The Evening Blues - 11-22-17
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 11/22/2017 - 2:35pm


Something/Someone Old

My Something Old today is the first Thanksgiving.
The story is a little different than the one we know. Meet Tisquantum, commonly known by English speakers as Squanto:

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Greetings to the C99P community. Welcome to the Tuesday edition of "Open Threads for Open Minds", where off-topic is on target. This is a place to park your thoughts and observations, political and otherwise, in a friendly environment. Witticism and gallows humor encouraged. ![]()


Today's number is 20

Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canturbury Tales" included "The Miller's Tale", which is unavoidably, though allegedly erroneously, brought to mind by this charming little ditty:

WAIT!! We interrupt this column to bring you this important message:
Sit-a-while
on swinging porch
where tin-dippers and
sweet water
in cool touches
meet lips
from hand dug wells.
Good morning good people!
Good evening everyone.
Even though it's midday Saturday here, this was my Friday evening's entertainment. I hope your Friday evening holds some pleasure for you ...

Here are some sandstone rocks holding colonies of young mussels and a few oysters ...

