“You’ll never be alone if you’ve got a book.” – Al Pacino
If You Want Something
Spring Quote ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Spring is strong and virtuous,
Broad-sowing, cheerful, plenteous,
Quickening underneath the mold
Grains beyond the price of gold.
So deep and large her bounties are,
That one broad, long midsummer day
Shall to the planet overpay
The ravage of a year of war.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Truth
Truth exists; only lies are invented. ~ Georges Braque
1120
now
that
it
is
all
said
and
done
now
onto
the
next
whatever
Quote ~ Arian Foster
Quote ~ John Urshel
“I can only play the sport for so long, I have mathematics for the rest of my life.” – John Urschel (Former football player, Baltimore Ravens)
1119
its
9:08
in
the
morning
the
snow
is
falling
in
northeastern
Massachusetts
some
of
the
flakes
are
the
size
of
quarters
it
is
April 19
Quote ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Knowledge
“Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off.” – Nicky Gumbel
Laptop Computer
Quote ~ Janis Joplin
You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
~Janis Joplin
Growing Older
Noble And Beautiful
When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps. ~John Lennon
Health
1118
the
brain
is
like
a
cement
mixer
rotating
the
words
but
none
of
seem
to
not
pour
out
the
letters
to
make
a
sensible
sentence
The Wind
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. ~William Arthur Ward
Normal
“Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it.” ~ Ellen Goodman
Perspective
The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.
~Al Neuharth
Fear
“Many a time freedom has been rolled back – and always for the same sorry reason: fear.” ~ Molly Ivins
Quote ~ Ansel Adams
Reading
“Reading liberates you. You could know about the world through reading.” ~Paul Theroux
1117
you
saw
me
yesterday
you
saw
me
this
morning
you
saw
me
this
afternoon
you
saw
me
this
evening
you
may
see
me
tomorrow
One Sentence Fiction
She’s basking in the fake sun, reading fake news, and working on her fake tan.
Wireless
When wireless is fully applied the earth will be converted into a huge brain, capable of response in every one of its parts. ~Nikola Tesla
1116
retirement
is
akin
to
being
put
out
to
pasture
Banking
1115
the
past
is
the
past
the
present
is
the
present
the
future
is
ahead
for
good
or
bad
1114
sitting on the couch
doing stuff with the tablet
TV is on watching, listening and good for foreground & background noise take your pick
did I mention that I am wearing one of my favorite ivy league shirt
well it’s 3:40 in the afternoon and this is what I have been doing
I live such an amazing exciting ecclectic down to earth life
Books
“Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.” ~ Isaac Asimov
Nymphomaniac
Cats
If cats were the double the size they are now, they’d probably be illegal.
~Douglas Coupland – Canadian Novelist
Ignorance
Darkness
Born: January 15, 1929 ~ Died: April 4, 1968
Six Word Story
She’s dreamy eyed, and tongue tied.
1113
it
would
be
Jim
Dandy
if
we
were
living
in
a
perfect
world
sadly
it’s
not
ever
going
to
happen
One Sentence Fiction
Wearing his favorite Space Cadet pajamas, he watches TV in his favorite chair, and mumbles away to himself.
1112
some
people
walk
the
earth
with
rose
colored
glasses
pretending
all
is
right
with
the
world
1111
inside
the
hall
of
dread
pacing
back
and
forth
with
troubling
thoughts
wound
up
inside
his
head
1110
the
reign
of
rain
has
drained
thy
pain
1109
strolling
along
with
the
steady
rain
falling
dropping
on
me
washing
all
my
woes
and
miseries
away
1108
no
words
inside
my
head
only
dust
Butterfly
Hypocrites
“Politics and hypocrites is turning us all into lunatics.” ~ Marvin Gaye
Born: April 2, 1939 ~ Died: April 1, 1984
April
The April winds are
magical, and thrill our
tuneful frames; the garden
walks are passionate to
bachelors and dames.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
1107
have
the
rare
Monday
blahs
Eagles
Bumper Sticker
“Here’s a bumper sticker I’d like to see: “We are the proud parents of a child who’s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesn’t need us promoting his minor scholastic achievements on the back of our car.”
~ George Carlin
1106
watching
snowflakes
fluttering
down
Poor People ~ John Goodman
“People in Medicaid ought to have access to the same insurance as the rest of the population. If they are segregated, it will be a poor plan for poor people.” ~ John Goodman
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Born: March 25, 1942
Tabloids
People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to. ~Jerry Seinfeld
1105
the
words
in
my
head
are
like
stale
bread
Comebacks
“You hear about how many fourth quarter comebacks that a guy has and I think it means a guy screwed up in the first three quarters.”
~ Peyton Manning
Being
Death
In death – no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man. Arousing from the most profound slumbers, we break the gossamer web of some dream. Yet in a second afterward, (so frail may that web may have been) we remember not that we have dreamed.
~Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (2006), “The best of Poe”, p.70 Prestwick House Inc.
Source: AZQuotes.com
1104
what if
can
be
applied
to
different
types
of
thoughts
Bananas
Spring #2
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.
~Margaret Atwood, “Unearthing Suite,” 1983
Short Fiction
Delusional thoughts, warped ideas, a mind full of fabrications and he believes, that whatever he says is the truth, when he damn well knows they are lies, bullshit, etc., etc….
1103
the
month
of
march
can
be
erratic
weather
wise
Spring
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
~Doug Larson
1102
another
heading
this
way
this
one
they
are
calling
it a
four’easter
since
this
will
be
the
fourth
storm
of
the
month
maybe
we
will
have
a
fifth
one
next
week
Famous Aquarius Quotes
Marriage
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.
~Michel de Montaigne – (1533-1592) French Philosopher & Writer
1101
woke
up
this
morning
the
temperature
was
12 F
yet
the
calendar
hung
on
the
wall
shows
that
spring
begins
on
the
20th
okay
since
I
reside
in
Massachusetts
I’ve
gotten
use
to
it
Perfectionism
“Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.” ~ John Updike, March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009
Good Morning
1100
born
under
the
sign
of
aquarius
just
saying
Anticipation
There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
~Alfred Hitchcock
1099
one
step
forward
two
steps
back
two
steps
forward
one
step
back
etc
etc
etc
not
getting
to
the
destination
anytime
soon
if
ever
The Wind
The wind blew very hard that day
And snatched her petticoat away.
~Gustave Flaubert
Pt III, Ch. VIII – Madame Bovary (1857)
Old Books
Actions
Short Story
She knew the weather is bad, but she was determined to venture out to the bodega, to get milk, as she had none left. Bundled up, she encountered white out conditions, and soon enough, she got disoriented, and didn’t know where she was.
The next morning her son woke up, and his mother was not home. He called his aunt to see if she was there, and she said no.
An hour later, there was a knock on the door. It was the police notifying him, that a man out walking his dog. found her face down on a snowbank, and apparently froze to death.
Heart
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
1098
snow
and
winter
go
hand
in
hand
but
there
are
those
that
do
not
get
it
Computer Viruses ~Stephen Hawking
R.I.P.
Wednesday Morning Photos
Two more photos of Tuesday’s snow storm.
1097
a
person
I
know
was
bitching
moaning
groaning
about
the
snow
storm
so
when
he
was
finished
I
told
him
“there’s
Florida”
I
got
no
reply
Tuesday Evening Photo
Photo taken at 5:56 pm. Its been snowing here, since 3:15 am, and its supposed to end at or around 8:00 pm.
1096
whoever
coined
the
phrase
‘March
comes
in
like
a
lion
and
goes
out
like
a
lamb’
sure
got
it
right
a
true
Nor’easter
is
upon
us
unleashing
wind
whipped
snow
Stephen King Quote
1095
a
whopper
of
a
snow
storm
heading
this
way
12
to
18
inches
maybe
more
is
expected
its
march
its
still
winter
its
expected
The Right Ideas
Born: March 12, 1922 – Died: October 21, 1969
Winning
Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. -Wilma Rudolph
Man
The thing that differentiates man from animals is money. -Gertrude Stein
Society
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
-Carl Sagan
Imagination
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. -Simone Weil
Facts
Facts are to the mind what food is to the body. -Edmund Burke
Hate
Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet. -Maya Anjelou
Children
Mind
Don’t believe everything you hear – even in your own mind.
-Daniel Amen
One Sentence Fiction
Agnes, the goddess of children’s story telling.
Thinking
Occupation: Professor
March
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. -Charles Dickens (1812-1870), Great Expectations
Believe
One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up. -Arthur Koestler
Artist
Change
Confucius
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and understand. -Confucius
