CBC Top StoriesApr 14
'Gone through life together': How a rural N.S. book club became a support network
After their son's death in 2005, Dan and Jacinta Harvey of Berwick, N.S., began opening their doors to friends and casual acquaintances alike to discuss books and life.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/berwick-book-club-annapolis-valley-9.7162152?cmp=rss
CBC Nova ScotiaApr 14
'Gone through life together:' How a rural N.S. book club became a support network
After their son's death in 2005, Dan and Jacinta Harvey of Berwick, N.S., began opening their doors to friends and casual acquaintances alike to discuss books and life.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/berwick-book-club-annapolis-valley-9.7162152?cmp=rss
GeriAQuinNov 11, 2025
#acquaintances
WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jun 25, 2025

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

Books should be chosen, as Friends ought to be; few, but choice ones; yet thou may’st have many Acquaintance.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 1995 (1727)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #acquaintances #books #discernment #friends #reading #selectivity

JBRossJan 8, 2024
"No one has it all figured out...just focus on pointing your compass in the right direction, embracing curiosity, and getting around great people. If you do that, good things will happen." — Sahil Bloom — — — # SahilBloom #quote #quotes #curiosity #acquaintances #good #focus #goals
JBRossDec 17, 2023
"We are like books. Most people only see our cover, the minority read only the introduction, many people believe the critics. Few will know our content." — Émile Zola — — — #ÉmileZola #quote #quotes #acquaintances #friends #understanding #character #soul #metaphor
TanquistOct 8, 2023
@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic
It took me a long time to learn that striving to please others does not bring #happiness. It brought a #quantity of #acquaintances but no #quality #relationships. Being myself brought me a few quality relationships and that is all I need.
#ActuallyAutistic
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈May 3, 2023

#JerrySpringer’s #legacy of #discovery and #disgust.

Over the years, a great many of my #trans #friends and #acquaintances on #socialmedia have spoken about how their first #exposure to #trans #people came from #daytime #TalkShows like #JerrySpringer or its #contemporaries, #TheMauryPovichShow or #rickilake

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TV #Representation #Culture

https://xtramagazine.com/culture/jerry-springer-trans-representation-250017

StackPath

Michael ZeeviJul 20, 2022

Today is my #birthday!

One of the things I miss the most from #facebook (even after I joined #mastodon) is reading all the birthday #posts to my #wall (#feed).

Both brief generic "Best wishes!" and long personal #blessings, from both close #friends and distant #acquaintances alike.

So wish me a happy birthday (if you wish) and excuse me for popping onto Facebook. (:

P.S. This *isn't* a social confidence issue (to me), it's just something #fun.

samanelloMay 8, 2020
I wish a good morning for the whole world
And a blessed Friday 15 # Ramadan
All my heart is with all (#families / #LovedOnes / #Friends / #Acquaintances / #HumanRelations ... #WorkColleagues, #Classmates, #Neighbors, ... ) that have shared their life with the (13) #spirits which unfortunately picked/have been taken away by #COVID_19 yesterday in #egypt
 As well as with all the #victims of #covıd_19 around the #world
And my wishes for a #speedy / full #recovery for all #infected