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POPS911tm - Republicans believe 9-11 is their trademark.
At THEIR OWN CONVENTION, they used it AGAIN as a prop to bolster their standing amongst the American voters. A PROP OF FEAR! This party of disservice has no shame and they will go on and on lying, misconstruing and whatever it takes to keep power. They care not for this land that so many have died for. They live, breath and sustain only with one objective, to stay on the course of power whether or not they destroy the very thing they wish to control. It's time for all who THINK, who truly want the best for our country because we know it will belong to so many who will come long after us, to say ENOUGH! If this actually does not happen this election time around we may be a country so weakened by the avaricious blunders of the right-wing, we will become easy pickings for the power brutes of the world. Our epitaph will read... HERE LIES A ONCE POWERFUL, PROUD COUNTRY, BROUGHT DOWN BY THE UNSCRUPULOUS, WHO LIVED UPON ITS VERY SOIL, WHILE TURNING IT TO STONE. thinkingblue.blogspot.com
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POPS"Zorba the Israeli" His most famous book, "Zorba the Greek," was published in 1946. Its appearance in English in the United States, in 1954, made its author a runaway success that exposed him to the rest of the world. Zorbas became an adored figure in Western culture, and his prescription for life, passions and animal instincts were idealized. He came to represent all of Greek culture. Kazantzakis wrote many books. "The Last Temptation of Christ" roused a storm of controversy when it appeared. (the film version of the book was released, directed by Martin Scorsese with a soundtrack composed by Peter Gabriel.) "It's the combination of the landscape and the people," Melzer a former philosophy professor says "Greeks have an endless ability to be happy, and we Israelis can only learn from them."
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POPSTim Russert, Tough And Fair In the middle of a voice-over, NBC’s Tim Russert slumped over and was gone. The rumors had been buzzing around Washington D.C. for hours, until Tom Brokaw appeared on the Peacock network and confirmed the news. Every journalist that I’ve spoken with is shocked and slack-jawed. The broadcast lion seemed unstoppable; an irresistible force that would never meet its immovable object. Others who knew him better will talk about personal grace and his unegoistical connections to ordinary people, about his love of his family, his church and his Buffalo Bills. I want to remind you of his public qualities. He was two things that most Washington journalists are not: tough and fair. Among some Catholics, there is a convention when someone passes out of this life and into the next. They say he has “gone home.”
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POPSClever epitaph! A life well-lived - if you succeed at making people laugh as they look at your grave?!
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POPSFunny Epitaphs I clipped this for you alanocu to go with your *romantic* cemetary lady sculpture. *LOL* Here lies an Atheist All dressed up And no place to go. On an Auctioneer: Jedediah Goodwin Auctioneer Born 1828 Going! Going!! Gone!!! 1876 :lol:
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POPSSix Perfect Words Submit your own six words. You could be published in the Six-Word Memoir Book. Leave your own six words here too. He vanished after clipping her obituary.
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POPS"Under Ben Bulben" WB Yeats, 1923 Nobel Prize Literature
I SWEAR by what the sages spoke Round the Mareotic Lake That the Witch of Atlas knew, Spoke and set the cocks a-crow. Swear by those horsemen, by those women Complexion and form prove superhuman, That pale, long-visaged company That air in immortality Completeness of their passions won; Now they ride the wintry dawn Where Ben Bulben sets the scene. Here s the gist of what they mean. II Many times man lives and dies Between his two eternities, That of race and that of soul, And ancient Ireland knew it all. Whether man die in his bed Or the rifle knocks him dead, A brief parting from those dear Is the worst man has to fear. Though grave-diggers' toil is long, Sharp their spades, their muscles strong. They but thrust their buried men Back in the human mind again. III You that Mitchel's prayer have heard, 'Send war in our time, O Lord!' Know that when all words are said And a man is fighting mad, Something drops from eyes long blind, He completes his par
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POPS6 -Word Scifi Stories We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves.
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POPSEric Ambler and the British Espionage Novel Eric Ambler is considered to be the grand doyen of spy novelists. As this essay points out, he didn't invent the genre, but he made a lasting impact on it. I have been reading some of his novels lately (Dark Frontier and A Coffin for Dmitrios). For some reason I find them pretty slow going however. Still, this essay helps me appreciate his contribution
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POPSSix Word Stories inspired by hemingway's famous six word story "For sale: baby shoes, never worn," great short stories by sci-fi authors.
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POPSLost Action Figures Exacerbate Stunted Adolescence, Invoke Desire for Useless Trinkets No sign that these will be fully articulated, but breathtaking nevertheless. Todd McFarlane may not be able to craft a decent story to save his life, or draw anything approaching anatomical realism, but his toy company consistently produces quality figures. Say, that would make a great epitaph. They need to do some Season Two figures. Locke typing in the numbers would make a great scene.
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POPSA farewell sentiment Scroll down the clip to see what this is all about. John's ex-wife and mistress went to the monument maker together and ordered this engraving.
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POPSWanted: An Arab Sharon A wonderful,smart editorial by Thomas L.Friedman in the N.Y.Times.He points out how different Ariel Sharon was only a few years ago.I recommend reading this important essay.
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