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Welcome to my blog! This is where I will share interesting, thought-provoking and funny stories, quotations, pictures, photos, cartoons and trivia gleaned from the pages of history. As you browse, you may gain a new perspective, learn something you didn’t know, and get a few laughs. If you were blessed by the site, please do comment and/or and follow!

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BOBA GG
QN5BOYS
PSST GRL
MEJIA
ODEBBIO
HEN PUF
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CATHY BZ
EU LATER
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PLN TLK
BEE JAA
DA GRAMI
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[heart] BY MR G
NYC 2 RPV*
BLVD FAM
ASN FAM
* RPV is short for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

May the Fourth be with you!

Today is Star Wars Day! The greeting used by fans today, “May the Fourth be with you,” is a play on the SW movie farewell/blessing “May the Force be with you.” It’s said to have originated when Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain’s first female Prime administer; on that date, May 4, 1979, her party ran a congratulatory newspaper ad bearing the message, “May the Fourth be with you, Maggie.”

And who else is excited for the new Star Wars series, being released starting in 2015?? As I’m a fan mostly of the original trilogy (the prequels weren’t great at all), I like the fact that the new movies will be sequels, set after the events of Return of the Jedi. I always thought that would be a cool time to set new movies in, and now here comes the new series!!

Anyways, to round out this post, here are some pictures

League of the Three Petticoats

The late-19th-century “League of the Three Petticoats” consisted of Austria’s queen Maria Theresa, influential Frenchwoman Madame Pompadour, and Russian empress Catherine the Great. Their struggle against King Frederick of Prussia, over land in Europe, was part of the Seven Years’ War.

Quotes from the Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher, daughter of a shopkeeper, rose to prominence as one of Britain’s finest Prime Ministers. She was and is appreciated for her determination, wisdom, leadership, and conservative values. Here are some of the Iron Lady’s famous sayings.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.

It is not the creation of wealth that is wrong, but the love of money for its own sake.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Defeat? I do not recognise the meaning of the word.

It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.

I am not a consensus politician. I’m a conviction politician.

If you just set out to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at anytime, and would achieve nothing.

I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it will get you pretty near.

Of course it’s the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story.

The truths of the Judaic-Christian tradition, are infinitely precious, not only, as I believe, because they are true, but also because they provide the moral impulse which alone can lead to that peace, in the true meaning of the word, for which we all long. . . . There is little hope for democracy if the hearts of men and women in democratic societies cannot be touched by a call to something greater than themselves.

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CA [heart] GIGI
MR GUNDO
4 IDEAL*
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PA 93
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USA TX
ELF GIRL
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I [heart] YHWH
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YO WATDUP
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* Ideal Carpet Cleaning Co.
** Tres Leches Cake

Celebrate Easter!

This Easter, don’t let it be solely about the colorful eggs, fuzzy chicks, or fluffy bunnies.

Instead, let those things remind you of the new life Jesus brings us through His death and resurrection! Because of Him, Christians can live victoriously!

Have a blessed Resurrection Day! He is risen!!!

Jokes from the USSR

I just got done taking the “Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union” DSST for college credit, so I enjoyed these jokes

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Lenin is dying, and talking things over with Stalin, his successor.

“The one worry I have,” says Lenin, “is this: will the people follow you? What do you think, comrade Stalin?”

“They will,” says Stalin, “they surely will.”

“I hope so,” says Lenin, “but what if they don’t follow you?”

“No problem,” says Stalin, “then they’ll follow you.”

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Stalin decides to go out one day and see what it’s really like for the workers, so he puts on a disguise and sneaks out of the Kremlin.

After a while he wanders into a cinema. When the film has finished, the Soviet Anthem plays and a huge picture of Stalin appears on the screen. Everyone stands up and begins singing, except Stalin, who smugly remains seated.

A minute later a man behind him leans forwards and whispers in his ear: “Listen Comrade, we all feel exactly the same way you do, but trust me, it’s a lot safer if you just stand up.”

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Another list!

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TGI FRI
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[heart] TKTK
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Old Irish Blessing

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy Pi Day!

Remember that number, “pi,” from algebra? It’s a pretty cool mathematical constant; I remember it mostly as the number you multiply a circle’s diameter by to get its circumference. Well, since Pi = approximately 3.14, and today’s date is 3/14, today is Pi Day!

Here’re some fun things you can do to celebrate

Eat pie

Calculate Pi to the 1 millionth digit

Eat more pie

Celebrate Einstein’s birthday, which also happens to be today

Eat even more pie

Watch some funny Pi videos done by Vi Hart of Khan Academy

Eat still more pie

Marvel at the wonders of God—He created math and Pi!

Finish the day with more pie