Rainy Days and Mondays

27 Monday Jul 2015

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G.K. Chesterton, Inspirational quotes, Rainbows, Rainy Days

“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down.

Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”

~ G. K. Chesterton ~

Gif by morpheus-avicenna-a.deviantart.com

44 thoughts on “Rainy Days and Mondays”

K'lee L. said:

July 27, 2015 at 4:09 pm

Wow! Gif by Morpheus, huh? Simply wow. thank you.

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- By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
  
  July 27, 2015 at 4:59 pm
  
  Did you do this K’lee? I think it’s so beautiful!😊
  
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 2:36 am
    
    Not sure if you meant did I do the gif?
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 2:39 am
    
    Yes. I wasn’t sure from your comment. LOL😊
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 2:43 am
    
    Oh! I guess I was trying to say I really enjoyed the name of the gif’s creator (Morpheus from the movie, ‘The Matrix’), and the great reminder!
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 3:53 am
    
    Thanks K’lee! Would you believe I haven’t seen The Matrix? I’m probably the only one on the face of the planet!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 9:13 pm
    
    I realize now that I threw the reference out there without thinking to ask! I’m willing to bet there are plenty of people who haven’t seen it. The second and third films weren’t nearly as good in my humble opinion, but the first one really is something special; the metaphysical/philosophical ideas are what I like most.
    If you do see it, you’ll have to do a review!!! (I mean I think it would be very cool if you did one!)
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 9:48 pm
    
    That’s okay. K’lee. I’m probably one of the few who haven’t seen it. I don’t even know why I haven’t. I’m moving it up on my watch list now. ☺️
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 10:51 pm
    
    I’ve just always liked the premise, I guess. It’s pretty original as a concept!
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 29, 2015 at 12:57 am
    
    From what I’ve heard it’s pretty incredible! 🙂
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 29, 2015 at 4:38 pm
    
    Please forgive the ‘lag’ in my responses! I tend to only get short sessions to catch up on WP these days… I’ve got to figure out a better system.
    One observation I make on society today and the message of ‘The Matrix’ (released in 1999!) is our willingness to prefer distractions to ‘real living’. I can’t help thinking smartphones today are a massive step in the direction of the world ‘The Matrix’ spoke about. Hope I’m wrong!
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 29, 2015 at 5:08 pm
    
    No worries K’lee. I think you make a valid point, unfortunately.😕
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 30, 2015 at 3:50 am
    
    I know! I almost wish I had a few spare mes to take care of different things! Maybe I’ll start shooting for the weekends. That may be my best option to stay caught up.
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 30, 2015 at 12:14 pm
    
    May the Force Be With You! 🙂
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 30, 2015 at 3:21 pm
    
    LOL! and likewise with you!
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 30, 2015 at 5:33 pm
    
    ☺️☺️☺️
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 31, 2015 at 12:17 am
    
    Are you looking forward to the new Star Wars movie?
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 31, 2015 at 1:13 am
    
    I’m not sure if “looking forward to it” quite describes my feelings as I’m counting down the days!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 31, 2015 at 4:29 pm
    
    …but you are ‘counting down the days’ by your own admission! I’m a big fan of the director, JJ Abbrams. I think the film(s) are in good hands… I actually hope he will bring something new to the stew that is Star Wars.
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 31, 2015 at 4:43 pm
    
    Absolutely! I meant to add each time I cross off a day on the calendar I do a happy dance! JJ Abrams is one of the reasons I have a really good feeling about this! 😊
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    July 31, 2015 at 5:03 pm
    
    We use to have something called the WonderCon here. It’s the little sibling to the massive ComicCon that happens in San Diego every year. I was fortunate to hear him address two thousand people two rows from the stage! He’s an amazing, brilliant, and very funny guy. He’ll do Star Wars justice, I’m certain.
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 31, 2015 at 5:21 pm
    
    You were fortunate! I’ve seen him do a few TV interviews and was quite impressed!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    August 3, 2015 at 3:42 pm
    
    Yikes! Sorry to have missed yours and several other comments. Had a friend visiting this weekend… now’s the time to get caught up!!!
    
    Yes, I considered being at that event, waiting an hour in line to get into the hall, and to have gotten such a great seat to hear him speak fortunate beyond belief! Maybe the promoters of the WonderCon event will bring it back one day?
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    August 3, 2015 at 6:10 pm
    
    I hope you had a great weekend together. I think one of the items on my bucket list is to attend a comic con. 🙂
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    August 4, 2015 at 12:17 am
    
    Yes, Kim, a great weekend filled with lots of running around like … well, like a person doing lots of running around! I hope your was great as well?
    I tell you, I still have yet to make the trip to San Diego for the ComicCon. Something tells me these days it’s so incredibly crowded, I’d need to sit down and plan it all out. Not that planning is a bad thing!
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    August 4, 2015 at 11:51 am
    
    Sounds like fun K’lee! Both your weekend and ComicCon that is. I wouldn’t mind the crowds if it meant I could finally meet my guys from Supernatural!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    August 4, 2015 at 11:56 pm
    
    Ah, that’s yet another show I’ve yet to see but will… one day!
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    August 5, 2015 at 1:09 am
    
    When you do I’d love to know what you think!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    August 5, 2015 at 1:14 am
    
    I’ll be sure to let you know what I discover from the show. Funny, the first time I heard the title I had a feeling it was something different and interesting…
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    August 5, 2015 at 1:22 am
    
    It’s definitely unique! It’s morphed from a tale of two brothers who hunt the things that scare us the most into something so much more!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    August 5, 2015 at 1:27 am
    
    One of my favorite types of story arcs… I can only imagine how cool it must be for the actors to watch their show become richer and fuller and more complex as time goes by. Just getting another season on TV must feel great!
    
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    August 5, 2015 at 12:22 pm
    
    They’ve really become a family. It unbelievable that this coming season is their 11th!
    
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  - K'lee L. said:
    
    August 6, 2015 at 2:18 am
    
    Didn’t realize the show’s been on that long! OK, now I’ve really got to check it out.
    
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theipc said:

July 27, 2015 at 4:14 pm

Very nice!!!!!

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- By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
  
  July 27, 2015 at 4:59 pm
  
  Thanks Dear Eric!
  #hugs
  
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Memy's Meandering said:

July 27, 2015 at 5:00 pm

How Appropriate! On Saturday I was flag bearing for the Pride Parade. We spent two hours standing in a downpour waiting for the Halifax Pride Parade to start. Then it was RAINBOWS all the way!

Lovely Gif

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- By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
  
  July 27, 2015 at 5:05 pm
  
  Thank you so much. Since we’re supposed to having a stormy Monday afternoon here in Massachusetts, I though it would be good to focus on the positive.😊
  
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vinnieh said:

July 28, 2015 at 4:00 pm

Excellent post, the weather has been pretty rainy around my parts.

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- By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
  
  July 28, 2015 at 4:32 pm
  
  Thanks Vinnie. Always look for the rainbows!🌈
  
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  - vinnieh said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 4:33 pm
    
    Oh I will look for those rainbows.
    
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  - By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 5:44 pm
    
    Yay! 🙂
    
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HusbandAndHusband said:

July 28, 2015 at 5:52 pm

That’s a beautiful quote. I love it!

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- By Hook Or By Book ~ Book Reviews, News, & Other Stuff said:
  
  July 28, 2015 at 5:58 pm
  
  Thanks Jonathan! I love G. K. Chesterton.☺️
  
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  - HusbandAndHusband said:
    
    July 28, 2015 at 6:04 pm
    
    Me too!
    
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