Banded Rib

PANTHEISM, n.  The doctrine that everything is God, in contradistinction to the doctrine that God is everything.

Little Arrowhead

RELIGION, n.  A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
     "What is your religion my son?"  inquired the Archbishop of Rheims.
     "Pardon, monseigneur," replied Rochebriant;  "I am ashamed of it."
     "Then why do you not become an atheist?"
     "Impossible! I should be ashamed of atheism."
     "In that case, monsieur, you should join the Protestants."

Little Arrows

"So, this is the Hobbit.  Tell me, Mr. Baggins, have you done much fighting?
--Pardon me?
Ax or sword?  What's your weapon of choice?
--Well, I do have some skill at Conkers, if you must know...but I fail to see why that's relevant.
Thought as much.  He looks more like a grocer than a burglar."

Staghorn Cable 2

REFORM, n.  A thing that mostly satisfies reformers opposed to reformation.

Staghorn Cable 1

BRANDY, n.  A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan.  Dose, a headful all the time.  Brandy is said by Dr. Johnson to be the drink of heroes.  Only a hero will venture to drink it.

Medallion Cable

BONDSMAN, n.  A fool who, having property of his own, undertakes to become responsible for that entrusted by another to a third.  Phillippe of Orleans wishing to appoint one of his favorites, a dissolute nobleman, to a high office, asked him what security he would be able to give.  "I need no bondsmen," he replied, "For I can give you my word of honor."  "And pray what may be the value of that?" inquired the amused Regent.  "Monsieur, it is worth its weight in gold."

Diamond Pattern

Chocolate bar poem.

I have told my passion, my eyes have spoke it,

my tongue pronounced it and my pen declared it.

Now my heart is full of you, my head raves about you,

and my hand writes to you.

George Farquhar to Annie Oldfield.

M<3m's  Mother's Day 2013