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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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Better a witty …
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. — William Shakespeare Continue reading
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We are tied …
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came. — John F. Kennedy Continue reading
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Think
A man who dies not think for himself does not think at all. — Oscar Wilde Continue reading
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Music doesn’t lie. …
Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. — Jimi Hendrix Continue reading
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A sign of things to come …
A sign of things to come. After a morning rain, now it is overcast. Looking out the window, A pondering Mind sees the various trees, slowly changing color. I guess it’s goodby to Summer and hello to Autumn, which arrives in the Eastern Time Zone at 4:44 pm. Where does the time go? Continue reading
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Simple Philosophy
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth Continue reading
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Pink & Red Geraniums
A couple of photos, first on is pink, and the second one is red. The flowers on the side of the drive, leading to the main entrance of the building I reside in. I’ll admit, there not the best photos, but it was just something I felt like taking them. Continue reading
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We are born …
We are born naked. The mother, the father if he is present in the delivery room. Also the doctor, nurses and whoever else sees us in our bare skin. A Pondering Mind would like to know why, when we die we are not buried naked? We came into the world naked, why not exit it… Continue reading
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The world is full of …
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. — Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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To advise …
To advise is not to compel. — Anton Chekhov Continue reading
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Kissing
I wasn’t kissing her. I was whispering in her mouth. — Chico Marx Continue reading
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Wrinkles
Wrinkles — the service stripes of life. — Anonymous Continue reading
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Stupidity
There is more stupidity around than hydrogen and it has longer shelf life. — Frank Zappa Continue reading
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Half the world is composed …
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it. — Robert Frost Continue reading
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Baldness
There’s one thing about baldness, It’s neat. — Don Herold Continue reading
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Hesitates
He who hesitates is a damned fool. — Mae West Continue reading
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A forest bird …
A forest bird never wants a cage. — Henrik Ibsen Continue reading
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The sun is …
The sun is new each day. — Heraclitus Continue reading
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Beauty
Beauty is whatever gives joy. — Edna St. Vincent Millay Continue reading
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The Railing
Charlie, who is a grown man, likes to slide down on the circular railing, which is long and steep. He always likes to slide down it, side saddle. This time, Charlie was wearing silk pajamas, and this in turn would turn out to be a big mistake. It was time for him to go down… Continue reading
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Silence
Silence is a source of great strength. — Lao Tzu Continue reading
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All things …
All things are only transitory. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Continue reading
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Name Change
I changed the name of my blog. It is something I’ve been wanting to do for sometime. For the past 2-3 days, I was jotting down different titles, and then went through the process of elimination. Friday night, I changed it to: “A Wandering Mind,” but after looking at it and thinking about it, changed… Continue reading
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Pictures
Pictures must not be too picturesque. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading
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Illusion
Illusion is the first of all pleasures. — Voltaire Continue reading
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I wish they would …
I wish they would only take me as I am. — Vincent Van Gogh Continue reading
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Too much of a …
Too much of a good thing can be taxing. — Mae West Continue reading
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