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Beyond the reach of any magic

Lumos Maxima! A bored muggle needed sufficient light to pore over the final Harry Potter book not once but twice, thrice or Voldy knows how many times. Yes, we can say the name now . These are lines I remember from The Deathly Hallows for reasons bubbling with toads and whiskers in my cauldron recently: 1. All's fair in love and war and this is a bit of both. - Ron Weasley 2. Mudblood and proud of it! - Hermione Granger 3. Of course it is happening in your head, but why on earth should that mean it is not real? - Albus Dumbledore to Harry 4. I think the answer is: a circle that has no beginning. - Luna Lovegood 5. We teachers are rather good in magic you know. - Minerva McGonagall 6. We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter's the one, And Voldy's gone moldy, so now let's have fun! - Peeves 7. It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon...

Business banter

B for Business banter: brilliant bullion A trio of b rains march into the b oardroom where the b oss b egins a b lab on b udgets, profits, and pricey ads B usiness is b eautiful! in other words it's a call which has b ecome a win-lose negotiation for impoverished academics to man b usiness communication. Turning to the only female among the three "You're a b rilliant lecturer, flatters he, except when you're emotional." "Oh shut up b oss," retorts she,   "I already know I'm b rilliant  except when emotional is so equivocal and I get too b rilliant perhaps to not grasp that your observation is my personal economic depression." That is her mind racing   A no is an answer the boss is not taking Clack her Vivienne Westwoods falter.  A few b locks down SWT B usiness Institute an investment fair constitutes b rokers who share expert analysis on b onds and securities, and the wonder of compound interest. "This," a...

High upon this love

Music Monday: High upon this love, Dionne Warwick, The Bold and the Beautiful Monday Mayhem follows The closest I could get to a TV show is The Bold and the Beautiful. In the early 2000s I tempered vicious gradschool Stats with the entertainment  B&B offered.  Eric Marienthal renders a prominent saxophone feature and Dionne Warwick does the vocals. I love the combination. This post is linked with: XmasDolly of XmasDolly , Lori of Shewbridges of Central Florida , Larry of Cakeblast , and Callie of JAmerican Spice Denise @ Run DMT hosts Music Monday Blog Hop ****** Monday Mayhem: Hot Mayhem 1. Were you a fan of Amy Winehouse? Were you surprised about her?  No and no 2. What have you always wanted to try doing during a heat wave? Have you done it? What's holding you back? Heatwaves are an almost daily experience where I live. I'm probably too used to being dehumidified to think of exotic ways of dealing with the usual cold edibles...

V's viagra

Today we ripped off a blogger named Reyna Elena from the blog of Reyna Elena Dot Com. She states that she was tagged thanks to Moderately Confused Pinay. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at Sunday Stealing ! Cheers to all of us thieves! 1. Tell us about something that made you laugh last night. V's viagra 2. What were you doing at 8 PM last night? Greeting a girl friend a happy birthday 3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Packing up my lappy 4. What happened to you in 2006? (Feel free to republish an old post from '06.) The best thing: divorce 5. What was the last thing you said out loud? Defend your answer, people. 6. How many beverages did you have today? Two cups of coffee 7. What color is your hairbrush? Black 8. What was...

Shiny floor

Two entries are integrated in this post: Sinaw nga Salog for the Bisdak Pictures of Life and Shiny Floor for Nostalgia which you have to scroll down for; thanks. There's a brief introduction about Pictures of Life (Hulagway sa Kinabuhi) on my sidebar just above the Bisdak links. An English version of this post is available right below for friends and visitors who do not read Bisaya. This is a bi-lingual exercise for me. S - SINAW NGA SALOG Ga-inilis mig salog sa balay. Giuna ang sala. Pag shopping nako, isa ni sa mga estilo sa tiles nga akong napansin. Sinaw sa? Dako ra ni so di ni mao akong gipalit, pero gipikchuran nako kay nalingaw ko'g tan-aw samtang ga imagine sa mga choices para sa salog sa kusina. SHINY FLOOR We are changing the floors at home. First up is the living room. This is one design on display that caught my attention when I went shopping for tiles. Shiny, isn't it?  It is obviously wide. The living...

Antique design

A for Antique design A full century is the debate Some in the a rts attempt to halve it To this a lternative a sset-loving a rm An a ntique design is quite a charm. This post is linked with ABC Wednesday .