oubaitori is a japanese idiom written as a combination of kanji characters,
representing four trees that bloom in spring: cherry, plum, apricot and peach.
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i believe this to be true for everyone
from the youngest child
to the most elderly.
on the first of three days
of parent-teacher conferences
at the end of just our second family meeting
one of us
(names are unimportant)
closed the conference
with a friendly goodbye –
“have a great weekend!”
only to
glance up
noticing
it was actually
tuesday at 10:02am.
almost there….
—
“begin with the end in mind.”
-stephen covey
the usps has announced that the price of forever stamps is going up
isn’t that the purpose of buying forever stamps,
so you never ever have to pay more or wonder what the current price is?
so forever isn’t forever?
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i decided to ask my reliable old friend, merriam webster –
forever adverb
for·ev·er | \ fə-ˈre-vər , fȯ-; Southern often fə-ˈe-və \
Definition of forever
1
: for a limitless time
wants to live forever
2
: at all times : CONTINUALLY
is forever making bad puns
forever noun
Definition of forever
: a seemingly interminable time : excessively long
it took her forever to find the answer
—
i then asked my two steves for their answer:
” intend to live forever. so far, so good.”
-steven wright
–
“nothing cannot exist forever.”
-stephen hawking