Waging WAR on Ignorance, Intolerance & Injustice!
“A thoughtful mind, when it sees a nation’s flag, sees not the flag only, but the nation itself.” — Henry Ward Beecher
(And, because everything under the sun seems to have a national holiday these days, it is also National Bourbon Day! Well, bourbon is known as America’s “Native Spirit”. Just hold off on pouring yourself one until it’s 5 PM . . . where you are! None of that “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere!” LOL! Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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Visual Description: Cool blues?
OBRNI = ROBIN, NKRAC = CRANK, TURIMA = ATRIUM, RFDIBO = FORBID — Giving us: RNRKRUBI
Clue/Question: The ice skater hadn’t quite mastered a figure eight yet, but she was on the – – –
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Answer: “BURR–RINK“
(A very cool pun! And, it’s also seasonally appropriate. It is getting pretty cold out there. It was only 26° Fahrenheit this morning, when I woke up. Frost on the windshields, and on the lawn. At least we have been spared snow . . . so far. Although, we have seen a few light flurries.
No new clue words today. Although, all of today’s jumbles appear to be new. They all came to me instantly. The answer letter layout was a great – figure? – eight jumble. Smartly done by Monsieur Hoyt!
Fine cartoon of an instructor and student at an indoor ice skating rink. It looks like it doubles as a hockey rink. Hockey should be much more popular, in the United States, than it actually is. It’s got loads to like. Speed, agility, fancy stick-work, hitting, defending, scoring, and the occasional fight, or two . . . or so. Maybe it’s hard for some to relate to, because it takes a lot more coordination than just running down a court, or field. Not that other sports don’t have their required talents, it’s just that ice hockey has a broader range of them. But, I guess you really you can’t make a horse drink! Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
PS. And, now for some cool Blues. Dig this bluesy remake of a Motown classic. — YUR
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“We grow best when clouds hang over us because clouds bear rain and rain refreshes us.” — H. W. Beecher
(My wife gets a little out of sorts on cloudy, and rainy, days. They don’t bother me at all. I always say: “Into every life a little rain must fall.” Rainy days are essential to life/growth. And, how can you appreciate the sunny days if you don’t experience the rainy ones? I’m with Henry on this. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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“Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.” — Henry Ward Beecher
(They always cheer me up Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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“God pardons like a mother who kisses away the repentant tears of her child.” — Henry Ward Beecher
(Hmm. The day after Father’s Day. We’ll see how long this continues. I wonder if Rebecca was physically, or sexually, abused by her father? Maybe, he was too strict? Maybe, he was abusive to her mother? Or, maybe he just abandoned them? She most definitely shows an anti-male bias in a lot of her quotes selections. Very unfortunate. I hope she gets help for this. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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“Learning, to be of much use, must have a tendency to spread itself among the common people.” — Henry Ward Beecher
(I know he meant well, and of course it’s true, but whenever you use the phrase “common people” you’re going to come off sounding a little arrogant. But, also, 21st Century sensibilities have become excessively whiny, so I think we need to give old Hank a pass here. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
Sketch of Henry Ward Beecher (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.” — Henry Ward Beecher
(Until the young man becomes an ol’ boy, then they let him in on the secret, and everyone has a good laugh. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
Police Officer Breaking the Law (Photo credit: Call To Adventure)
“A law is valuable not because it is law, but because there is right in it.” — Henry Ward Beecher
(Notice he doesn’t say that all laws are valuable! Laws are supposed benefit or protect us, whether the many or the few. But a law that benefits the few, to the detriment of the many, cannot be viewed as just, and should be changed. If you’ve ever been subjected to RLUIPA you’d know what I mean. The intentions of the law were noble, and intended to correct flaws in earlier laws. But, whereas it was designed to be more of a shield for the few, it is often being used to bludgeon the many. It stands for the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and the big mistake, in my opinion, is that it’s one law that would be better served if it were two laws. Institutionalized persons religious rights are, and should be, a separate issue from religious land use. Lumping them together was both lazy and foolish, again, in my opinion. As a tax paying property owner, guess which part I, and many many people like me, have a problem with? There are some other aspects of it that I don’t like as well, but I won’t go into all the messy details here. But if you have the time, feel free to “Google” it, to see what I mean. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
henry ward beechers garage (Photo credit: niceness)
“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.” — Henry Ward Beecher
English: Biographer Debby Applegate speaking at the book launch for The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Heights, New York. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
(Thank goodness for the author’s name! This one was somewhat difficult, because only one word ended in E and there weren’t the single-lettered words “A” or “I”. Sure, I suspected the first word was “every” right off the bat, but without further confirmation I wasn’t about to commit to it. Great quote! Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
PS. The above is a perfect example of why we should be a little more understanding of the past, and be very very careful not to repeat it’s mistakes. — YUR
Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
“Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.” — Henry Ward Beecher
Cassatt Mary Lilacs in a Window 1880 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
(Beautiful words, from a wise and wonderful man! Enjoy the holiday weekend, folks. Be well and do good.) — YUR
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