A Pondering Mind
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20 years later ……
Time sure does fly… Continue reading
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Everything
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind there are few. — Shunryu Suzuki Continue reading
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Aw I don’t wanta go ….
Aw I don’t wanta go to no such thing. I just wanta to drink in alleys.’…But you’ll miss all that, just for some old wine.’ There’s wisdom in wine, goddam it’ I yelled. ‘Have a shot! — Jack Kerouac Continue reading
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Shower Radio
Somebody just gave me a shower radio. Thanks a lot. Do you really want music in the shower? I guess there’s no better place to dance than a slick surface next to a glass door. — Jerry Seinfeld Continue reading
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How long a minute is ……
How long a minute is, depends on which side of the bathroom door you’re on. — Zall’s Second Law Continue reading
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Friday Afternoon Sunset
It was 60 degrees at 4:28 pm. When I saw the colorful sky, I knew I had to take the photo of it. In about 4 weeks, the sun will be setting at or around 4:10 pm. Continue reading
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Truth
Socrates showed us that thinking the truth is not enough. Truth demands to be lived. –Americ Azevedo Continue reading
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No matter what people say …..
No matter what people say about you, know who you are. Their blame can’t injure you, nor can their praise elevate you. You are what you are; nothing anyone can say can change that. — Daniel Levin Continue reading
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If you propose to speak ….
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Moon – Waxing Gibbous
I thought I’d give it a try, taking this photo of the Moon, during its Waxing Gibbous phase, which is 90% illuminated. It was taken on Nov. 13, and it was 29F. Continue reading
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Socrates
Socrates Keep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip. In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?” “Wait a Continue reading
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Meditation
Meditation is not about finding the self–quite the contrary: it is about finding one’s way beyond the self. Meditation is also not about ‘explaining the mind’. It is instead about clearing away clutter created by the mind. — David M. White Continue reading
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America is a land …..
America is a land of taxation that was founded to avoid taxation. — Laurence J. Peter Source of quote Continue reading
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Conversation
A conversation is so much more than words: a conversation is eyes, smiles, the silences between the words. — Annika Thor Continue reading
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Gray Day
Overcast, cold day. It has the look of snow, but it has not happened. Continue reading
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Sun And Trees
A wonderful sunny and cool day. Its a Zen like day. Continue reading
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Opinions
But opinions, judgements, memories, dreaming about the future–ninety percent of the thoughts spinning around in our heads have no essential reality. — Charlotte J. Beck Continue reading
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Reality
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is. — Thich Nhat Hanh Continue reading
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We may believe ……
We may believe that we know what another person is thinking, but most often our efforts at ‘mind reading’ are projections of our own inner, self-centered concerns. — Susan Edmiston, Leonard Scheff Continue reading
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Hot Air Balloon
From my email inbox: So you think you’re having a bad day… then you step outside of your house… and look up into the beautiful blue sky… …and see this!!!!! All of a sudden, that smile comes back to your face and you say to yourself ”Now that’s a big ass balloon!!!” …and things don’t seem Continue reading
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Do not judge …..
Do not judge a person until the lid of his coffin is closed. — Chinese Proverbs Continue reading
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Travelers Complaints
From my email inbox: Its true. You can’t please everyone. 19 Idiotic (But Real) Travel Complaints These are actual complaints received from dissatisfied customers by Thomas Cook Vacations (based on a Thomas Cook/ABTA survey): 1. “I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits Continue reading
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All change is a miracle …..
All change is a miracle to contemplate; but it is a miracle which is taking place every instant. — Henry David Thoreau Continue reading
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Protest
Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it. — Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading
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You don’t get to choose ….
You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live. — Joan Baez Continue reading
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Saturday Sunset(s)
Another warm day here in Massachusetts, which will be the last one. Colder air moving in for Sunday and Monday. Here’s a couple of photos of the end of day’s sunset. Continue reading
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The principle that the poor ….
Source of quote Continue reading
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Life appears to me …..
Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs. — Charlotte Bronte Continue reading
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We ask advice, ….
We ask advice, but we mean approbation. — Charles Caleb Colton Continue reading
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Night
A clear night Stars are bright. All is right. Continue reading
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Everything has been figured out, ….
Everything has been figured out, except how to live. — Jean-Paul Sartre Continue reading
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Tree That Is Still Hanging In There
Tree in front of the building that I reside in, is one of the few trees, that is still hanging in there. It will probably be totally naked by the beginning of next week. Continue reading
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Dead Leaves
Cool sunny day here in Mass. Leaves that were at one time on the trees, are now laying morbid on the ground. Continue reading
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Mistakes
We made too many wrong mistakes. — Yogi Berra Continue reading
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Meaning
I”m afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning. — Andy Warhol Continue reading
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After all is said and done …..
After all is said and done, more is said than done. — Aesop Continue reading
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Many groups that have ….
Many groups that have the power to make life decisions for others don’t ever have to live out the consequences. — Frances Fox Piven Continue reading
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What is objectionable, ….
What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents. — Robert Francis Kennedy Continue reading
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My definition of a philosopher …..
My definition of a philosopher is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down. — Louisa May Alcott Continue reading
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Lack Luster Color
The leaves on the tree are not as bright in color, as it was a couple of days ago. Continue reading
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Earth provides enough ….
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. — Mahatma Gandhi Continue reading
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American Dream
That’s why they call it the American Dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it. — George Carlin Continue reading
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Forever
Forever is composed of nows. — Emily Dickinson Continue reading
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Look not mournfully into the past ….
Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Continue reading
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Sanity
Sanity is a cozy lie. — Susan Sontag Continue reading
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Hello From An Old Man
Did you ever wonder why it is so hard for older men to find a job and get hired??? Job interview: Human Resources Manager: “What is your greatest weakness?” Old man: “Honesty.” Human Resources Manager: “I don’t think honesty is a weakness.” Old Man: “I don’t really give a shit what you think.” Continue reading
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Recommended by Margie: Exercise Block
We invite you to join with us in this reasonable exercise program. We plan to double this rigorous regimen next week. Your kind of exercise? Continue reading
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The Polish Divorce
From my email inbox: THE POLISH DIVORCE A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well. One day he rushed into a lawyer’s office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him. The lawyer said that Continue reading
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Sometimes people don’t want …
Friedrich Nietzsche Source Continue reading
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A bird doesn’t sing …
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. — Lou Holtz Continue reading
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Ben and Jerry’s send the waste from making …..
Ben and Jerry’s sends the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo. Source Continue reading
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Whoever is happy ….
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. — Anne Frank Continue reading
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Night Photo
Whilst outside on Monday night, I took this photo, shortly after the quick shower had ended. Continue reading
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It is not who is …..
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. — Thomas Huxley Continue reading
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Just another Sunday ….
Just another Sunday Periods of rain since day break Did the online crossword Drinking coffee Read some of the news Watching football on the boob tube Just another Sunday Continue reading
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Create
Sadly, it’s much easier to create a desert than a forest. — James Lovelock Continue reading
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Your mind will answer ….
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. — William S. Burroughs Continue reading
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Art produces ….
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful things with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time. — Jean Cocteau Continue reading
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Entrance way …
Entrance way from the street to the main entrance of the building I live in. Continue reading
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People who say, …
People who say, ‘Let the chips fall where they may,’ usually figure they will not be hit by a chip. — Bernard Williams Continue reading
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Self-Knowledge
I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them. — Diana, Princess of Wales Continue reading
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A good marriage …
A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband. — Michel de Montaigne Continue reading
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I can’t believe …
I can’t believe that out of a hundred thousand sperm, you were the quickest. — Steven Pearl Continue reading
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Change
I’m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I’ve always been a freak. So I’ve been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I’m one of those people. — John Lennon Continue reading
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When in …
When in doubt, do it. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Continue reading
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