[Magdalen] East coast storms

[Don Boyd]

Once it became permissible for the media to  and comment on elected officials' theretofore-private lives, some brash reporter asked Lady Bird about Lyndon's (famous) philandery.  She replied "well, you know he just has a lot of love to give."

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On Mar 16, 2018 11:22 AM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> I am not aware that there are any climates where tulips are dependably perennial  
> and come up annually true to type and cultivar.  They have to be replanted every  
> year in order for the complete color, type and form to manifest.  Even the famous 
> Dutch bulb display garden, Keukenhof, does a yearly replanting of the tulips. 
> The daffodils are a different story, and are truly perennial.  They multiply and 
> keep true to form.  And the deer don't eat them.  Remember Lady Bird Johnson 
> (the USA President Lyndon Johnson's wife), and her campaign to plant "drifts" 
> of daffodils along the freeways of Washington, DC?  Those drifts are still there 
> and larger by the year. 
>   
> On the subject of LBJ, I have read that his extramarital sexual activities 
> were quite extensive.  In those days, no one bothered to complain. 
>   
> In a message dated 3/16/2018 11:22:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, jay.weigel at gmail.com writes: 
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>   
> Tulips are more or less annuals down here rather than perennials as they 
> are in colder climes. >>>>>>>>>>>