Life

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. 

~ Lillian Dickson

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When figuring out how to spend time in your life, I think it is good to take the lead set by children and dogs. Both enjoy the moment and often approach things with a sense of wonder. If you have to choose between following the lead of children OR dogs, maybe choose children only because they are less likely to role model pooping in the yard. 

 

Fire

When times are dark, build a crackling fire, and gather good people.

~ Silas House

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When times are sunny, build a crackling fire and watch it all by yourself.

 

Tree

I love a good tree.

~ Michelle Boettcher

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What makes a good tree? I assume a seed of some sort.

 

Bites

You are what you eat.

~ Victor Lindlahr

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"You are what you eat," emerged from "Man is what he eats" (Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach) which emerged from "Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are" (Anthelme Brillat-Savarin).

 Anyway, if you eat tripe, you are foolish.

Past

There's a bit of magic in everything, and some grief to even things out.

~ Lou Reed

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I used another quote on another blog post one time. The quote was "We pass through this world but once" by Stephen Jay Gould. I later realized I had typed, "We past through this world but once." That seemed as true as the original quote, but maybe not grammatically correct.

Flimflam

The American economy relies more on the con than we like to think.

~ Harlan Coben

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Someone should make a show about a guy who sells cheap wigs for outrageous prices. They should call it "Scamson." 

(pause)

I won't watch it, but someone should make it.

Teeth

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I yelp at those who refuse, and I set my teeth in rascals.

~ Diogenes

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I read something the other day about how brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand strengthens neural pathways and improves cognitive pathways. I tried it that night. It was hard. I suspect that brushing your teeth with your non-dominant hand might also increase cavities.

Brothers

What strange creatures brothers are.

~ Jane Austen

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You got that right, Jane.

 

Mom

The kitchen is where we deal with elements of the universe. It is where we come to understand our past and ourselves.

~ Laura Esquivel

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My mom died two years ago today. This was her kitchen. My dad made the pegboard rack and I'm not sure how old the spices in the spice rack were. And today none of this looks the same. Time changes things. Time changes memory.

Time even changes the meaning of things - advice, history, songs. Like, you know that one song? I used to not have a lot of feelings about the line that goes, "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child"? Now I feel like that all the time...  Because I am.

(pause)

It's okay. My mom would have laughed at that.

Wonder

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder. 

~ E. B. White

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Not all who wonder are lost.

 

Street

To know only part of the story is to know only part of the truth, a part of the whole, a part of a word, a part of yourself.

~ Riana Rain

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Do you wonder what the rest of this street name is? Is it Hoover or Dover? Is it Forever or Never? Clishmaclever?

(pause)

You don't? 

Your lack of curiosity disappoints me.

 

Language

(screen shot from the internet)

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

~ George Orwell

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 I love adorable prices.

Peas

Peas are terrible and a joke food.

~ Annie Murphy

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I bet this Lego minifigure isn't welcome at many pool parties. I won't bet a lot, but I bet.

Doing

I want an opportunity to create opportunities, (Casey, 2024).

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When we let go of things and give others opportunities, we are letting them do new things. This works best when they are things we didn't really want to do in the first place. Better for others to do those things.

Covered

There are no secrets in life; just hidden truths that lie beneath the surface.

~ Dexter Morgan

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We keep a lot of things covered. Well, some of us do. Some of us don't. Those of you who don't, keep you distance. I don't have time to listen to all of your things. 

Shadow

Pulvis et umbra sumus.

(We are but dust and shadow)

~ Horace

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I think that the original name of that one song by the group Kansas was "Pulvis et umbra sumus."

(pause)

I wonder why they changed it.

Wind

Dust in the wind,

All we are is dust in the wind.

~ Kerry Livgren

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If I end up being dust in the wind, I hope I don't end up in someone's eye. 

Fungi

All fungi are edible.

Some fungi are only edible once.

~ Terry Pratchett

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To learn something for this post, I googled "What percentage of mushrooms is..." and the search offered me "poisonous" when I wanted "edible." What I learned is that the robots are a little pessimistic.

Calls

Call me.

~ Blondie

I was watching something the other day and a person was making a call on her cell phone. When the other person answered, the woman said, "It's me." 

If a person knows who "me" is on a cell phone, they probably have the caller's name in their caller ID. You don't have to say, "It's me."

Just an observation.

(pause)

A note on the format of this blog post. I wanted the second photo LARGE so you could read the sign and see the phone pole next to the sign, so that's why it is the way it is. if you don't like it, start your own blog or substack or whatever.

Garage

Normal people are so hostile.

~ Dexter Morgan

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When I searched my blog for something related to this quote, I tried all of the following:

• Angry
• Anger
• Fire
• Hostile
• Hostility
• People
• Rage

The only thing I got was "garage" when I searched for "rage."

I feel like that's a sign that my blog isn't about hostility. Maybe it also means it isn't about "normal people." That seems about right.