Thursday Miscellany
Did you know that Ernest Hemingway figured out 47 draft endings to his book, "For Whom The Bell Tolls"? Spit it out, man!
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We are entering the first stage of having the housing units on our bucolic little estate upgraded. It starts with power-washing, and finishes with the place being tarted up with new paint. We're all guessing what the colour will be, but the landlord's agents are staying mum on the matter.
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"Then he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple." 'A Perfect Day For Bananafish' - J.D. Salinger
Noticed this in the Globe & Mail today, and have included it here because I can remember where it was when I first read it. Just one of those things.
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We are entering the first stage of having the housing units on our bucolic little estate upgraded. It starts with power-washing, and finishes with the place being tarted up with new paint. We're all guessing what the colour will be, but the landlord's agents are staying mum on the matter.
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"Then he went over and sat down on the unoccupied twin bed, looked at the girl, aimed the pistol, and fired a bullet through his right temple." 'A Perfect Day For Bananafish' - J.D. Salinger
Noticed this in the Globe & Mail today, and have included it here because I can remember where it was when I first read it. Just one of those things.