I trust no one will understand me to be speaking with disrespect of the law, because I criticize it so freely. I venerate the law, and especially our system of law as one of the vastest products of the human mind… But one may criticize even what one reveres. | |
— Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Four Down, Three To Go |
It Still Ain’t | |
Boosted | |
2020 | Three Down, Four To Go |
Twenty-Four ‘Til You | |
2019 | Two Down, Five To Go |
2018 | Year One, Done! |
2017 | First Day Of Retirement! |
2016 | Revere And Criticize |
2015 | Global Climate Change May Test This Statement |
2014 | Adaptability Won |
2013 | Disappeared |
2012 | Fuller |
Life On The Range | |
More Classics | |
2011 | Stoned Again? |
2010 | Insubordination… And That’s Why I Love Her! |
Losing – Week One | |
Archive for September, 2016
Revere And Criticize
Posted in My Journal, Politics, Quotes, tagged My Journal, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., On American Law, Politics, Quotes on September 30, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Tragic Determinism
Posted in Economics, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Economics, Henry M. Wriston, My Journal, On Choosing A Career, Quotes on September 29, 2016| 2 Comments »
A guidance counselor who has made a fetish of security, or who has unwittingly surrendered his thinking to economic determinism, may steer a youth away from his dream of becoming a poet, an artist, a musician or any other of thousands of things, because it offers no security, it does not pay well, there are no vacancies, it has no “future”. Among all the tragic consequences…, this suppression of personal self-expression through one’s life work is among the most poignant. | |
— Henry M. Wriston | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Well Within Our Power |
Hammer Time | |
2020 | 3 November Is Coming! |
Bee Gees’ing | |
2019 | Senate Republicans: Impeachment – Because It Is Right! |
Dave’s Not Here, Man! | |
Mixing Business And Pleasure | |
2018 | Intensity Doesn’t Make It Correct |
HF2: 1940’s Grapes | |
2017 | Proof Sits In The Oval Office |
2016 | Tragic Determinism |
2015 | Maybe It Should Be Clearer |
2014 | Make It Your Strength |
2013 | Four Score |
2012 | The Ruler |
2011 | Forever |
2010 | Just Cuz |
How Do You Mend A Broken Heart? | |
It’s Alive!! (3rd Pair Shoe Review) | |
But Sometimes You Have To Stand In Front
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, tagged George Santayana, Leadership, My Journal, Opinions, Quotes on September 28, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions. | |
— George Santayana | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Climate Change Deniers |
We Don’t Listen Anyway | |
2020 | Nothing New Here |
Talk To Me | |
Register And Vote | |
2019 | Love And Leave |
2018 | Smiling If Not Laughing |
2017 | Chilled And Smooth |
2016 | But Sometimes You Have To Stand In Front |
2015 | The Key Shift |
2014 | Remember ISIS / ISIL? |
2013 | What Have You Done Lately? |
2012 | B8 |
2011 | I’m Definitely Not In Control |
The Happiest People
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Places, Quotes, tagged My Journal, On Happiness, Philosophy, Quotes, William Lyon Phelps on September 27, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation – what are they? They are the happiest people in the world. | |
— William Lyon Phelps | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | An Impossible Situation |
I Fear It Is (For Us If Not The Planet) | |
2020 | #45 Never Shuts Up |
Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love | |
2019 | Silly Pooh Bear |
Dominoes Or Jenga? | |
2018 | Very Few |
2017 | Or The Candidate Who… |
2016 | The Happiest People |
2015 | Jumping Into The Dark |
2014 | I Would Be Sillier |
2013 | It Keeps Happening Anyway |
2012 | Take Time |
2011 | A Mother’s Lesson |
2010 | 3rd Pair – Shoe Review (DOA and Final) |
Got Leisure?
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged George Bernard Shaw, My Journal, On Being Miserable, Philosophy, Quotes on September 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. | |
— George Bernard Shaw | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Buying Time In A Fixed Game |
Dedicated To: Messrs. Rubio And Pompeo | |
2020 | What It Takes |
Every Sign Was A Northern Star | |
2019 | Stuff Happens |
Whistleblower Complaint Regarding President Trump And Ukraine | |
2018 | Looking Into Golf |
Goin’ Yard | |
2017 | Improvise |
2016 | Got Leisure? |
2015 | It’s Been Hurtin’ For Quite A While Now |
2014 | Curious Talent |
2013 | Eureka |
2012 | Slow Me |
2011 | He Said What?!? |
2010 | Gritty |
3 and 3 | |
Just A Hunch | |
Wall Street – Movie Review | |
2nd Pair – Shoe Review (Aborted and Final) | |
What About Friends?
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged Marie-Henri Beyle, My Journal, On Character, Quotes, Stendhal on September 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »
One can acquire everything in solitude except character. | |
— Stendhal | |
(Marie-Henri Beyle is better known by his pen name Stendhal) | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | MAGA Choice: Reality Or Lies |
You Seem To Be | |
2020 | A Good Reason To Blog |
Finally Enjoying The View | |
2019 | Living Free |
2018 | Relative Imagination |
2017 | Thank You, Senator McCain (So Far Anyway) |
2016 | What About Friends? |
2015 | It Tastes Good To Me |
2014 | Others’ Footsteps |
The Not-So-Modern Samurai | |
2013 | Doin’ |
2012 | A Lover |
2011 | What Have We Found Here |
Words | |
Equal Justice
Posted in My Journal, Politics, Quotes, tagged My Journal, On Justice, On True Justice, Paul Krassner, Politics, Quotes on September 24, 2016| Leave a Comment »
I have always believed that to have true justice we must have equal harassment under the law. | |
— Paul Krassner | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | The Mirror Would Know |
Mamasaydobeddyalong | |
2020 | Why #45 Is Always Crying |
Watching #45 Hold A Rally | |
2019 | I Think Reading Books Is A Good Place To Start |
2018 | And Pay In Full |
2017 | If Only |
2016 | Equal Justice |
2015 | Not Enough |
2014 | Are You Even Listening? |
2013 | Namaste |
2012 | Looking Up |
2011 | Et Tu Brute? |
BD Quotes
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Family and Friends, Happy Birthday Rebecca, Lao-Tzu, My Journal, On Hope, On Kindness, On Presense, Philosophy, Quotes, Rev. Jesse Jackson, William Penn on September 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Hi Princess, | |
Here’s three quotes for your birthday: | |
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. | |
— William Penn | |
[Today counts!] | |
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. | |
— Lao-Tzu | |
[People matter!] | |
Keep hope alive! | |
— Rev. Jesse Jackson | |
[Faith restores!] | |
Happy Birthday! | |
We love you always, | |
Mum and Dad | |
XXX |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Strong Women Make Them Too |
Gather Moments | |
2020 | Another Opportunity |
Stand Up, Shout Out | |
2019 | Birthday Gifts For Our Daughter |
Feeling Age | |
2018 | Seeking To Make A Difference |
2017 | Happy BD, Bec! |
2016 | BD Quotes |
2015 | Princess |
2014 | Optional |
2013 | Happy Birthday, Rebecca |
2012 | Be Not Old |
2012 National League Western Division Champions!!! | |
2011 | What Kind Of Work Do You Do? |
2010 | Another Loser… And Come November |
Do Something
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Atari, My Journal, Nolan Bushnell, On Being An Entrepreneur, On Business Leadership, On Initiative, Quotes on September 22, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The critical ingredient is getting off your ass and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. They start working on that idea today. | |
— Nolan Bushnell | |
Founder of Atari, on being an entrepreneur | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | What Will You Become? |
Life’s Illusions | |
2020 | Rules Of Morality |
Tempting Fate | |
2019 | Good People On Both Sides? |
2018 | Schedule, Please |
2017 | No Hope For #DumbDonald |
2016 | Do Something |
2015 | What Are You Making Now? |
2014 | Like Fire Burning In My Heart |
2013 | Oh Yes He Can! |
2012 | Enquiries |
2011 | The Prize: Understanding |
2010 | Can You Tell My Scanner Works? |
Rebecca – The Early Years | |
James – The Early Years | |
Brothers By Another Mother | |
The Business Of Life
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged My Journal, On Being An Entrepreneur, On Business, Patrick Liles, Quotes on September 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
At the beginning of the curve, a young person is lacking business experience, competence and self-confidence. As age increases into the mid-twenties the time is right to start that business. Now about here, in the late thirties or early forties, chances are this person is too embedded in his corporate career or facing too many financial commitments – like kids going to college – to take a chance. If he doesn’t try it by now, chances are slim that he ever will. | |
— Patrick Liles | |
Describing the bell curve of probability of being an entrepreneur in the course of a lifetime. | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | I’ll Keep Trying To Anyway |
She Knows | |
2020 | Respond |
Still Trying To Adjust | |
2019 | The Limits Of My Knowledge |
2018 | Even Tiny Progress |
2017 | Real Conservatism |
2016 | The Business Of Life |
2015 | Alone Again, Naturally |
2014 | Agreed |
2013 | Smile From Your Heart! |
2012 | Like You |
2011 | Got Days? |
2010 | K9 Humor – Has Anyone Seen My Setter? (Must read!!) |
A Longer Blog Than You Want To Read (Probably) | |
2009 | Back and Forth and Round Again… |
What The World Calls
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Constant Conduct, Constant Principle, Constant Truth, Leadership, My Journal, Quotes, Tryon Edwards on September 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Constancy to truth and principle may sometimes lead to what the world calls inconstancy in conduct. | |
— Tryon Edwards | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | 20 / 20 History Lessons |
I Waited | |
2020 | The Blind Squirrel And The Suppression Of Uncomfortable Ideas |
It’ll Start Getting Cooler. You Just Watch. | |
2019 | Future Tools |
Three Swedish Girls | |
2018 | Four Loves |
Favorite Westerns | |
2017 | Faith In Science |
2016 | What The World Calls |
2015 | Say What? |
2014 | Start Today |
2013 | Fly!! |
2012 | Greater Love |
2011 | Before |
Word Up, Chuck!
Posted in My Journal, Politics, Quotes, tagged #AmnestyDon, Charles Dickens, Hillary 2016, My Journal, On Bad People, On Good Lawyers, Politics, Quotes on September 19, 2016| Leave a Comment »
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers. | |
— Charles Dickens | |
[No wonder #AmnestyDon says he has the best attorneys working for him. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | It Doesn’t Rain Forever |
Thoughtful Stroll | |
2020 | An Act Of Faith |
Born And Sold Fairy Tales | |
2019 | Fostering Debate |
2018 | The Births Of Spring |
2017 | Drug Epidemic In America |
2016 | Word Up, Chuck! |
2015 | Sometimes I Wonder About Things |
2014 | Still Racing |
2013 | Anew |
2012 | Make Both |
2011 | Are You Happy Yet? |
Show Willing
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Humor, My Journal, Quotes, Robert Frost on September 18, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. | |
— Robert Frost | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Hold That Thought |
Got Love? | |
2020 | Everyone I’ve Ever Met |
A Secret Chord | |
2019 | A Big “IF” |
2018 | Silence Presence |
2017 | Feeling Small Standing In Front Of My Shelves |
2016 | Show Willing |
2015 | If He Only Knew… |
2014 | Dared To Love |
2013 | Strong Kung-Fu |
2012 | Two Tribes |
2011 | Made Any Assumptions Lately? |
What Are You Thinking About?
Posted in My Journal, Quotes, tagged James F. Byrnes, My Journal, On Opportunity, On Risk vs Profit, On Security, Quotes on September 17, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Too many people are thinking of security, instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. | |
— James F. Byrnes | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Still Dangerous |
My Destiny | |
2020 | Explaining And Gilding |
That Way | |
2019 | Lead To Action |
2018 | Listen And See |
2017 | The Big Illusion |
2016 | What Are You Thinking About? |
2015 | What The Framers Chose |
2014 | Lost Anything Lately? |
A Life Of Science | |
2013 | Serve The World |
2012 | Acquaintance, n. |
2011 | On Why His Father Was A Great Teacher |
A Baker’s Dozen | |
Raise Yourself
Posted in Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged François-Marie Arouet, Leadership, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, Voltaire on September 16, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Every man is the creature of the age in which he lives; very few are able to raise themselves above the ideas of the time. | |
— Voltaire | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | At Least Not Until Sunset |
Rain On The Leaves | |
2020 | At Least A Little Less |
Two For The Post | |
2019 | Promises, Promises |
2018 | You Mean There IS Something Else? |
2017 | Be Good |
2016 | Raise Yourself |
2015 | A Kids Movie Rip-Off |
2014 | Ready, Action! |
2013 | Responding To Challenges |
2012 | Abnormal, adj. |
2011 | Large Families |
On The Brink | |