans said, "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"
"Okay," said God. "You asked for it."
...
So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family... For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.
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jokes
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Monday, 16 June 2014
Oh dear...
I managed to get very confused today. Peter suggested we went for our walk in the morning instead of our usual time in the afternoon. I always prepare the day's post and leave it scheduled, then go for a walk. The result of this change: I completely forgot to do a post!
Here's a quick cute picture to make up for it.
Here's a quick cute picture to make up for it.
Sunday, 15 June 2014
Good laughs on a lazy Sunday
View sent us this video. My only complain is that it's too short... Thanks, View!
Saturday, 14 June 2014
Friday, 13 June 2014
One of each
Our former neighbour Dominique is arriving shortly for a visit after 4 years! I don't have time for a very involved post, so here are a couple of pictures to keep us going:
Thursday, 12 June 2014
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
A walk in the woods
This is one of my favourite walks. The first half is very steep and Peter tends to complain, but he did really well this time. Well, at least the second half is all downhill... The area is very wooded, with very few houses. I photographed all of them and also any gardens and flowers I liked!
The next three photos are just around the corner from us. We have the gendarmes and the pompiers very nearby... The poppies add some colour to the (non-existent) sidewalk.
| This is the house at the halfway mark |
| The view from the top |
| This is the Village de Vacances |
The next three photos are just around the corner from us. We have the gendarmes and the pompiers very nearby... The poppies add some colour to the (non-existent) sidewalk.
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France
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Monday, 9 June 2014
Food for thought. Really!
It's too hot to do any serious blogging. Here are some fun ideas involving food. We've seen a few of them before, but some are new and quite clever.
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food
Sunday, 8 June 2014
Chicks and science
A member of the audience asked the panel of thinkers and scientists: "What's up with chicks and science?" Neil deGrasse Tyson provided a brilliant answer:
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Friday, 6 June 2014
Seventy years ago...
Amy sent us some photos and information about an event to remember all who died during the Normandy landings on D-Day. In her email, she said: "This fits so well with Pres Obama's statement about it being a lot easier to start wars than to end them." Thank you Amy.
On the International Peace Day last year, on September 21, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9,000 silhouettes representing fallen people into the sand. Titled The Fallen 9000 , the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of the civilians, Germans and allied forces who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII. The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide.
On the International Peace Day last year, on September 21, British artists Jamie Wardley and Andy Moss
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