My mother used to say things like "Pretty is as pretty does" and "Beauty is only skin-deep". Those sayings may be true, but it is also rumoured that ugly goes all the way to the bone.
I think that Leonardo da Vinci captured the quandary nicely in his famous painting Mona Feldman:
Hello, world! This blog began on September 28, 2007, and so far nobody has come looking for me with tar and feathers.
On my honor, I will do my best not to bore you. All comments are welcome
as long as your discourse is civil and your language is not blue.
Happy reading, and come back often!
And whether my cup is half full or half empty, fill my cup, Lord.
Copyright 2007 - 2026 by Robert H.Brague
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<b>2026 already???</b>
Wasn't 1995 just yesterday? No, dear heart, it was 31 years ago. Time has marched on without so much as a fare thee well. ...

Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
ReplyDeleteThere are some things and some people that only a mother could love...
ReplyDeleteI guess that for you this post is much like looking in a mirror.
ReplyDeletePerhaps it is trite to say that most says 'like that' are trite.
ReplyDeleteMade me smile :) An Arkie's Musings
ReplyDeleteHah! I recognised Marty Feldman even before I got to your post tags!
ReplyDeleteI am grateful to all of you for commenting, except Yorkshire Pudding, of course.
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