Sunday funnies
August 8, 2021
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Happy birthday, Sara
August 8, 2021In honor of the birthday of American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), here is a choral setting by Susan LaBarr of her poem “Grace Before Sleep.”
How can our minds and bodies be
Grateful enough that we have spent
Here in this generous room
This evening of content?
Each one of us has walked through storm
And fled the wolves along the road;
But here the hearth is wide and warm,
And for this shelter and this light
Accept, O Lord, our thanks tonight.
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Caturday funnies — Barkalounger edition
August 7, 2021
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Caturday chuckles
August 7, 2021
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Friday chuckles
August 6, 2021
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Friday happy dance
August 6, 2021
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It’s a dog’s life
August 5, 2021A woman was relaxing on her porch one afternoon when a very tired-looking dog wandered into her yard, lumbered up the porch steps, lay down, and promptly fell asleep.
About an hour later, the dog got up and walked away.
The next day the dog was back. It climbed the steps, lay down on the porch, and fell asleep.
This happened several days in succession. One day the woman attached a note to the dog’s collar that read, “Every afternoon your dog comes and takes a nap on my porch.”
The following day, the dog arrived with a different note pinned to its collar: “He lives in a home with eight children. He’s just trying to catch up on his sleep.”
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Puppy love
August 5, 2021
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Happy birthday, Percy
August 4, 2021In honor of the birthday of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822).
8 Comments | simple pleasures | Tagged: Percy Bysshe Shelley, poetry | Permalink
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Wednesday weirdness
August 4, 2021
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