[Magdalen] Analogies

James Oppenheimer-Crawford oppenheimerjw at gmail.com
Mon May 1 05:52:38 UTC 2017


>From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole thing had an eerie,
surreal quality about it, like when you're on vacation in another city, and
Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 PM instead of 7:30.

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John and Mary had never met.  They were like two hummingbirds who also had
never met.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 2:36 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had had its sides gently
> pushed in by a thigh-master.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 2:34 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> High schoolers learning to use analogies:
>>
>> Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the middle.
>>
>> He was as tall as a 6' 3" tree.
>>
>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 10:54 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The lamp just sat there like an inanimate object.
>>>
>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
>>> preserved, except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>>>
>>
>>
>


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