John Mortimer said, “There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.” I want to be used up when I die. Not a skerrick of energy left when I finally kick the bucket…
Jessi Lane Adams said, “If you’ve lost your enthusiasm, there’s no better place to find it than on a skipping excursion. And, you might just find your lost youth as well!” Feeling a bit down today or have a lack…
David Dunham said, “Efficiency is intelligent laziness.” I am quite into being lazy. Laziness being finding the easiest most efficient way to do something. Thinking about the the lazy way to do things has brought about a lot of the…
Bill Gates said, “The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.” I…
Anne Bradstreet said, “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” I agree with Anne. How can you know success or happiness…
Someone once said, “A hug is a great gift – one size fits all, and it’s easy to exchange.” This is true but if you’ve ever seen the Free Hugs video it seems hugs are sometimes hard to give away….
Napoleon Bonaparte said, “If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.” I suggest the same can be said of any relationship. Those little gibs that add up and add up until someone gets a poke…
Jonathan Kozel said, “Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.” This makes a lot of sense to me. Sometimes we pick battles that don’t matter at all, that we will never win, and put a huge amount…
Austin O’Malley said, “Those who think it is permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.” I like being honest. For the most part it’s easy but sometimes people are really asking you to lie to them when they ask…
Walter Savage Landor said, “Men, like nails, lose their usefulness when they lose direction and begin to bend.” How often do you bend? Sometimes bending is disguised as compromise. A word I’m not that keen on but it seems to…
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