A Tribute to abra a collection of her comments

[LLapp]

A snippet of biography for abra's family....

"Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime. And, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

abra
July 22, 2018, 6:00 pm
My third grade teacher wrote a book named Footprints on the Sand. She also wrote A Song For Julie, and others. Ella Williams Porter.

[LLapp]

Vintage abra...


"We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology." — Carl Sagan

JohnnyFive
March 5, 2020, 10:43 am
Miss you, Carl. Nobody, before or since, has brought science to the masses like you did. I tip my hat to you sir.

abra
January 27, 2021, 2:50 am
That smile, and that ability to impart knowledge to even the dummies will long be missed.

hrossa
February 8, 2021, 12:36 am
The dummies? And who are those?

abra
April 17, 2022, 7:53 pm
I was speaking for myself, hrossa.

[LLapp]

Another bit of biography...

"Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them." — Anne Sophie Swetchine

LLapp
July 11, 2017, 3:28 pm
The quote that launched a thousand Cracker Jack Boxes.

abra
June 29, 2022, 12:27 am
I can't remember which Cracker Jack prizes I liked. Once in Girl Scouts we went through an M&M Mars/ Cracker Jack/ Campfire Marshmallow factory, and they gave us goodies from all three, Including a bag of Cracker Jack prizes.

[Eureka]

"Fondue sets, martini shakers and juicing machines: three things the world could live completely without." — Douglas Coupland

abra
August 24, 2018, 6:31 pm
We were invited to a fondue party on a long ago New Year's Eve. It was very enjoyable. I bought a fondue pot that sat unused for 30 years until I gave it to my kids, who may or may not have ever used it. We have a really pretty martini set that was a wedding present. We've never used it. This is my second martini quote in two days.

abra
February 18, 2020, 8:10 pm
This the second time today I've had a martini quote.

rasbury
June 22, 2022, 12:28 pm
I think we need to do an intervention with abra. She seems to repeatedly overdo it with the martinis.

[kb83]

A martini is a very elegant drink, (as fondue is to food), and was my drink of choice when I was abusing alcohol. (I'm now more than 6 years sober.) It is also a very deceptive drink because vodka is such an innocent looking form of alcohol, and because the martini glass outlines a geometric solid known as a cone, which means that the volume of alcohol goes up as the cube (3rd power!) of the height of the liquid in the glass. This means that if you increase the height by a mere 15%, you increase the volume by a factor of 1.15**3 = 1.52, i.e. 52% more! In my drinking days, some bartenders would fill up the martini glass for me, and this may have been about double a normal sized drink. Of course, since I am an alcoholic, I never complained.

[LLapp]

Kb83, I think if abra were still at her computer, she would be the first to say: Congratulations on being 6+ years sober. That is a wonderful accomplishment.

[kb83]

Thanks, Llapp, I guess I was thinking of this abra forum thread as a safe space to disclose, based on her reflected kindness and humanity. Of course, the anonymity is nice too!

[Synonymous]

kb83 Nice. Congratulations. I think LLapp said it best.

[Eureka]

"Strikeouts are boring - besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. More democratic." — Bull Durham

abra
July 27, 2018, 1:34 pm
One of my son's favorite movies. He rarely posts on FB and yet when he does, it seems like he can find a Bull Durham quote for any occasion.

[Eureka]

(Another obscure comment from WRQ9 followed by abra's funny response.)

"If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it." — Brendan Francis

WRQ9
December 9, 2013, 5:43 am
This is typical "power side" logic, cynically translated into ersatz disciplinary language.

abra
August 23, 2015, 11:09 am
WRQ9, that's just what I was going to say :0).

[Eureka]

(Another example of abra's encouraging words. Kgun5 continues to hold the record at 14 seconds.)


"Greedy eaters dig their graves with their teeth." — French Proverb

abra
July 7, 2015, 9:59 am
Wow, Kgun5, good job. I've done this one before, but I didn't recognize it. It always takes me a long time.

Kgun5
January 28, 2016, 4:14 am
Thanks, abra. You'll be happy to know that it took me 386 seconds this time around.

abra
July 1, 2020, 8:28 pm
It does,make me happy, kgun, it does. )

abra
October 26, 2022, 9:45 pm
And after 9 years, Kgun still has that record.

[LLapp]

"It's all that the young can do for the old, to shock them and keep them up to date." — George Bernard Shaw

abra
November 1, 2021, 1:46 am
I was texting with my older grandson this afternoon and evening. It was nothing special just about Halloween etc. It all left me with warm huggy feelings about what a really nice person he is. Happy Halloween, although now it's November 1st.

hrossa
August 18, 2022, 1:25 am
Nice, Abra

[Eureka]

"Men seek but one thing in life - their pleasure." — Somerset Maugham

LittleReg1
January 15, 2021, 1:09 pm
What do women seek?

DrCryptell
May 6, 2021, 8:32 am
Women seek a recipe for apple strudel.

hrossa
May 9, 2021, 12:59 pm
DrCryptell, your sample set apparently is too small. Talk to more women.

abra
June 14, 2022, 11:02 pm
We've discussed it before. Women (SOME) want a footrub and chocolate, a bottle of nice wine, a stack of good books, nice music candlelight, a screen porch with a lovely view. Pick and choose, but put some thought into it.

[Synonymous]

Eureka, that's a gem! Thank you for keeping abra alive and well on this site.

[hrossa]

"False modesty can be worse than arrogance." — David Mitchell

abra
November 21, 2019, 10:11 pm
You'd think that, (OK, it's me that'd think that, but then you spend a few minutes with one of THOSE people who can't stop telling you virtuous they are, and you (I"m) begging for a tad of modesty. Fake it if you have to.