>My prayer is that my body remains a reliable friend on the trail<
For once a prayer that's useful. I might borrow that now and again, Stephen.
On 17 August 2011 19:05, Stephen Vincent <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> When she said the bit about friends with the qualification, I heard that
> Facebook ambiguity about the generous, suspect use of "Friends", and as a
> way emphasising the guy was available to be a 'real' friend, even more than
> a 'friend'. Etc.
>
> I and my lady are about to go a 50 mile trek in the high Sierra. My prayer
> is that my body remains a reliable friend on the trail. I am practicing hard
> these days with rocks in my backpack and walking sticks, etc. Well, that is
> a 'snap' aside!
>
> Stephen
>
> --- On Wed, 8/17/11, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> From: Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Snap - Vincent
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 10:31 AM
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> I like it too, & this whole line.
>
> But would she say (did she say?) "He's cute. They are friends...'? I would
> have thought 'they're'....
>
> Doug
> On 2011-08-17, at 10:12 AM, Stephen Vincent wrote:
>
> > staccato trot, equally firm & deliberate:
>
> Douglas Barbour
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