A Pondering Mind
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Luck
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Windows
Wife texts husband on a cold winter’s morning: “Windows frozen, won’t open.” Husband texts back: “Gently pour some lukewarm water over it.” Wife texts back 5 minutes later: “Computer really screwed up now.” ——— From the email inbox. Continue reading
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Senior Moments
I failed a Health and Safety course at the Senior Center today. One of the questions was: “In the event of a fire, what steps would you take?” “F*ckin’ big ones” was apparently the wrong answer. ———————————- Above from the email inbox Continue reading
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Cell Phone Etiquette
From the email inbox: After a tiring day, a commuter settled down in his seat and closed his eyes. As the train rolled out of the station, the young woman sitting next to him pulled out her cell phone and started talking in a loud voice: “Hi sweetheart. It’s Sue. I’m on the train”. “Yes, Continue reading
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Summer
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Equality
Is there equality before the law? At every stage of the judicial process–facing the policeman, appearing in court, being freed on bond, being sentenced by the judge–the poor person is treated worse than the rich, the black treated worse than the white, the politically or personally odd character is treated worse than the orthodox. — Continue reading
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Oh well
Since this is Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, crawled back to his place. This means six more weeks of winter. According to the calendar, there is six more weeks to go of the winter season, and then spring takes over. So what’s the big deal? Oh well. A Pondering Mind 2014 Continue reading
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We
We eat We cook We drink We sleep We talk We walk We read We go to school We study We work We play We travel We write We type We draw We watch TV We go to movies We drive We fly We ride We discuss We argue We laugh We smile We cry Continue reading
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Quote
The people who make art their business are mostly imposters. — Pablo Picasso Art quote Continue reading
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Quote
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are. — Bertolt Brecht Continue reading
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Weird
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. — Hunter S. Thompson Continue reading
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I would rather be ashes ……
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should be burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is Continue reading
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Opportunity
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. — John Burroughs Source Continue reading
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Music
Once upon a time, wasn’t singing a part of everyday life as much as talking, physical exercise, and religion? Our distant ancestors, wherever they were in this world, sang while pounding grain, paddling canoes, or walking long journeys. Can we begin to make our lives once more all of a piece? Finding the right songs Continue reading
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Want Internet speed? Go somewhere else.
Originally posted on Whatever Works: Sure. Free markets my ampersand . . . Continue reading
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Advice
Look, I really don’t want to wax philosophical, but I will say that if you’re alive, you got to flap your arms and legs, you got to jump around a lot, you got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you’re Continue reading
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Future
The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known. — Pete Seeger Continue reading
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Mexican Pay Raise
From my email inbox: The Mexican Maid The Mexican maid asked for a pay increase. The wife was very upset about this, and decided to talk to her about the raise. She asked: “Now Maria, why do you want a pay increase?” Maria: “Well, Senora, there are tree reasons why I wanna increaze.The first Continue reading
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Quote
Hell is full of musical amateurs. George Bernard Shaw Continue reading
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Survival Tips For Men: How To Ask A Question To A Woman
To all the men, this handy guide can save you from getting into head banging arguments. Just saying… Continue reading
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Strength
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Facts
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Where the hell ….
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It’s a day …..
It’s a day to stay inside. It’s a day to read a good book. It’s a day to drink plenty of coffee. It’s a day to do a crossword or two. It’s a day to spend lazily. It’s a day to watch TV. It’s a day to do all or whatever tickles your fancy. Continue reading
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Criticism
There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. — Aristotle Continue reading
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War
There is neither a foreign war nor a civil war; there is only just and unjust war. — Victor Hugo Continue reading
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Cooking
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Matter
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Laughter
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Dogs
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. — Rita Rudner Continue reading
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Quote
Rebellions of the belly are the worst. — Francis Bacon Continue reading
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Work
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. Continue reading
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Language
A different language is a different vision of life. — Federico Fellini Continue reading
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Quote
We pass through this world but once. — Stephen Jay Gould Continue reading
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Wet Snow Day
Got about two inches of heavy, wet snow. It was in the mid 30s F, so that isn’t to bad. The colder weather will be here, come Tuesday. Click on image to enlarge it.Source of quote Continue reading
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Parking Lot
Early evening fog, and bright lights from the building down the street from where I took this photo. Continue reading
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Full Moon and Contrails
The contrails was over and around the first night of the full moon. Continue reading
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In a nation …..
In a nation of naked people, the one who wears a rag is considered a mad man. — Tamil Proverb Continue reading
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Quote
Literature is news that stays news. — Ezra Pound Continue reading
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Discovery is …..
Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by the simple things. — Noam Chomsky Continue reading
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New Neighbor
This is my new neighbor… She’s single… She lives right across the road. I can see her place from my deck. I watched as she got home from work this evening. I was surprised when she walked across the street and up my driveway and knocked on my door. I rushed to open it; she Continue reading
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Booby Trap
Booby Trap spelled backward is “Party Boob.” Continue reading
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Opinion
The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Continue reading
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Friendship
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World
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Freedom
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better. — Albert Camus Continue reading
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Solitude
Nothing can supply the place of books. They are cheering or soothing companions in solitude, illness, affliction. The wealth of both continents would not compensate for the good they impart. — William Ellery Channing Continue reading
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Winter
Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one’s perseverance. — Yoko Ono Continue reading
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Teach
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The Naked Cowboy
From my email inbox: A Sheriff in a small town in Wyoming walks out in the street and sees a blond haired cowboy coming toward him with nothing on but his cowboy hat, his gun and his boots. He arrests him for indecent exposure. As he is locking him up, he asks ‘Why in the Continue reading
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Music
A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he use to do. — Miles Davis Continue reading
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Life is really ….
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. — Confucius Continue reading
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Drink
First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes the man. — Japanese Proverb Continue reading
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Life is ….
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. — Katherine Hepburn Continue reading
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Time
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Law
There’s one law for the rich and another for the poor. — English Proverb Continue reading
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Art
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. — John W. Gardner Continue reading
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Hugging
Hugging closes the door to hate. — Tony Davis Continue reading
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First Snow Storm Of 2014
The first snow storm of 2014 arrived here in the early morning hours. It is supposed to last until late Friday morning. The coast of Massachusetts is supposed to get worst of the storm. As of 7:45 pm, which is the time I am writing this, the temperature is 2 F, -16 C. The wind Continue reading
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Door Mat
Want be left alone? A door mat like the one below should do the trick. Continue reading
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