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![]() ![]() Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Discuss |
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Definition: | (adjective) Brash; undisguised. |
Synonyms: | brazen, insolent, audacious, barefaced, bodacious, brassy |
Usage: | John's excuse for missing work was such a bald-faced lie that his boss immediately fired him. |
![]() ![]() Tennis Player Arthur Ashe Announces He Has AIDS (1992)Ashe was the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis and was thus a very public figure, even after his retirement, which followed a 1979 heart attack and quadruple-bypass surgery. In 1983, he contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during a second heart surgery. He kept it a secret until 1992, when a newspaper threatened to publish a story about his illness. His subsequent openness about AIDS helped combat the disease's stigma. How much longer did Ashe live? More... Discuss |
![]() ![]() Sonja Henie (1912)Henie began ice skating at the age of eight and won the first of six straight Norwegian figure-skating championships within two years. Starting in 1927, she won the world's figure-skating crown 10 straight years, the European title six times, and the Olympic gold medal three times. She introduced music and dance into free skating, greatly broadening its appeal, and turned professional in 1936, earning millions starring in films and ice shows. Why did many Norwegians consider her a quisling? More... Discuss |
6 comments:
That is too cute! What a great scrapboo page! Now where is mom? :o) ~Tina
Tee hee...mom is safely behind the camera, of course!
~Tammy
Fabulous pictures! I always hide behind the camera too. :-)
Patricia
Happy WW
I'm so using this as blackmail against Matthew. Oh wait....I forgot...nothing embarrasses him. lol.
LOL Now that is fabulous page of family photos!!
Lee
LOL!!! Your family rocks
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