Cryptoquote Solved – 05/29/23

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”   —   Winston Churchill

(I wonder how Winnie would feel about the “USA, USA, USA!” chant, which started with the 1980 Winter Olympics, when our hockey team beat the Czechs, but has since become so ubiquitous, and more than a little jingoistic?  I can’t imagine he’d approve of it.  We always used to be more of a humble people, pretty much welcomed all over the world.  Nowadays, most countries look at us with a very suspicious eye, and sometimes with utter disdain.  We should always be proud of our country, but we could all stand to be somewhat classier about it.  Strange comment for Memorial Day???  Maybe.  But we should be more introspective on the day where we remember – and appreciate – all those who gave their lives in service of our country.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/27/23

“Your education is a dress rehearsal for a life that is yours to lead.”   —   Nora Ephron

(Nora was responsible for some of the most popular movies of the 1980s and 1990s.  I particularly liked the movie “Michael”, starring John Travolta as the title archangel and an all-star cast that includes:  Andie MacDowell, William Hurt, Bob Hoskins, Jean Stapleton, Robert Pastorelli, Richard Schiff and . . . my favorite, Teri Garr.  It was easy to suspend belief watching this movie.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/26/23

“Open your eyes, look within.  Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?”   —   Bob Marley

(All of us could do with being a little more introspective.  This quote is a lyric, and comes from the song “Exodus”, by Bob Marley and the Wailers, from way back in 1977.  Bob died nearly four years later, at the tender age of 36, from a rare form of malignant melanoma, which had spread to his brain and lungs.  But his music lives on.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/25/23

“You can’t get spoiled if you do your own ironing.”   —   Meryl Streep

( . . . or laundry, or vacuuming, or just about any other household chore.  Housework kind of sucks!  I always liked Meryl Streep.  Still do.  She’s never been a big hot, hoochie mama kind of actress, but she has a classic beauty that never seems to get old.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/24/23

“I am not a person to be pressured  –  by anybody or any nation.”   —   Indira Gandhi

(She was a tough woman.  She kinda had the forerunner of the David Koresh – Branch Davidian fiasco – in Waco, TX, with Operation Blue Star, in the Punjab region, in June of 1984.  But it was even deadlier, resulting in disputed casualties of some hundreds, to some thousands of Sikhs.  As a result she was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards a few months later.  It’s hard to believe, but this seems to be the first of her quotes used for a Cryptoquote.  So, we welcome Indira Gandhi – posthumously – to the Cryptoquote Club today.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/23/23

“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.”   —   Bob Dylan

(It might not be readily apparent, but Bob Dylan definitely has a good sense of humor!  He has certainly gone through a number of changes over the last 60 + years.  From name changes, to religion changes, and to numerous genre changes, etc..  He’s probably the premier poet/songwriter of my generation.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/22/23

“Food is the great connector, and laughs are the cement.”   —   Phil Rosenthal

(Phil is the creative genius, and executive producer, behind “Everybody Loves Raymond”, one of the last sitcoms I watched religiously.  He also was a writer and producer on “Coach”.  More recently he’s been doing it all on some food and travel shows.  His Wikipedia page says that he was born in Queens, but grew up in New City, NY, just a few towns from me!  Good quote, and his first to be used at the Cryptoquote.  So, we welcome Phil Rosenthal to the Cryptoquote Club today!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/20/23

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world.  But then you read.”   —   James Baldwin

(A lot of us – maybe most of us – kind of live in our own little worlds.  Maybe not as bad as in “The Truman Show”, but I think a lot of us at least go through a phase like this . . . until we grow up . . . hopefully.  Reading definitely helps you to grow up.  Thank you, James.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Enjoy the Tunes!   —   YUR

Cryptoquote Solved – 05/19/23

“You’re not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi.”   —   Humphrey Bogart

(Is there anyone out there – who is a fan of classic movies – who doesn’t like Humphrey Bogart???  He starred in some of the greatest movies of all time!  Not a handsome, hunky kind of guy, but he played romantic roles as well as he did his tough guy roles.  He was THE original leader of the Hollywood Rat Pack.  Those guys LOVED their bourbon!  It’s a shame though that he was such a heavy drinker and smoker, as he died of esophageal cancer shortly after his 57th birthday.  Not exactly young, but far from old.  He died about five months before I was even born, but I have always been a big fan of the man.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 05/18/23

“It is Spring again!  The Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.”   —   Rainer Maria Rilke

(Great sentiment.  He was a poet that I think even I may have liked!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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