Gail Cooke

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A terrific read!

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"Youth looks to the future,
Old age looks to the past,
Middle age, I've found out
Usually looks aghast."
By Gail Cooke
Published in The Wall Street Journal

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"Time goes the fastest,
You can always rely on it
After you've decided
To go out and buy on it."
-Gail Cooke

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THE SNAKES By Sadie Jones How to describe this amazing book? Perhaps it is a parable to remind us of how money corrupts and that there are untrustworthy people - even in your own family. Jones writes with sharpened pen in this powerful, moving tale. Don't miss it!

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"I'm living within my income
But sad to say despair
Of ever being able
To vacation there."
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Half-truths are convenient
For an excuse or alibi;
The problem is determining
Which half of the truth to try."
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"Friends who borrow
Some of your dough
Are best described
As touch and go."
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"Retirement is when
Libidos are tethered.
Newsprint gets smaller
And nests are less feathered."
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The open road is calling me
To which I reply, "I'm coming!"
Indeed, I love the open road
But detest the open plumbing."
-Gail Cooke

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Anyone known anything about Galaxy Oil Company?

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"There was a little girl Who had a little curl
That was either worn loose or she tied it.
When she was good, She was very, very good,
And when she was bad she denied it." - GC

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Mar 22 at 5:53 PM
Pieter Bruegel the Elder is the most outstanding painter and draftsman of the 16th century. Only 40 paintings by the artists own hand survive - enjoy in BRUEGEL THE MASTER by Elke Oberthaler, etal.

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"Half truths can be useful
For excuse or alibi;
The problem is deciding
Which half to try." - GC

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Recent stats show that as of this date
One out of three folks is overweight,
It's been my misfortune, whatever I do,
To always be seen with the other two." - GC

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"Prayer may begin a sermon / Of the hellfire-brimstone form, / Which is frequently only / The psalm before the storm." - GC

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"Wish my Inbox was discreet,
Would in a flash delete,
Send unread to the Trash
All posts requesting cash." - GC

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"Our bank balance is quick to show
That we cannot pay as we go.
In fact, this month it's our intent
To try to pay for where we went." - GC

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"There once was a girl in St. Cloud
Who was more than richly endowed.
She preferred to wear a cape
That she'd carefully drape
For a sweater made her look like a crowd." - GC

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"There was a young woman named Elsie
Being two-timed by her beau, Kelsey.
With a spray gun she took aim,
Painted Kelsey and that dame
As well as a few blocks of Chelsea." - GC

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"Some find winter depressing,
While I relish each day
Knowing spring cleaning and taxes
Are still months away." - GC