Ditto For A Good Spouse And Their Love

The friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
—     Elbert Hubbard
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On This Day In:
2022	Putin’s Objective In Ukraine?
2021	It’s 12 O’clock Somewhere
	The Way It Is
2020	And #IncompetentDonald Weakens It
2019	Morning Mirror
2018	Wondering About #45
2017	A Prayer For London
2016	Don’t Default
2015	Her Pilgrim Soul
2014	Three Observations
2013	Robbed Again
2012	Good Hearts
2011	Interesting Reading
	What Are You Lookin’ At?

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One’s Seal Of Approval

The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
—     Eleanor Roosevelt
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On This Day In:
2022	Make It Easy
	On A Lighter Note
2021	I Hope Not
	Diggin’ It
2020	Organized Skepticism
2019	An Interest In Life
2018	Two: A Current President With Both
2017	Watch This Space
2016	Beyond The Foundation
2015	Become An Affliction
2014	Just Setting Out
2013	Scott’s Inscription
2012	Good Knowledge
2011	Social Safety Nets

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In Good Company

Most of the time I played by myself.  Even then I was a loner, and I have stayed a loner all my life.  It can make a man seem a little distant or even aloof – but it has helped pull me through some tight spots and hard times.
—     Roy Wilkins
Be a loner.  That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth.  Have holy curiosity.  Make your life worth living.
—     Albert Einstein
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On This Day In:
2022	One World (Our Only Place)…
2021	Move The Heart
	Join Hands
2020	He Broke Even
	Whoever / Whatever
2019	The Right Anger
	Another P&P Review
2018	Does Fatalism Equal Mental Health?
2017	Choice
2016	Growing Worlds
2015	Change The Tide
	Martyr, n.
2014	You, Too!
2013	Bitter Stand
2012	Lost For Words
2011	On Market Reactions…

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Handle It, Handle It…

To handle yourself, use your head;  to handle others, use your heart.
—     Eleanor Roosevelt
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On This Day In:
2022	Seek Good
2021	Aging Well
	Now And Forever
2020	Always
2019	#45 Is More Of A Piddle Than A Puddle
2018	Found Out
	A Message To The “Wanna Be” Dictator On Leadership
2017	Still Waiting…
2016	Same Old, Same Old
2015	Shout!
2014	I Hear Voices
2013	Ethics And Standards
2012	Swing Higher
2011	Convicted For Life

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Prior Reflection (I Hope)

Every action of ours must be accompanied by a reflection to orient it, to order it, to make it coherent, so that it does not lapse into a sterile and superficial activism.
—     Gustavo Gutierrez
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On This Day In:
2022	Be Someone For Somebody
2021	Genius (And Other Details)
	I Don’t Know Why
	Going Into The Deep End
2020	Repercussions For Health
2019	Chained To #45
2018	Some Men Make Their Office As Small As Themselves
2017	Too Many
2016	Not Yet, Anyway
2015	On Pornography
2014	Nudge, Nudge
2013	The Journey Will Be Joy
2012	Hopeful Flights
2011	Irrationally Predictable
	Lawful Restraint

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Good Reading

A man ought to read just as inclination leads him;  for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
––     Samuel Johnson
From:  “The Life of Samuel Johnson“
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On This Day In:
2022	How About: Just Be Kind…
2021	Try To Choose Wisely
	Found It
2020	We Have A Window
2019	No Escape
2018	Except When It Is From The Oval Office
2017	Bad Karma
2016	Poor Management Choices
2015	Is It Still Dark Out?
2014	Rule One
2013	Spelling God’s Name
2012	Love Your Life And Sing
	Feeling Under the Weather?
2011	Cheers, Friend!

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Support Health And Depth

Books permit us to voyage through time, to tap the wisdom of our ancestors.  The library connects us with the insights and knowledge, painfully extracted from Nature, of the greatest minds that ever were, with the best teachers, drawn from the entire planet and from all of our history, to instruct us without tiring, and to inspire us to make our own contribution to the collective knowledge of the human species.  Public libraries depend on voluntary contributions.  I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries.
—    Carl Sagan
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On This Day In:
2022	42
2021	Blessings Larger Than Life
	Tomorrow She Sails
2020	The Sun Came Out
	Not A Wink On Guard
2019	The Importance Of A Deadline
	Chaos Is Not Really A New Remedy
2018	History Will Judge Harshly
	Father Time, Perhaps?
2017	Odds Are
2016	Prayer, Too
2015	History, n.
2014	See It Sometime
2013	Precious Friend
2012	It Couldn’t Be Done
	Feeling Surrounded?
2011	Surprise!

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Even If I’ve Gone

Hold on to what is good,
Even if it’s a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe,
Even if it’s a tree that stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do,
Even if it’s a long way from here.
Hold on to your life,
Even if it’s easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand,
Even if someday I’ll be gone away from you.
—     Crowfoot (Isapo-Muxika)
Chief of the Siksika First Nation
[This quote originally appeared as a paragraph, but I prefer it in the visual format I’m offering it.  Please excuse my “poetic” licensing.    —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2022	Somebody Should Have Warned Putin About Ukraine
2021	No Plan And Less Sand
	It Might Sound Strange
2020	Why #45 Is In The Dark
	180 Day Health / Weight Update (Mar 2020)
2019	Tonight I Am All Blacks
	In All Its Messy Complexity
2018	Danger = Opportunity
2017	True And Great
	Sand At The Beach
2016	There Is A Difference Between Dangerous And Frightening
2015	Always A Goal
2014	Standing Strong
2013	Shaken And Stirred
	The Bird With The Broken Wing
2012	Friends In High Places
2011	Objective Independence

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Sit In The Hoop

Friend do it this way – that is, whatever you do in life, do the very best you can with both your heart and minds.  And if you do it that way, the Power of the Universe will come to your assistance, if your heart and mind are in Unity.  When one sits in the Hoop Of The People, one must be responsible because All of Creation is related.  And the Hurt of one is the hurt of all.  And the honor of one is the honor of all.
And whatever we do effects everything in the universe.  If you do it that way – that is, if you truly join your heart and mind as One – whatever you ask for, that the Way it’s Going to be.
—     Lakota Instructions for Living passed down from White Buffalo Calf Woman
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On This Day In:
2022	Courage In Ukraine
2021	Enjoying The Getting There
	And I Carry It With Me
2020	Might As Well Jump
2019	Just Sitting Here…
2018	My Experience As Well
2017	He’s Making A List
2016	Mere Specks
2015	Day To Day Success
2014	We Have Ignition!
2013	The Dreamer
2012	I Err Gladly
2011	Ill Executed
	And You?

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For All

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
—    William Morris
[Found at one of the blogs / web sites I follow:  https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/
The specific post is at:  https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2023/02/22/33779/
Please visit the original site if you have some spare time…    —  kmab]
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On This Day In:
2022	Dreading The Slide Towards War
2021	Joyous Incompatibility
	My Heart Will Be Waiting
2019	Two Guarantee Freedom
2018	Less Mouth And More Back
2017	I Ought To Be A Little Careful
2016	Rising From The Ashes
2015	Honor
2014	Disappointment
2013	Seeing Heart
2012	On Success
2011	What This Place Needs Is Another Theory

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Wishes For You…

This is my wish for you:  Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.
―     Ralph Waldo Emerson
[Sarah, Happy Birthday!!
Congrats on your recent transfer / new job in New York City!  Despite the distance, you are never more than a memory (or phone call) away.  Reach out any time you feel lonely or miss home.  You’re never too far away from a virtual hug…
And another BIG congrats on completing your Master’s Degree program.  As always, we are very proud of you!!
Love Always,
Mum & Dad]
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On This Day In:
2022	Finding Your Strength
2021	Step By Step Find Strength
	Keep Searching
2020	Giving Thanks
2019	One A Day
2018	Try
2017	You’re Starting To Make Us Feel Old
2016	Focus
2015	Challenging Legacy
2014	Happy 21st Birthday!
2013	Expectations
2012	Trust Him Smile
2011	Why Change?

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Blogging / Blogger, Too

It is by sitting down to write every morning that one becomes a writer.
––     Gerald Brenan
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On This Day In:
2022	Most First Steps Start From Here
2021	B3: Start By Just Being You
	Everybody Tells Me So
2020	Never B3
2019	No Small Thing
2018	Unsaid And Undone
2017	Evidence Of Faith
2016	Patience Is A Virtue
2015	Slow Faith
2014	Not In Any Sense
2013	The Circus On TV
2012	To Be Stronger
2011	Are You Sure?

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Tears On My Pillow

When you get older, it feels like happy memories and sad memories are pretty much the same thing.  It is all just emotion in the end. And any of it can make you weep.
—     Nick Hornby
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On This Day In:
2022	Prayers For Ukraine
2021	Be Your Own Hero
	Another Frog King
2020	Still Trying To…
2019	Press Freedom
2018	Or Loyalty To An Unqualified And Incompetent President
2017	A Bad Sale
2016	Be Happy!
2015	Are You Feeling Cold?
2014	Never Asked
2013	In Praise Of Change
2012	John Carter Of Mars
	Circular
2011	How Much And When

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Inflection, Tone, Volume, Content

Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.
—    H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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On This Day In:
2022	Putin’s War On Ukraine: Choosing Lies
2021	How Many Times
	I’m Breaking My Silence
2020	When Looking Around
2019	Except Dying
2018	History Will Judge Him Favorably
2017	Are You Confused?
2016	The Golden Mean
2015	To Infinity And Beyond
2014	Taken Back
2013	Windows Or Doors
2012	All Rise
2011	Vote Weight

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With Some Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti

If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other.  If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear.  What one fears, one destroys.
―     Chief Dan George
Animals are my friends… and I don’t eat my friends.
―     George Bernard Shaw
Cannibal, n.  —  A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period.
—     Ambrose Bierce
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“
[This post started with viewing a “Hannibal Lecter” video on YouTube:  he was thinking of having an old friend over for dinner…    —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2022	What Really Hurts
2021	Republican Governors Don’t Help
	We’re Coming To Your Town
2020	With Friends Like This…
2019	Still Better Than Third
2018	A Tough Row To Hoe
2017	Just In Case
2016	Republicans Eat Their Young
2015	Still 99%
2014	Affirming The Wall
2013	Maintain The Freedom
2012	All Good
2011	Fountains Of Life
	Staying Alive

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