Uncategorized – A Pondering Mind

okay so addendum

if any of readers understood my previous post you get an a if you didn’t understand it you will get an a for reading it

today i am tired why am i tired when i slept pretty good even though when i woke up in the morning, i was still groggy then it could be that i am tired of being tired if there’s such a thing as being tired of being tired oh well at least i am whileContinue reading “okay so”

Three Years

Three years ago today {May 14}, I was being transported by ambulance to the local hospital. When I arrived, the nurses worked on me right away, and kept feeding IV bags. Also the were keeping me awake, as they thought might go into a coma, as my sugar reading(s) were going through the roof. SinceContinue reading “Three Years”

and so

today is today and tomorrow will soon be here followed by another tomorrow and another etc., etc., the cycle never ends

Thinking #2

felt the pinch therefore I exist

Pondering Thought #20

the older one gets, the faster the time goes by.

Thinking

brewed coffee makes a great statement vs instant, it just doesn’t make the cut

Pursuit Of Money

“In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.” ~ John Rawls, Philosopher, 1921 – 2002

The Most Beautiful Things

Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. ~John Steinbeck

Beautiful insane in the rain. ~Jack Kerouac

Some walks you have to take alone. ~Suzanne Collins

Ok So

overcast a tad cool no rain good walking weather which makes me a happy camper

Saturday Morning Photo

Out and about, and took this one photo.

Six Word Saturday

word x six equals 6 words

“Lawyers sometimes tell the truth. They’ll do anything to win a case.” ~Jeremy Bentham

Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher, 1748 – 1832

Writing Is …

Friday Evening Snaps

A couple of photos I took, while on my evening walk around town.

Reading List

Not Good

the feeling when you spill coffee on your clothes, carpet or furniture. it’s a bitch to clean up…

“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.” ~David Hume

An Opinion

writing whatever you write, is therapeutic

Bricks

“A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.” ~ Gilles Deleuze, Philosopher, 1925 – 1995

“No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.” ~Baruch Spinoza

Two Ways To Be Fooled

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

Words

Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have different effects. ~ Blaise Pascal

The Poor

The poor don’t know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity. ~ Jean-Paul Sartre

Monday Evening Photo

The secret of theory is that truth does not exist. ~Jean Baudrillard

More And More Information

We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning. ~ Jean Baudrillard, French philosopher, Born: June 27, 1929 – Died: March 6, 2007

Dream Beings

All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together. ~Jack Kerouac

“If you can’t do anything about it, laugh like hell.” ~David Cook

David Cook, Singer-songwriter

Pondering Thought #19

half-baked truth[s], should be baked thoroughly through … then its the whole truth, and nothing but the truth …

Six Words Redux

whatever it is … then its it

Cats of Odessa: Ginger

Originally posted on Nadiia`s photography:
Odessa, Ukraine Cats of Odessa ★

Pondering Thought #18

the thoughts in this old noggin are an eddying whirlpool of a swirling word salad which would be best not said

Six Word Sunday

lazy ass day, it feels great.

“It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.” ~ Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome, Writer, Born: May 2, 1859 – Died: June 14, 1927

Essentials To Happiness

Joseph Addison, Essayist, Born: May 1, 1672 – Died: June 17, 1719

Six Words

being a nonconformist, can be exhilarating

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. ~Margaret Mead

I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do. ~Haruki Murakami

Bon Mot #5

if I ain’t walking, then I’m sitting

Saturday Evening Photo

Falling In Love

“Show me a man or a woman alone and I’ll show you a saint. Give me two and they’ll fall in love. Give me three and they’ll invent the charming thing we call ‘society’. Give me four and they’ll build a pyramid. Give me five and they’ll make one an outcast. Give me six andContinue reading “Falling In Love”

… and so

the month of may is here what will the new month bring

Pondering Thought #17

new month new day no complaints

Bon Mot #4

well nowadays … it’s all for naught

Six Word Saturday

saturday morning. black coffee. digital crosswords.

I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place. ~Anne Tyler

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

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 ——– a bon mot is a clever remark ..

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