Memorable Quote # 18
A poet-scholar from the 20th century may have anticipated nature and planetary forces looking on at current events with caution...
I looked the sun straight in the eye.
He put on dark glasses.
Eclipse
by Canadian poet F.R. Scott
Archive for January, 2015
Clichés Upgraded – Part XIII
Happy New Year – a new batch of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
- If your watch stops working, we’ll rush into the field and depend on just a cotton pickin’ minute
- Look, That is on trial, I’m in charge here, so I’ll be the judge of That
- The winner of our mid-winter survival contest will be in the hot seat of a new car at 5:00 pm tomorrow (more…)
the watch of time 
Communication and Leadership Skills
I’ve been a member of Toastmasters since 1999. The organization’s stated mission for member clubs has been “to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills…” (more…)
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