[Magdalen] Analogies

Kate Conant kate.conant at gmail.com
Wed May 3 16:00:33 UTC 2017


Friendship is like peeing on yourself: everyone can see it, but only you
get the warm feeling that it brings.-
http://www.coolfunnyquotes.com/author/anonymous/friendship-is-like/

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 4:25 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just
> before he throws up.
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe, and extended one slender leg
> behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical duck either, but a real duck
> which was actually lame.  Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
>
> 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 Mon, May 1, 2017 at 1:52 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
> > ======================================================
> >
> > 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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