A Tribute to abra a collection of her comments

[LLapp]

Another snippet of autobiography...

"Life should not be estimated exclusively by the standard of dollars and cents." — Charles Goodyear

abra
July 26, 2021, 1:52 am
Long, long ago, when we lived in Ca, we woke up one morning to a strange sound. The Goodyear blimp was tethered across the hills from us. It was there for about 3 days. It went out each night with lights flashing messages. We never knew that it did that. It made a huge enthusiast of my then four or five year old son. Good memories.

[hrossa]

I wonder if this was the same son who's been in touch with us here?

[LLapp]

I wonder if this was the same son who's been in touch with us here?

Yes, it was. Abra and her husband had one child. All of her parenting stories are about him.

[Eureka]

(Abra talked about her fear of bridges a number of times. It's nice to see that she saw my comment and responded. Admin, however, has not. )

"I hate bridges. I'm always very insecure on bridges." — Alber Elbaz (1961-2021)

abra
November 15, 2018, 1:47 pm
This may actually be my quote. I've said it many, many times. I've certainly said it before Alber was born.

Eureka
April 11, 2019, 2:21 pm
Admin. please change name on quote to abra.

abra
April 20, 2019, 1:41 am
Thank you, Eureka.

[Eureka]

"Is there anything in the world more annoyingly creepy than an unspoken dress code?" — Douglas Coupland

abra
August 7, 2021, 1:37 am
When I went to public school there was a dress code. Girl's dresses were supposed to cover the knees or maybe halfway cover the knees. Girls couldn't wear shorts, slacks, or culottes. Guys were allowed to wear white Levis (this was new) but they had to wear a belt. No T-shirts. Guys had to shave. There was probably more. Most of that disappeared by the time my youngest sister was in high school.

abra
August 7, 2021, 1:38 am
Forgot to say, that I'm always very nervous about unspoken dress codes. I'm always worried that I'll be over dressed or under dressed.

[Synonymous]

Wisdom of abra:

"A husband only worries about a particular Other Man; a wife distrusts her whole species."
— Mignon McLaughlin
abra
November 12, 2015, 3:32 pm
If you look for the words "husband" and or "marriage" in her quotes, you will often find them.

[LLapp]

"A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun." — Anais Nin

chriscrojam
January 30, 2011, 3:17 am
That's wonderful.

mikehallbackhoe
August 3, 2015, 6:06 pm
that's what screens are for

abra
May 20, 2017, 3:14 pm
Spiders, flies and mosquitoes can come in that same way. Like Mike said that's what screens are for.

Persephone59
July 16, 2017, 7:00 am
Before I read the comments, I was thinking of all the French fiction I've read, and whenever a window or French door is opened, you're outside. That made me immediately think of mosquitoes. Do they not have those in France? ;-)

abra
September 18, 2017, 6:22 pm
Years ago, I watched daytime TV (soaps) I hated that the patio doors always stood wide open. No flies or mosquitoes I guess. I suppose no squirrels, raccoons or stray cats and dogs either. Screens, they're very important to me.