April 2021 – A Pondering Mind

The future is uncertain but the end is always near. ~Jim Morrison

Bon Mot #3

the rain doesn’t turn me into a shrinking violet.

“When we can’t think for ourselves, we can always quote” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein

“You can’t stay mad at somebody who makes you laugh.” ~ Jay Leno

Dogs Are Leaders

Dogs are leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them is making poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge. ~Jerry Seinfeld

Writing Is A Solitary Business

Writing is a solitary business. It takes over your life. In some sense, a writer has no life of his own. Even when he’s there, he’s not really there. ~Paul Auster

Pain is life – the sharper, the more evidence of life. ~Charles Lamb

I am a cage, in search of a bird. ~Franz Kafka

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. ~Oscar Wilde

Art Quote

One eye sees, the other feels. ~Paul Klee

Happiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream. ~Jack Kerouac

For What Its Worth

doing crosswords, online and on paper, helps keep my mind fresh. and also do them with a pen, which i have been doing that, for almost 40 years. yes, there is whiteout to cover the mistake(s).

Do not fear mistakes. There are none. ~Miles Davis

Pondering Thought #16

the mind is churning out all kinds of bits of words of the English language.

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. ~Jack Kerouac

Books are a narcotic. ~Franz Kafka

We live for books. ~Umberto Eco

Bon Mot #1

well … I’ll be dipped in axle grease ——– a bon mot is a clever remark ..

Change

Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it. ~Audrey Hepburn

Living

What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying. ~Albert Camus

Climbing Out Of Bed

Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside – remembering all the times you’ve felt that way. ~Charles Bukowski

Hell isn’t other people. Hell is yourself. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein

Treasured Wealth

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. ~Henry David Thoreau

Books. Cats. Life is good. ~Edward Gorey

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame. ~Oscar Wilde

“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” ~ Helen Keller

“The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.” ~ Al Neuharth

Al Neuharth, Author, Born: March 22, 1924 – Died: April 19, 2013

The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. ~Albert Camus

two sentences

life in a nutshell? that’s really packing it in.

“Modern man drives a mortgaged car over a bond-financed highway on credit-card gas.” ~ Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson, MLB pitcher, Born: October 2, 1934 – Died: April 23, 2005

Mostly it is loss which teaches us the worth things. ~Arthur Schopenauer

Senseless To Think Of Complaining

It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are. `~Jean-Paul Sartre

A Common Question

“The common question that gets asked in business is, why? That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, why not?” ~ Jeff Bezos

Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea. ~Iris Murdoch

Thursday Evening Photos

Photos taken during my early evening stroll. Please ask if you want to use any of the photos.

“Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” ~Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant, Philosopher, Born: April 22, 1724 – Died: February 12, 1804

Three Great Things

The three great things of life are: good health; work, and a philosophy of life. ~Jack London

Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know. ~Bertrand Russell

People

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do rather than what they say. ~Rene Descartes

Wednesday Evening Photos

A couple of photos I took, while out for my evening walk.

Pondering Thought #14

fact or fiction true or false reality or fantasy three things to think about

Act without expectation. ~Lao Tzu

Tuesday Evening Photos

A couple of photos I took, during my evening walk.

For What Its Worth

tuesday afternoon warm outside really warm windows open air feels good outside no jacket or sweater required will enjoy the walk later in the day

Rest and be kind, you don’t have to prove anything. ~Jack Kerouac

Wherever you are, it’s the place you need to be. ~Maxime Lagace

Shoes

“Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.” ~ John Locke

to me, back to normal, when the pandemic is over and done, to some people is scary and worrisome. the life I am living right now is normal. the pandemic never stopped me from going outside, and taking several walks a day. I was careful as to what stores I went to, which was notContinue reading “Okay so”

Six Words

relax … just go with the flow.

Truth exists; only lies are invented. ~Georges Braque

Georges Braque, Painter, Born: May 13, 1882 – Died: August 31, 1963

Six Word Sunday

sunny. warmer. trees are getting greener.

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.” ~Ellen Glasgow

Ellen Glasgow, Novelist ~ Born: April 22, 1873 – Died: November 21, 1945

Pondering Thought #13

late in the afternoon getting hungry left over chicken is what I’ll have no desert as I am not one for indulging in whatever people will finish their meals off with bon apetit

Saturday Afternoon

overcast not raining can live with that

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

Six Words

another blah, rainy April Saturday morning

Six Word Saturday

spring is taking a momentary vacation

All The Books We Own

Six Words

shitty weather day in the neighborhood.

Pondering Thought #12

opposing views of no one in particular

An Observation

… and on the 16th day of April, 2021, it is 34 degrees and snowing.

“It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville

“Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.” ~ Ralph Ellison

Pondering Thought #11

there’s a method to my madness…

Six Word Story

seagulls circling above. looking for food.

Life After Death

“The real question of life after death isn’t whether or not it exists, but even if it does what problem this really solves.” ~ Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher ~ 1889 – 1951

“Nothing is everything that doesn’t happen at this very moment.” ~ Martin Heidegger

Boundaries

“A boundary is not that at which something stops, but that from which something begins.” ~ Martin Heidegger, Philosopher ~ 1889 – 1976

Change Your Life

“Change your life today. Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.” ~ Simone de Beauvoir

Pondering Thought #10

I write stuff…so…this is what I do. ..and…it happy to do it.

Six Words

if its noon, time for eating

Pondering Thought #9

it won’t be long when a majority of the trees will be sporting their finest greenery.

Beat Generation

“The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked.” ~ John Clellon Holmes, Author ~ 1926 – 1988

“And so love goes. And so life goes. And so I go.” ~ Neal Cassady

Tuesday Evening

big improvement in the weather here, so i took a long walk. the air was warm, compare to the las two days, with overcast skies and with the wind coming off the ocean, brings the temperature down, but it didn’t stop me from pounding the bricks. today’s walk was beneficial, as i cleansed my head,Continue reading “Tuesday Evening”

Pondering Thought #8

can’t win for losing

Pondering Thought #7

brain cells are not in sync

People who try hard to do the right thing always seems mad. ~Stephen King

Pondering Thought #6

the american dream … hmmm

Redistribution Of Wealth

“You are talking to a leftist. I believe in the redistribution of wealth and power in the world. I believe in universal hospital care for everyone. I believe that we should not have a single homeless person in the richest country in the world. And I believe that we should not have a C.I.A. thatContinue reading “Redistribution Of Wealth”

“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” ~ Andy Rooney

Pondering Thought #5

the weather at times can be finicky

Six Word Sunday

a gloomy, chilly, overcast, sunday morning.

Six Words

another balmy day. all is good.

Six Word Saturday

spring has sprung. birds are happy.

Simplify Your Life

“Simplify your life. Don’t waste the years struggling for things that are unimportant. Don’t burden yourself with possessions. Keep your needs and wants simple and enjoy what you have. Don’t destroy your peace of mind by looking back, worrying about the past. Live in the present. Simplify!” ~ Henry David Thoreau