Al Prodgers

Ex Barroom-Poet. YouTube channel, “Just Off the Highway” for South African stories.

[Al Prodgers @alprodgers]

We will not look upon their like again. Salute.

[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

“If you think the world is selfish and rotten, go to the cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer overlooking Omaha Beach. See what one group of men did for another on D-Day, June 6th, 1944.” — Andy Rooney

[Atlas Press @realAtlasPress]

C.S. Lewis, what a line

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“Sometimes when I'm in a bookstore or library, I am overwhelmed by all the things that I do not know. Then I am seized by a powerful desire to read all the books, one by one.”

-Arthur C Clarke

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“It was a different world then. It was a world that required young men like myself to be prepared to die for a civilization that was worth living in.”

–Harry Read, British Soldier in the 6th Airborne Division who jumped into Normandy in the early hours of 6 June 1944

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

Happy 96th birthday to Clint Eastwood.

A living reminder that strength, resilience, self-reliance, and dignity never go out of style.

His advice to men: “Don't let the old man in."

What’s your favorite Clint Eastwood film?

[Noirchick In Old Hollywood @Noirchick1]

The beloved Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy being interviewed in Hull, England in 1947.... and unable to resist a gag... Are you a fan of the boys?

[Al Prodgers @alprodgers]

The rain in Spain may stay mainly in the plain.
But the rain in Braamfontein ends up in different oceans thousands of kilometers apart.
I got to tell this story on @Hot1027FM today.
https://t.co/0v7WYVTLMg

[Bret van den Brink @BretVDB]

In youth “the soul is most pliant, and the passion of love makes almost every man a rhymer, though not a poet.”

—John Dryden, “A Discourse on the Original and Progress of Satire”

[Al Prodgers @alprodgers]

I just published a new post on my @buymeacoffee Custom Car Restoration in Progress
https://t.co/B0VDBDlnIt

[caio temer @canalCCore2]

O Kamov Ka-26 é o único helicóptero do mundo que parece ter sido montado com peças de trator e motor de tanque. O HA-HSF ficou tanto tempo parado na Hungria que a partida a frio pareceu mais um incêndio controlado do que um voo.
Pura engenharia soviética raiz.

[Al Prodgers @alprodgers]

Ghost Story: The Headless Biker of De Deur 👻🏍️🌑 https://t.co/hWMD0Al87u via @YouTube

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there.

Thank you for all you have done, all you are doing, and all you will do for the children in your life.

Enjoy your special day!

[Prof. Carl Sagan @ProfCarlSagan]

Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.

- Voltaire

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

“Since it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage. Otherwise you are making their destiny not brighter but darker.”

-C.S. Lewis

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

can’t stop thinking about this

[Istra of Glome @byistra]

C.S. Lewis’ incredible observation on friendship

[The Knowledge Archivist @KnowledgeArchiv]

"I've searched all the parks in all the cities — and found no statues of Committees."

— G.K. Chesterton

[ThinkingWest @thinkingwest]

Daily reminder that you need to be stacking *physical* books. Why?

-they can’t be changed
-you can pass them on to your children
-they’re a break from a screen
-you don’t lose entertainment when your battery goes out
-they make great decorations
-they smell amazing