Beach Saint

Or, is there a better choice.

Wondering if the Trek 3700 is worth the money. Any suggestions?

Legendary author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born 111 years ago today. My favorite quote is: "All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath." What's yours?

Somehow I "bumped" into it while I was surfing. It says my "personal day of death is Tuesday, May 17, 2044. Or, 1,158,898,799 seconds and rapidly losing time. What do you think? http://www.deathclock.com/

More importantly, will you remember me after you answer this question? Stars, please, from the people who promise to remember me.

What's on your Fourth of July menu?

"I am sorry sir, this is a non-smoking mountain." -- Broadcaster David Frost on what official told friend about to light up on skiing holiday at Aspen.

I'm not even a smoker, but when I read something like this it makes me want to buy a pack of Newports and fly to Aspen. ROFLMAO

Yesterday was an absolutely perfect day in my neighborhood and my 12-year-old friend pushed me into walking to the beach. When I got there a little boy named Casey was having a hard time getting his kite in the air. His cousins had gotten their kites entangled with each other. I hadn't flown one in years, but these were nice ones with string winders. Casey and I had his kite in the air in no time, and with a lesson from me he is now convinced he is a pro. His cousin had a bit tougher time, but I fixed the balance and his was soon up in the air. However, he didn't have 1/4 of the patience of Casey who, for all I know, is still flying his. Now I am hooked. I have been reading up on all the new-fangled kites since yesterday.

Please tell me what your favorites are and where I can get the best deals!

I never have, until this morning. Now, I'm hoping each of you who gets one of these scams will respond in kind. Here is what I wrote to my most recent would-be benefactor.

Dear Mr. Wallace K. Kadanga,

You do know this is highly illegal, correct?

I think you are a criminal for keeping this money.

The sum, in its entirety, should be donated to the African Children's Fund. You should be ashamed for taking food out of the mouths of the impoverished, hungry youth on your continent.

While I am well aware that this is a scam and there is no money forthcoming, I would like you to know that if you did forward it to me you would not get one red cent. Neither would I as all the funds would be redirected to charity.

I hope you re-think your life of crime and will rededicate yourself to the service of all the wonderful children in this world, especially those in West Africa.

Most sincerely,

The Beach Saint

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From: walla k Kadanga <wallakoffi13@hotmail.com>

How many are protesting the series because of this outrageous maneuver, when we know there are perfectly qualified all-American hitmen that could have done the same job?

Will he get whacked? Go into hiding? And, why did he hire illegal immigrants as tough guys when their are perfectly qualified all-American hit me to do the job?

Preacher's wife Mary Winkler, who killed her husband with a shotgun blast to the back as he lay in bed, is sentenced to three years -- 210 days in prison and the rest on probation.

If I came to visit where you live, what place would you tell me to visit. Which is the best restaurant to go to?

Is there a particular one you would recommend? What kind of coffee do you use? My Russian-born doctor highly recommended this method of brewing, but I didn't ask where she got hers.

I'm seeing SPECKLEFRAT! used increasingly. I love new words and have no idea what is meant by it. Please put this old lady writer in the know. Thanks.

Recipes please for the more complex versions! Also, what do you like to eat with them.

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves." ~~Mohandas Gandhi

What are you doing to remake yourself into a better person. Did you realize that if each one of us made one positive change tomorrow, we could radically transform the world -- donate to charity, volunteer in a children's cancer ward, make a compost pile, recycle newspapers, find a new use for plastic items for art projects or around the house, be kind to others, stop putting harsh chemicals into our municipal and residential sewer systems.

It doesn't take much effort or cost much money to make our world a better place to live, work and play.

Tell me: what are you doing to improve the quality of life in the world?

“Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America--not on the battlefields of Vietnam.” ~~Marshall McLuhan quotes (Canadian communications theorist Educator, Writer and Social Reformer, 1911-1980)

Do you think the War in Iraq and other conflicts are being lost in American living rooms? Have we stopped allowing military leaders and elected officials from doing their job based on 30 to 60 seconds of news?

And, do you think the fundamental "patriotic" feelings towards "making the world safe for Democracy" are forever changed because we now see the brutality of the battlefields in our homes while we are having our first cup of coffee and Cheerios?

Do you think it will get along with my female Golden Retriever (1-1/2) and my older rescue guy (12-14?) Also, does anyone know of a puggles rescue group near Boston?