Dinner Table Conversation

"There's nothing wrong with the word sex." -my mother (if you know my mother, you'll find this funny). She was defending herself after we laughed at her for explaining that politics, religion and sex are topics not to discuss when meeting someone for the first time. We agreed with her statement, but laughed because I don't think any of us had ever heard her say the word so casually before.
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The F Words

"This confirms every stereotype I have of Americans." -Mark (a Brit) reflects on his 4th of July weekend at the farm: Family. Firearms. Fireworks. Flags. Food. Friends. And lots of beer.
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My New Bike

"A boy told me if he roller-skated fast enough his loneliness couldn’t catch up to him; the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a champion.
What I wonder tonight, pedaling hard down King William Street, is if it translates to bicycles?" - Naomi Shihab Nye

Hmm.
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Independence Day

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty.” -JFK

At the farm today to celebrate the 4th and my one-year anniversary of being back in the good ole U.S. of A.

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Average American

One of many interesting facts from Monday's KidsPost (don't think you're too old to read it!)
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What Not To Say

"I don't think you're fat. But you are occasionally a cow." -Thanks a lot, BL.

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Inked

"BORN TO SEW" -tattooed on the arm of a frumpy old woman at the gym ... below a poorly drawn sewing machine. Odd.
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