“all of us might wish at times
that we lived in a more tranquil world,
but we don’t.
and if our times are difficult and perplexing,
so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.”
—
—robert f. kennedy, who died on this day in 1968
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credits: purpleclover
kinder friends on an outdoor walk
—
“don’t walk in front of me; i may not follow.
don’t walk behind me; i may not lead.
just walk beside me and be my friend.”
-albert camus
muhammad ali carries the weight of his son on his shoulders
—
“some are born great, some achieve greatness,
and some have greatness thrust upon them. “
-william shakespeare
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image credit: Aug. 24, 1974. (AP Photo/Bill Ingraham)
is it my imagination
or are
gargoyles
beginning
to look
more human
these days?
–
“in fact, i have never met anyone who didn’t like gargoyles.”
-keith david
yes
i made another attempt
at keeping the brownies
in the pan
for more than
half an hour.
this time
as i was
tapping off
the
extra
powdered sugar
on top
almost all
of
the perfect batch
followed the sugar
right
into the trash
so
i brought what was left to the party
and
had to call on
my wheel of cheese
for backup.
—
“it’s the mishaps that make it fun, and brings you the surprise.”
-anna wintour
at the picnic
something went missing
but who was responsible?
oh.
i have no idea
and
i’ll never tell.
—
“without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed.
what would be left to strive for if everything were known?”
– charles de lint
it just isn’t a long weekend
until you break out
your giant inflatable beer bottle
to float down the river on.
—
“if you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
-dale carnegie
compassion.
—
“better than a thousand hollow words,
is one word that brings peace.”
– buddha
it amazing to watch
as the lightbulb goes on
and
the transformation begins
when
those who have long names
quickly learn
to adopt
a shorter nickname
that they suddenly really love
(but only when written down)
once they have to
go through the process
of writing it all out.
—
sebastian becomes ‘seb’
elizabeth becomes ‘liz’
anniston becomes ‘ana’
christian becomes ‘chris’
and then
there is always
the one
who gets caught up in the spirit of things
and
jumps on
the shortcut bandwagon
just because
like when
kim becomes ‘km’.
—
“working hard and working smart
sometimes can be two different things.”
-byron dorgan
