As you know, I like to celebrate quotes on the weekends. I read this in my copy of Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader, and I thought it was adorable. It’s written to Abraham Lincoln while he campaigned for president in 1860. This letter is said to have inspired Lincoln to grow a beard. Westfield, Chautauqua Co., [...]
Archive for July, 2010
i am a writer
July 2nd, 2010
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Picture the scene on Princess Bride, where Inigo is fighting with Count Rugan and repeatedly says, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You kill my father. Prepare to die!” Now picture me saying, “My name is Brenda Coats. I am a writer. Prepare to read!” Only without the accent. And sword. Without even realizing it, in my mind, I have defined [...]
pleasantly disturbed. me and the cows.
July 1st, 2010
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Courtesy of Photobucket I’m linking up with Duane Scott today, for a fairly new little project he runs on Thursdays, called Pleasantly Disturbed. If you’d like to participate, click here! He says there will be a fancy schmancy new button next week. Until then, we’ll admire those cows in the field. Because let me tell [...]
