Francois de la foo-foo

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The glory of great men should always be measured by the means they have used to acquire it.

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

aka Francois de la foo-foo

Farcebook

I decided today to rob this word and opine about it.

Word of the Day

Wednesday, May 05, 2010

vamoose

\va-MOOS\ , verb;

1.

To leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.

2.

To leave hurriedly or quickly from; decamp from.

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Quotes:

Councilman Caraway is adamant that all of the businesses on Pontiac Street must go away, vamoose, take a powder, even though they are industrial and manufacturing companies and even though they are on land that is zoned for industrial and manufacturing.

-- Jim Schultze, Dallas Observer, April 21, 2010

"Vamoose!" my father repeated, making an exasperated shooing motion.

-- Jose Skinner, Flight and other stories

"If you don't vamoose before I count fifteen, I swear I'll fire. And I shan't miss, I warn you. We don't want to see your face again."

-- Alfred Tresidder Sheppard, The quest of Ledgar Dunstan

Origin:

Vamoose originates in the 1800s, derived from the Spanish vamos, or "let us go." The word likely entered American usage through Mexico.

Now who knows if this will actually work. And everybody -- or just about everybody -- has left the blog world for Farcebook anyway, so you may ask, "What's the point?"

That's exactly the point, actually. Not doing what every other being, just about, is doing. And no offence to those who have vamoosed from blogging for Farcebook. It IS much faster.

If you can get all your thoughts out that way, great! I can't and I refuse to try. Because we are a thinking, feeling species. Until I'm definitely the last person in the building, I'll blog thank you, instead of becoming another Farcebook Weenie.

22!

My daughter, Monica, is 22 today. Doh!!! These are obviously just a few of hundreds. So bear with me as I just TELL you, rather than SHOW you, how beautiful she is.

Last year, she and one of her best friends went to Europe together to explore. I would encourage travel for ANY young person, including my son, Evan, who is in the pic wiyh Monica, above.

The three of us are pictured above that before I had this stroke.

You're beautiful, Mon!

KATO! You FOOL!

Seeing as I have been to India, it shouldn't be much of a leap to believe I was once a Sheik in Sheik's clothing and I had a harem of 200 women strong.

Ha Ha Ha Ha!!! What did The Pink Panther used to say?

"KATO! You FOOL!"