‘it is not what a lawyer tells me I may do;
but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.’
-edmund burke
Jan19
Category Archives: Life
Jan18
surprise me.
in the same day
an good fortune landed in my hand at lunch
with a bit of a dash
later at another restaurant
a table-available beeper was in my hand
with a warning
not the kind of adventure I was looking for
is this my bold adventure?
I thought about it.
would I boldly go on the lam with this?
what would I do with it anyway?
I think there must be something else ahead.
‘do not know yourself. i want to continue to surprise me.’
-arielle dombasle, rench actress
Jan16
bagels.
‘i’ve said this before, and i’ll say it again.
bagels can be an enormous power for good or evil.
it is up to us to decide how we will use them.’
-daniel pinkwater
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in honor of national bagel day
which i somehow missed yesterday
but am happy to celebrate today
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art credit: bagel sunflowers by laurel greenfield art
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fun fact: the first printed mention of bagels is found
in the community regulations of kracow, poland, for the year 1610
stating that bagels would be given as a gift to any woman in childbirth.
-leo rosten
Jan14
reading on the fly.
what an utterly brilliant idea
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‘adventure is worthwhile, starting right from the airport.’
– insta quote
Jan11
virtue.
This letter from Charles in response to a 5th grade student who had written to him as a class assignment to ask, “What Makes a Good Citizen?’
The student, Joel, still has this letter framed at his home,
and the link to the story is below:
https://www.kqed.org/arts/13852729/charles-schulzs-letter-about-democracy-discovered-50-years-later
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Another take on virtue:
Moral beauty can be summarized in one word: virtue. The moral virtues include love, justice/fairness, compassion, wisdom, kindness, honesty, courage, forgiveness, self-sacrifice, etc. It is the enactment of such virtues, the display of them in behavior, which comprises moral beauty. Moral goodness can be noticed through cool cognition, but moral beauty is perceived by a warm heart. Noticing moral goodness may not motivate a human toward prosocial action; but the perception of moral beauty is highly motivating and often leads to prosocial and altruistic behavior. Engagement with moral beauty is the cause of many self-transcendent emotions, but in particular it is cause of the moral emotion of elevation.
-Rhett Diessner, Encyclopedia of Heroism Studies
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image credit: Charles Schulz, American Cartoonist/Author, Peanuts
Jan10
Soup’s On!
Jan10
january cocoon.
tempting.
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‘the secret joys of living are not found by rushing from point A to point B,
but by slowing down and inventing some imaginary letters along the way.’
– douglas pagels
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image credit: tom gauld
Jan8
beta.
2025 marks the start of generation beta
The reign of Generation Alpha is over — now introducing: Gen Beta. While we have yet to see this new era take shape, we know that many of these children will be the offspring of millennials and older Gen Zers, living until the 22nd century.
Gen Beta kids, who are expected to become 16% of the global population by 2035, will grow up in a world infused with technology and AI, which could impact everything from their schools to doctor’s offices. They’ll walk the tightrope of forming their identities and developing relationships both online and IRL, but their parents will be well-equipped to help them.
“We predict Generation Beta will embody the balance between hyper-connectivity and personal expression,” wrote author and social researcher Mark McCrindle, who coined the name Gen Beta. “They’ll redefine what it means to belong, blending in-person relationships with global digital communities.”
But tech isn’t the only factor that will impact these quarter-century babies. Click here to learn more in Nice News’ guide to the different generations — from Alpha to Z.
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‘take the platapus – that is not a finished product.
it is clearly still in beta.’
-stephen colbert
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image credit pinterest
source credit: julia diddy, nice news
Jan7
reading instruction.
the cat tower building instructions had me wondering
why do the people in the examples look like friendly ghosts and what are they doing?
i think these pictures meant:
‘warning!
when you open the box of parts
do not throw this instruction manual into the trash
because you will need it
or else you,
(the other ghost, not the throw-away-er,)
might get hurt while building the tower.’
if i interpreted it right.
i really needed instructions for the instructions.
luckily, i did not throw the instructions away
my daughter built the tower without incident or injury.
close call.
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‘everything in this world, said my father, is big with jest,
and has wit in it, and instruction too, if we can but find it.’
-laurence sterne, irish-born english novelist and humorist
Jan6
goodbye, jimmy.
‘i will never lie to you.’
-jimmy carter, 39th president of the united states,
nobel prize winner, volunteer, father, husband
champion of the less fortunate and supporter of global humanity
one of my favorite humans
passed away on december 29, 2024 at 100 years old
today, he will be remembered and celebrated
in his beloved hometown of plains, georgia, usa
be like jimmy.
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photo credit: bettman archive, novermber 09, 2009
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