Life without a daily dream is not life at all. It is, at best, an excursion into boredom. | |
— Joan Chittister | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | The Opening Step |
Day 17/18: That Didn’t Take Long | |
2018 | I’ll Trade You… |
2017 | Luv Me Some Meat Loaf |
2016 | Unless Your Name Is #AmnestyDon |
2015 | A Tentative First Step |
2014 | Making People |
2013 | On Reading Books |
2012 | On America |
2011 | Shiver, Me Timbers! |
2010 | Fiduciary Breakdown |
Posts Tagged ‘Boredom’
Must Be Why I Like Dreamin’
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Boredom, Dreaming, Joan Chittister, Life, Philosophy, Quotes on September 15, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Mine, Too
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Boredom, Philosophy, Quotes, Robert M. Pirsig, Sleep, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance on October 9, 2018| Leave a Comment »
My favorite cure for boredom is sleep. It’s very easy to get to sleep when bored and very hard to get bored after a long rest. | |
— Robert M. Pirsig | |
From his book: “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Who’s Turn Is It Now? |
2016 | Before You Vote In November… |
2015 | Two Faithful Thoughts |
2014 | Love Light |
Orange October (III) – Giants Advance To National League Championship Series (NLCS) | |
2013 | Nothing Ridiculous |
2012 | Keeping Faith |
2011 | Summon Us, Don’t Criticize Us |
2010 | Obama’s Wars – Book Review |
Game Two – Hearbreaking Loss | |
Oh, Heaven (Too)
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Afterlife, Bertrand Russell, Boredom, Heaven, Hell, Isaac Asimov, Philosophy, Punishment, Quotes on February 23, 2018| 2 Comments »
I do not myself believe that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment. | |
— Bertrand Russell | |
I don’t believe in an afterlife, so I don’t have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse. | |
— Isaac Asimov | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Now Pausing Makes Sense |
2016 | Just Spicy |
Only One Part | |
2015 | Positive Acts Of Creation |
2014 | One Thing Is Clear |
2013 | Corrections |
See Greatness | |
2012 | Gemutlichkeit |
2011 | Back On The Asphalt |
Are You Bored, Too?
Posted in Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Boredom, Kurt Vonnegut, Quotes, Science, Wampeters Foma And Granfalloons on December 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
About the dumb Earthlings versus the smart Earthlings: I have known a fair number of scientists over the years, and I noticed that they were often as bored by each other’s work as dumb people would be. | |
— Kurt Vonnegut, Jr | |
From his book: “Wampeters Foma & Granfalloons“ | |
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