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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Sports all the time around these parts!
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"I would make them all learn English; and then I would let the clever ones learn Latin as an honour, and Greek as a treat" --Sir Winston Churchill
The sorting hat says that I belong in Gryffindor!
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those with brave deeds to their name."
Students of Gryffindor are typically brave, daring, and chivalrous.
Take the most scientific Harry Potter
Quiz ever created.
written by
Mama Peep
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8/05/2008 11:40:00 PM
Label: wordless wednesday
snigger discuss | |
Definition: | (verb) Laugh quietly. |
Synonyms: | snicker |
Usage: | The rude tourists snigger at the locals' outdated ways and dress. |
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![]() Liberian President William R. Tolbert Is Killed in Military Coup (1980)Liberia was founded in the 1820s by former slaves from the US, and tensions between the Americo-Liberian minority and the indigenous majority have persisted since that time. On April 12, 1980, a group of soldiers led by Samuel Kanyon Doe stormed the executive mansion, killing Americo-Liberian President William R. Tolbert and 27 other government leaders. Doe, a member of the ethnic Krahn tribe, then declared himself president. How had a rice scandal seriously undermined Tolbert? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (1940)Hancock is a jazz and funk pianist, composer, and bandleader who emerged as part of Miles Davis's group in the mid-1960s. An early adopter of electronic instruments, he became involved with funk and disco in the 70s, while continuing to tour with jazz groups, such as that of Wynton Marsalis. He won an Academy Award for his original score of the 1986 film 'Round Midnight and has won 14 Grammys, including "Album of the Year" for a work that paid tribute to what fellow musician? More... Discuss |
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Looks like you guys have been busy!
ReplyDeleteWhat I wouldn't give to see those blue skies and tall evergreens again!
Happy WW!! :o)
It looks like a fun summer. Enjoy the last few weeks of it.
ReplyDeleteThe baseball photos are very similar to what our summer has been like. It is fun isn't it-to watch them have so much fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
~Have a blessed day.
~Rhonda
Looks like a fun, healthy way to spend the summer. Glad the sun decided to join you for some (most?) of it!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you guys are busy bees. Sports are getting ready to restart for us too so I had better get my skates on. ;)
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love all those sporty times? We've just started football here. Ack! I guess with 3 boys, it had to happen sooner or later. :)
ReplyDeleteFun fun fun! And very busy too!
ReplyDelete~Tina