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Life and death matters, yes. ~ Raymond Carver
“Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising.” ~ Raymond Carver, Writer – (1938-1988) Continue reading
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Waiting
patiently waiting for the snow to descend from the clouds Continue reading
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Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor. ~ Sholem Aleichem
Sholem Aleichem, leading Yiddish author and playwright. 1859-1916 Continue reading
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“Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.” ~ Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant, Philosopher – B. April 22, 1724 – D. February 12, 1804 Continue reading
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“The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” ~ Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes, Philosopher – B. March 31, 1596 – D. February 11, 1650 Continue reading
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“I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.” ~ Gary Cole
Gary Cole, Television actor (B. September 20, 1956) Continue reading
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Novels are fictions ~ Paul Auster
“Novels are fictions and therefore they tell lies, but through those lies every novelist attempts to tell the truth about the world.” ~ Paul Auster, Author (B. February 3, 1947) Continue reading
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“Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born.” ~ Clarice Lispector
Writer, B. December 10, 1920 – D. December 9, 1977 Continue reading
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What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure. ~ Samuel Johnson
Source note: Johnsonian Misellanies (1966 edition) Continue reading
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Albert Einstein Quote
Many of the things you can count, don’t count. Many of the things you can’t count, really count. ~ Albert Einstein Continue reading
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To the intelligent man or woman ~ Edward Abbey
“To the intelligent man or woman, life appears infinitely mysterious. But the stupid have an answer for every question.” ~ Edward Abbey (B. January 29, 1927 – D. March 14, 1989) Continue reading
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Architecture is the art of how to waste space. ~ Philip Johnson
Philip Johnson (1906 – 2005) Continue reading
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“Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments.” ~ Rose Kennedy
B. July 22, 1890 – D. January 22, 1995 Continue reading
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Tuesday Morning
Morning sun no wind 6 F, -14 C warmer temps are on the way Continue reading
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Monday Morning
overcast windy 1F -17C wind chill of -7F typical mid January weather Continue reading
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“There is no beauty without some strangeness” ~ Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe, B. January 19, 1809 – D. October 7, 1849 Continue reading
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People are afraid of themselves ~ Jim Morrison
“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us Continue reading
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The function of law ~ Robert Anton Wilson
“The function of law and theology are the same: to keep the poor from taking back by violence what the rich have stolen by cunning.” ~ Robert Anton Wilson, Author (B. January 18, 1932 – D. January 11, 2007 Continue reading
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“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ~ Anais Nin
Anais Nin, Born: February 21, 1903 – Died: January 14, 1977 Continue reading
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We don’t like their sound…..
We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out. – Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962 Continue reading
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“Fear is incomplete knowledge.” ~ Agatha Christie
Born: September 15, 1890 – Died: January 12, 1976 Continue reading
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Unclose your mind. ~ Haruki Murakami
“Unclose your mind. You are not a prisoner. You are a bird in flight, searching the skies for dreams.” ~ Haruki Murakami Continue reading
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It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’
“It has been said, ‘time heals all wounds.’ I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” ~ Rose Kennedy Continue reading
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A Fleeting Thought
There’s reality then there’s Trump Enough said Continue reading
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A Thought
the way things are going in this country an alternative universe sounds pretty good Continue reading
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“Don’t feel sorry for yourself if you have chosen the wrong road, turn around.” ~ Edgar Cayce
Edgar Cayce, Psychic (B. March 18, 1877 – D. January 3, 1945) Continue reading
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J. R. R. Tolkien Poem
“The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Today and tomorrow are yet to be said. The chances, the changes are all yours to make. The mold of your life is in your hands to break.” ~ J. R. R. Tolkien Continue reading
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I always wonder why birds ~ Harun Yahya
“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth, then I ask myself the same question.” ~ Harun Yahya, Author (B. February 2, 1956) Continue reading
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Yesterday’s the past ~ Bill Keane Quote
Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present. ~ Bill Keane Continue reading
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January 1st ~ Ellen Goodman
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives…not looking for flaws, but for potential.” ~ Ellen Goodman, Journalist (b. April 11, 1941) Continue reading
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2018 Looking Back
The first few months was not all that great. I was mildly overweight, sluggish, and sleeping a lot more than I should have been. Also, I would make numerous trips to the bathroom, and getting weaker each day. Then, on the night of May 14, I so fucking weak, that I need help to getting Continue reading
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Thoughts
sitting staring and contemplating what could be lurking in the darkness of the universe that has been around for eons is there life out there and if so what kind of life do they live can they see us and if they can do wonder what they think about us it would be interesting to Continue reading
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Poets Are The Only People ~ Hannah Arendt
Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake it for a universal one. ~ Hannah Arendt – 1906-1975 Continue reading
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An Honest Politician ~ Bertrand Russell, Philosopher
“An honest politician will not be tolerated by a democracy unless he is very stupid … because only a very stupid man can honestly share the prejudices of more than half the nation.” ~ Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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Katharine Hepburn Quote
Acting is a nice childish profession – pretending you’re someone else and, at the same time, selling yourself. ~ Katharine Hepburn Continue reading
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I don’t miss anything about the 1960s ~ Grace Slick, Singer-songwriter
“I don’t miss anything about the 1960s, not really. I did it. It’s like asking, ‘Do you miss the fourth grade?’ I loved the fourth grade when I was in it, but I don’t want to do it again.” ~ Grace Slick – Born October 30, 1939 Continue reading
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