Archive for February 2013
Cannot fill in the blanks.
I have had a cold trying to get me all week and have had no thoughts other than “When will this thing go away?” So there are a bunch of daily quotes without thoughts to fill them in. I’m going to have to let them stay that way and not look at it as failure.…
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Read the Full PostThere’s no need for a piece of sculpture in a home…
There’s no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat.
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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
Read the Full PostHanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he s…
Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.
Read the Full PostI wish I had seen this one coming
There is currently an ad on Craigslist where a psychic wants to hire a receptionist. Wouldn’t the psychic just know and contact the person directly? “Hi, this is So-And-So the Psychic, and I would like to hire you.” Perhaps it’s just laziness on the part of the psychic. Then again, I used to joke about…
Read the Full PostIt used to be that people needed products to survi…
It used to be that people needed products to survive. Now products need people to survive.
Read the Full PostMisconceptions about Misconceptions
On the way back to the office after lunch today, there were two young women standing on the sidewalk. They were wearing bright green vests festooned with GREENPEACE in large friendly letters. One of them approached me and my coworker and said, “Good afternoon, gentlemen.” I had noticed the word on their vests, which negated…
Read the Full PostThe automobile engine will come, and then I will c…
The automobile engine will come, and then I will consider my life’s work complete.
Read the Full PostSlow Rider
I rode my bike to the train station today for the first time in weeks. Even with the threat of snow this afternoon, I just felt the need to not drive my car and get a little exercise in the process. It was cold, of course, but I got so much more out of it…
Read the Full PostThat man is a success who has lived well, laughed …
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much.
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