Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something. | |
— Henry David Thoreau | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Grr-Argghh |
Long Past Time For A “Thorough-going Reappraisal” | |
2021 | Facing Life |
70’s Sunshine Sound | |
2020 | #IncompetentTrump And His Pandemic Briefings |
#IncompetentTrump | |
2019 | I Hope So |
2018 | Painted Into |
2017 | Prayers, Miracles And Lottery Tickets |
Roman View | |
2016 | Dignity And Grace |
2015 | Is It Warm Enough For You |
2014 | What The Right STILL Wants |
2013 | Embrace Serendipity |
2012 | Your Order, Please |
2011 | Well Enough Anyway |
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
Aim Above
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Cheating, Henry David Thoreau, Life, Morality, Philosophy, Quotes on May 14, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Old Math: It’s Actually Two
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged George Sand, Happiness, Life, Love, Philosophy, Quotes on April 17, 2023| Leave a Comment »
There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved. | |
— George Sand | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | For An Extended Period |
2021 | Surrender With Hope |
A Little Grace | |
2020 | Two Midway |
Invisible Hands | |
2019 | Speaking Of #45 |
2018 | A Higher Loyalty |
RIP – Our Silver Lady | |
2017 | Slowly Cutting Their Own Throats |
2016 | Man’s Advantage Over God |
2015 | Deeply |
2014 | Hi-Yo Silver, Away! |
2013 | Warning: |
2012 | Thinking About Beauty |
2011 | A Founding Father’s Argument Against Public Funding Of Religious Education |
Weekend Update | |
So Far, So Good | |
Or Failure (See: #45, For Example)
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged #45 - The Loser, Confidence, Failure, Ignorance, Life, Mark Twain, Needs, Philosophy, Politics, Success on April 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. | |
— Mark Twain | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Guitar Music |
Yesterday | |
2021 | Maybe Faith Is Based On Hope |
I Want To See You Smile | |
2020 | Thank You (To Those Who Serve) |
Hanging In There | |
2019 | Her Job, Too |
2018 | Just Another Song I Like |
Earlier Still | |
2017 | Ten To Go |
2016 | Unstable Emergence |
2015 | 88 |
2014 | Some One-Liners Are Too Easy |
2013 | Greatness |
2012 | Memories Of Arlington |
2011 | Wake Up |
Living By The Seat Of Our Pants
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Abstract, Apprentices, Art, Craft, Ernest Hemingway, Expressionist, Impressionist, Life, Masters, Modernist, Painting, Philosophy, Quotes, Realist on March 3, 2023| Leave a Comment »
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. | |
–– Ernest Hemingway | |
[Realist, Modernist, Expressionist, Impressionist, Abstract… We each paint our own picture with our lives. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Putin Invades Ukraine To Recreate The Old Soviet Union |
2021 | Even If It’s A Nice View |
There’s A Calm Before The Storm | |
2020 | First Steps – The (California) Primary Vote |
#IncompetentTrump Administration Faces A Pandemic | |
2019 | Hearts Torn In Every Way |
2018 | Recently Seen On A T-shirt: |
2017 | Rhythmical Creation |
2016 | In The Beginning |
2015 | False Gods |
2014 | But Sometimes Careers Choose People |
2013 | Pretty Sure Of Uncertainty |
2012 | Face Reality |
2011 | Intelligent Luck |
Make Yourself Good Today
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Elbow, Life, Living, Marcus Aurelius, Philosophy, Power, Quotes, The Present, Years on February 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Live not as though there were a thousand years ahead of you. Fate is at your elbow; make yourself good while life and power are still yours. | |
— Marcus Aurelius | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Natural Selection |
2021 | Farming Lessons |
Changing Colors | |
2020 | A Simple Fact |
Home Through The Years / Just Painted | |
2019 | Does Terrible But Not Important Count? |
2018 | Have You Stretched Today? |
The Original | |
2017 | Being Nice |
2016 | Zero To Some = Most |
2015 | Born More Obligated |
2014 | Rage And Fury |
2013 | Successful Children |
2012 | For God So Loved The World |
2011 | Go Cheeseheads!! |
Structured Mentality | |
Finding Richness
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Adventure, Excitement, Fear, Independence, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas on January 22, 2023| Leave a Comment »
I learned early that the richness of life is found in adventure. Adventure calls on all the faculties of mind and spirit. It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. But man is not ready for adventure unless he is rid of fear. For fear confines him and limits his scope. He stays tethered by strings of doubt and indecision and has only a small and narrow world to explore. | |
— William O. Douglas | |
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Enduring Success |
2021 | Dealing With Trumpism, Racism and Fascism In America |
Just Wondering | |
2020 | And So Must Good Government |
2019 | Are You Done Watching? |
2018 | Spineless Capitulation By The Democrats |
Woe Is Me… | |
2017 | Sincerely Yours |
2016 | Only Good To Say |
2015 | A Series Of Temporary Conditions |
2014 | Gaps |
2013 | Duty |
2012 | Cost Not Price |
Superheroes | |
2011 | The Simple Normalcy Of Everyday Life – “Squirrel!” |
Take Time
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Camus, Art, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Thought, Work on December 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
It takes time to live. Like any work of art, life needs to be thought about. | |
— Albert Camus | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Loss Of Happiness |
Early Boy Band Choreography | |
2020 | Wear A Damn Mask! |
I Can’t Stay For Long | |
Boxing (#2): First Lessons | |
2019 | A Surprisingly Good Way |
It’s Official X-mas (Tree) At Home | |
2018 | Weight / Health Update |
What’s Happening With You? | |
2017 | The Great Leveler |
Conservative Depressions | |
2016 | Election + 1 Month |
2015 | Dance And Sing |
2014 | A Measuring Stick For Progress |
2013 | Courtly Love Or Victory Over Habit |
2012 | Have We Met? |
2011 | Efficiently Useless |
Ultimate Response
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Answers, Life, Man's Search for Meaning, Philosophy, Quotes, Responsibility, The Meaning Of Life, Viktor E. Frankl on December 5, 2022| 2 Comments »
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible. | |
― Viktor E. Frankl | |
From: “Man’s Search for Meaning“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Going Home |
In The Morning Hour | |
2020 | Seeking Wisdom |
Relying On The Old Man | |
2019 | More Proof #45 Is Incompetent? |
2018 | Every Time I Think I’m Falling |
2017 | Still Testing The Hypothesis |
2016 | Excessive Weakness In January |
2015 | That Burns |
2014 | Hey, I Resemble That Remark… (4!) |
2013 | Sit, Put, Until… |
2012 | Lessons For My Son |
2011 | Reaching The Right Audience |
2010 | Christmas Trees and Profession of Faith |
Nothing Left
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged God, Judgment, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Talent on November 20, 2022| 2 Comments »
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, ‘I used everything you gave me’. | |
— Erma Bombeck | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Curves |
One For Me | |
2020 | Like Belief In Truth And Facts |
Hey #45, Are You Tired Of LOSING Law Suits Too? | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
Don’t Miss Your Life
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia, Flowers, Gardens, Life, Love, Philosophy, Quotes on October 26, 2022| 4 Comments »
Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life. | |
— Dr. Leo F. Buscaglia | |
[Just remember – the greatest love only starts when you love yourself. A flower must BE a flower before it can bring beauty to a garden. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Message To All The Democrats In Congress |
Where Did You Go In Texas? | |
2020 | Reminds Me Of #LyingDonald |
It’s All Been Rehearsed | |
2019 | The Earth’s Breath |
Family Visit | |
2018 | Forests, Shorelines And Mountain Paths |
2017 | Reach Down |
2016 | And Women When You Are 59 |
2015 | Intersections, Explorations And Relationships |
2014 | [!(±*=)/≠], [!<] |
Orange October (XI) – Giants Win Game 5 (5 To 0)!!! | |
2013 | Hard To Deserve |
2012 | Cloudy Between Games |
Admiration, n. | |
2011 | One, Two, Three – Blink |
Good AND / OR Bad
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Alan Watts, Bad News, Complexity, Good News, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Life, Nature, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth on October 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The truth is, we know so little about life, we don’t really know what the good news is and what the bad news is. | |
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | |
The whole process of nature is an integrated process of immense complexity, and it’s really impossible to tell whether anything that happens in it is good or bad. | |
— Alan Watts | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | And Fields Of Green |
Success Has Been So Easy | |
2020 | Build It To Last |
Thumpin’ Bass | |
2019 | 30 Day Health / Weight Update (Oct 2019) |
When Reason Comes | |
2018 | One Of The Great Ones |
2017 | Mirror In The Oval Office |
True Courage | |
2016 | What’s Your Excuse? |
2015 | Some Meaningful Resemblance |
2014 | Bloom |
Orange October (VII) – The Giants Win The Pennant!! | |
2013 | Walking The Walk |
2012 | Legacy Of Star Trek (TOS) |
2011 | Tolerating The Intolerant |
Passionate Germs | |
2010 | Giants Win Game 1 In Philly (4 to 3)!! |
Moments Make A Lifetime
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Family, Happiness, Happy Birthday Rebecca, Life, Omar Khayyam, Philosophy, Quotes on September 23, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Happy Birthday, Bec! | |
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. | |
— Omar Khayyam | |
And congratulations (again) on starting the new job and being unopposed for re-election to the College Board! | |
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 |
Try
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Effort, H. Jackson Brown Jr., Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Try Your Best on September 20, 2022| 2 Comments »
Life doesn’t require that we be the best, only that we try our best. | |
— H. Jackson Brown, Jr. | |
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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 |
Every Morning
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Creativity, Future, Life, Miles Davis, Morning, Philosophy, Quotes, Waking Up on September 10, 2022| Leave a Comment »
My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life. | |
– Miles Davis | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | In My Unending Story |
Say You Will | |
2020 | A Day With No Sun |
A Beautiful Thing | |
A Moment To Rejoice | |
2019 | Where And Why |
Day 12: Pause Or Plateau? | |
Eating Later | |
2018 | Here And Hope |
2017 | Choose |
2016 | All I Ever Wanted |
2015 | Compassionate Toward Yourself |
2014 | All And None |
2013 | Voices In The Dark |
2012 | Does Uncommonly Flexible = Flip-Flopping? |
2011 | A Modest Review Of A Modern Day Classic |
Encouragement Is The Path To Immortality | |
Hold That Thought
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoughts on September 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | The Same Goes For Countries And Elected Leaders |
Just Beginning… | |
2020 | Your True Standard |
But When The Smoke Had Cleared Away… | |
2019 | Ooh, Shiny |
Day 4: Surprised | |
2018 | We Are Approaching Default |
Running On History | |
Day 37: Blended Not Juiced | |
2017 | Today Is Not Lost |
Day 8 | |
2016 | Paying Attention |
2015 | An Awful Ordeal |
2014 | What Are You Doing? |
2013 | Lives > 1 |
2012 | Strange To All The World |
2011 | Unnecessary Stagefright |