Month April 2021
Six Words
four months done. eight to go.
Bon Mot #3
the rain doesn’t turn me into a shrinking violet.
Freedom Of Choice
“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
Tuesday Afternoon
excellent day for walking
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
Bon Mot #2
I write … that’s what I do.
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).
Monday Morning
sunny. windy. cool.
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
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a bon mot is a clever remark
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Pondering Thought #15
living the life of solitude
Change
Why change? Everyone has his own style. When you have found it, you should stick to it.
~Audrey Hepburn
Six Word Sunday
its Sunday, but there’s no sun
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
An Observation
a warm and quiet evening
Saturday Evening Photo
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
Six Word Saturday
a beautiful day to be outside
“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
garden sign
a box of flowers
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
Six Words
striking out in the thoughts department
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
Okay so
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 not that many, and I always wore a mask in public and still do to this day. if I am by myself I will either lower it, or take it off, but always will pull it up, and/or put it back on. wearing a mask most of the time doesn’t bother me, though it does at times get sweaty. also I’ve got both vaccine shots, so that’s a plus.
so I live the normal in its present tense, not looking back before the pandemic, as that ship has sailed. as for the future, I’ll live it moment by moment, day by day, etc., etc., and whatever it is, is.
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, and helps keep my sugar under control. in fact, i decided to take another stroll. now that i’m home, i’ll just kick back and relax and start all over tomorrow.
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. that goes around overwhelming governments and assassinating political leaders, working for tight oligarchies around the world to protect the tight oligarchy here at home.”
~ Abbie Hoffman – Social activist, Chicago Seven participant. Born: November 30, 1936 – Died: April 12, 1989
“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
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