So, after listening to the Donald yesterday afternoon, I was invited to a reception that had portraits of various former leaders, and this was one of them. Accompanying the portraits was a simulation of the various signatures. I thought this one was particularly appealing, and thought I would share it with you. I made it back to the Edge of Nowhere, where there has been a little bit of rain, and we are under a tornado watch for a couple more hours. I am going to go out and look at the chicks, and then I am going to bed.Lido -- Noun. a fashionable beach resort. "The lido on the Promenade at Grange-over-Sands has been abandoned since it closed in 1993, although there is now a campaign for it to be reopened." Griff Witte, BBC.com, August 13, 2014
Did You Know? The original Lido is a beach resort near Venice, Italy. The town's name comes from the Italian word lido, which means "shore" or "bank." (The Italian root derives from litus, the Latin word for "shore.") By the mid-19th century, Lido's reputation as a chic vacation destination for the well-to-do made it the envy of seaside resorts everywhere. English-speaking social climbers generalized the town's name and started using it for any fashionably Lido-esque beach.
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