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My vote for most memorable performance on Britain’s Got Talent, 2009, is Susan Boyle singing, “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables. The judges were blown away by her awesome voice. Overnight, she was a world sensation. Her video performance on Youtube.com has been witnessed by over one hundred million viewers. Susan Boyle . . . → Read More: BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT – SUSAN BOYLE I became acquainted with James Thurber, writer of rib tickling short stories in my high school literature class. I thought Thurber had a wonderful ability to look at and to experience life, from which to wring delightful humour. His account of, “The Night the Bed Fell” is my favorite. Ever so often, I . . . → Read More: THE NIGHT OF THE SONIC BOOM About 4:30 on a Saturday morning—a year ago last spring—my spouse called me out of bed; “quick! Come look out the back door! I roused, went and saw a cat—and four little kittens. Two of the kittens; one gray, and one gray and white, were playfully scampering around inside our privacy fence. The . . . → Read More: AN AUGUST CAT SAGA  Leave a comment  Uncategorized  and her two kittens., feral, gave us eight years of treasured companionship and devotion., Inadvertently, Our beloved yellow and white tomcat stole our hearts away; and in return, The two little kittens were already at death's door., vocabulary words, we had acquired an emaciated mother cat The picture is an artist’s portrayal of the unexpected death of William II, King of England, on August 2, 1100. Yes, it is true. William II, favored son of England’s Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings, 1066, was killed while hunting in New Forest, the king’s preserve. At mid-day, William . . . → Read More: KILLED A KING; KILLED BY A KING |