Wow! That would be awesome, Menolly! I'll be rooting for you so let us know how the show goes.

I may be providing outdated information so if others are more informed please correct me. Despite (or maybe because of) many years of riding a bicycle everywhere I have never ridden a motorize bike of any kind. However I do have a friend who is a long time (35+ years) motorcyclist. His word of cauti...

Sincere greetings to all the new additions to the KW family. And btw, we are not weird. We are wurd.

Sincere thanks! Btw, how sad is this? I clicked on the birthday thread so I could extend belated birthday wishes to those I missed (since these days I only manage to get here a few times per week) ... completely forgetting that today was my birthday. Age is not being kind to my already limited facul...

So... ...does the win mean the USA team moves on? Or must we await other Group C results first? I believe that USA definitely moves on having secured first place in Group C with England moving on as second. (They won as well.) Both England and the US were at 1-0-2 but we finish first based on goal ...

[pandering]Thanks, lucimay, that was very nice of you![/pandering] All in good fun here at KW. Anywhooooo ... continuing: The men called for Dienekes. They wanted a quip, a wisecrack, something short and pithy as he was known for. He resisted. You could see he did not wish to speak. ‘Brothers, I am ...

dedicating it to the women of the Watch is just blatant female pandering. :P I intended the post to be more "acknowledging" than "pandering" but to each his or her own. And I didn't dedica... er, I mean ... acknowledge the women of the Watch. I acknowledged the wonderful women o...

Congrats to all the recent milestone hitters. Such KW dedication is inspiring!

The strongest people I have had the honor of meeting in this life have all been women. For the wonderful women of the Watch: “’The city speculates and guesses’, Leonidas resumed, ‘as to why I elected those I did to the Three Hundred. Was it for their prowess as individual men-at-arms? How could this...

Sincere welcome to sammadhi and halfhanded! Enjoy your time here, the people are awesome...

However, I think the movie would be improved by cutting out the "Cheer Up Charlie" song (I don't know if that is the correct title of the song though). The bits before the Chocolate Factory sag a bit in repeated viewing, and I just think cutting that song would make all the difference. Ca...

Sarge: Taking a pet to be put down was always one of my duties. Difficult as it was I was also grateful in a way. I wanted to be there to show the animal as much love as possible in the hopes that it made things easier for them. (Most) pets bring such an invaluable contribution to a home. Condolence...

Good point regarding the spoiler tags, Zarathustra. I just wanted to be considerate to the people who wish to find out about the book without actually reading any of it. But given the level of appreciation that several contributors to this thread clearly have for the contents, I couldn't help but sh...

“Death stands close upon us now,” the king spoke. “Can you feel him, brothers? I do. I am human and I fear him. My eyes cast about for a sight to fortify the heart for that moment when I come to look him in the face.” Leonidas began softly, his voice carrying in the dawn stillness, heard with ease ...

“When a man seats before his eyes the bronze face of his helmet and steps off from the line of departure, he divides himself, as he divides his ‘ticket,’ in two parts. One part he leaves behind. That part which takes delight in his children, which lifts his voice in the chorus, which clasps his wif...

Okay, I will now take my turn in keeping this thread going, LOL. I have read the book three times since my last post. I have given a copy to a martial arts colleague who read it twice & loved it as well. As a follow-up I read a rather well done historical account of Sparta by one of the historia...

There are so many great touching moments. In addition to the ones mentioned I would add: Brinn's glance down at Covenant as he sacrifices himself to pull ak-Haru Kenaustin Ardenol off the cliff (victory through defeat) Linden straightening Pitchwife's spine (his outer stature finally matching his in...

Rubbish. Threre's no way there would be enough dead wood around for them to cook all there meals... Evidently there was/is by definition. And the definition is that this was how the author wrote it. :biggrin: I've always wondered what cooking over burning dung did to the taste of the food cooked th...

So did Dolly Parton in Rhinestone, but Im not actually admitting that Ive seen it. LOL! +10. His pecs were put to shame, too. I believe I listed Rocky in my top 5 movies in another thread. Even the cliches worked in that flick. And the unrealistic boxing is of course a non-issue. As I mentioned els...

Sincere welcome to all the people who have recently joined. (It has been so long since I posted that I may fall into that category too. )