When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. | |
— Cherokee Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | To / Two Christmas… |
2021 | Everything Good In You |
Within Your Heart (It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas) | |
2020 | Keeping Christmas |
What Will You Give? (Little Drummer Boy) | |
2019 | Looking Forward To Tomorrow (2019 Version) |
2018 | Not One Cent! |
Looking Forward to Tomorrow | |
2017 | Make Glad The Heart Of Childhood |
2016 | Sincerest Flattery |
The President-elect: Making Spirits Bright | |
2015 | What Are You Looking At? |
2014 | Ite, Missa Est |
2013 | I Hear Voices |
2012 | Positive Thoughts |
Hope Works | |
2011 | Look! Up In The Sky… |
Humility Before The Unknowable | |
Posts Tagged ‘Proverbs’
And In Between…
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Birth, Cherokee Proverb, Death, Life, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Rejoicing on December 24, 2023| 2 Comments »
Between Us And Darkness
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Bill of Rights, Carl Sagan, Civilization, Darkness, Dirty Feet, Education, Hatred, Integrity, Mahatma Gandhi, Minds, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes on April 14, 2023| 2 Comments »
Hatred corrodes the container it’s contained in. | |
— Proverb | |
I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet. | |
— Mahatma Gandhi | |
Education on the value of free speech and the other freedoms reserved by the Bill of Rights, about what happens when you don’t have them, and about how to exercise and protect them, should be an essential prerequisite for being an American citizen — or indeed a citizen of any nation, the more so to the degree that such rights remain unprotected. If we can’t think for ourselves, if we’re unwilling to question authority, then we’re just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us. In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit. In the demon-haunted world that we inhabit by virtue of being human, this may be all that stands between us and the enveloping darkness. | |
— Carl Sagan | |
Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. | |
— Ralph Waldo Emerson | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Between Us And Darkness |
2022 | Or Simple Truths You Don’t Want To Believe |
2021 | I Never Could Keep A Secret |
A Half A Mile Or So (Sail On) | |
2020 | Facing The Truth |
2019 | How Much Is Your Education Worth? |
Is America Ready: Mayor Pete – 2020!! | |
2018 | Disruptive Definition |
2017 | A History Of Small Insights |
2016 | Be Uncommon |
2015 | Ooops! |
2014 | What Price Freedom? |
2013 | Remembering Val |
2012 | Good-bye, Val |
Survival Value | |
2011 | Traitors In Our Midst |
Life Ain’t Easy | |
Dozing In The Backyard Hammock
Posted in Guitar Stuff, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Doing Nothing, Hammocks, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Rest, Spanish Proverb on May 25, 2022| 2 Comments »
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward. | |
— Spanish Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Everybody Has One… |
2022 | Dozing In The Backyard Hammock |
10 (40) | |
2021 | Still Learning (And Practicing) Guitar |
Still Ain’t Quite Right (What Is Hip?) | |
More Changes… | |
2020 | Remembering… |
You KNEW That Man Was Trippin’ | |
2019 | Kingslanding |
2018 | I’d Bet On Taxes |
Ooops! I Spoke Too Soon | |
2017 | A Cautionary Wish |
2016 | Slogging |
It’s About… | |
Man / Man | |
2015 | Memorial Day – 2015 |
Content People Love To Share | |
2014 | I Resemble That Remark |
2013 | Long Range Exploration |
2012 | UBI |
2011 | Opportunity |
Outside Yet?
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Doors, Dutch Proverb, Journey, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes on October 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him. | |
— Dutch proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | One Of The Problems (Anyway) |
2021 | Outside Yet? |
Have You Ever Won? (Rhiannon) | |
2020 | Choice |
More Rain Forecast (I Love A Rainy Night) | |
2019 | He Claims It’s Fake News And Spies |
2018 | Mine, Too |
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 | |
Still Stumbling
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Faith, God, Philosophy, Proverbs, Proverbs 29:18, Quotes, Stumbling on August 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
When people can’t see what God is up to, they stumble all over themselves. | |
— Proverbs 29:18 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | The Arc Of Justice Sometimes Bends Too Slowly |
2021 | Still Stumbling |
Make It Your Own… (Make Your Own Kind Of Music) | |
2020 | #45: Diarrhea Of The Mouth, Constipation Of The Brain |
Not As Often As I Used To (I Gotta Get Drunk) | |
2019 | Four Buffett’s |
2018 | Change Happens |
Day 13: Ginger / Mint Relief | |
2017 | Still Removing Bricks |
2016 | Namaste |
2015 | Still Learning |
2014 | Dark Processes |
2013 | To The Last Link |
2012 | Slept In Again |
2011 | Home Again, Naturally |
2009 | Thoughts after a long day of OT… |
Life Finds A Way
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Eggs, Good Luck, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Roosters, Russian Proverb on June 27, 2021| 2 Comments »
If you were born lucky, even your rooster will lay eggs. | |
— Russian Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Sort Of |
2021 | Life Finds A Way |
In The Palm Of My Hand | |
2020 | I’m Not Worried |
2019 | Forgiving The Chasm |
2018 | A Sure Sign Of Age |
Before The Fall – Cheat | |
2017 | Distant Goal |
2016 | More Lives |
2015 | Go Shopping More |
2014 | Say What? |
2013 | Accepting Beauty |
2012 | Transitional Choice To Ride The Wave |
2011 | Freedom Isn’t Always Perfect |
Just That Simple | |
Some Doctors Are Better Than Others
Posted in Health, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Cures, Doctors, Health, Irish Proverb, Patients, Proverbs, Quotes on March 30, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Every patient is a doctor after his cure. | |
— Irish Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | And I Always Will |
2022 | What You Know |
2021 | Some Doctors Are Better Than Others |
Lessons (Love Don’t Love Nobody) | |
2020 | A Liar As President Corrupts Us |
2019 | Is It Dark And Quiet For You? |
2018 | Undeniable Requirement |
2017 | Orange Corrosion |
2016 | Both Particle And Wave |
2015 | Deep In Debt |
2014 | The Difference |
2013 | My Heart Is Described |
2012 | Keen To Be Alone |
2011 | The Ideal Business… |
2010 | 55 |
Life Measures
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Eating, Facebook, Laughing, Living Well, Loving, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Tibetan Proverb, Walking on February 28, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple, and love without measure. | |
— Tibetan Proverb | |
[Found on Facebook. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Strength, Wisdom, Deserving |
2022 | One Link In The Chain |
2021 | Life Measures |
First Thing Every Morning (Man In The Mirror) | |
2020 | Like #45 And Many Of His Supporters |
(Leap Year 29th) | With Some Epic Scenery Along The Way |
2019 | Creative Prayer Time |
ADF: Day 9:5 | |
2018 | #DumbDonald: Start With Hearing What You Don’t Want Said |
2017 | The Press Is NOT The Enemy |
2016 | It Ain’t Easy |
(Leap Year 29th) | Or Try To, Anyway… |
(Leap Year 29th) | Circles Within Circles |
2015 | A Series Of Funerals |
2014 | And Your Point Is? |
2013 | Infinitely Care |
2012 | In My Room |
(Leap Year 29th) | Stingray – TV Series Review (This is my most popular post since starting my blog – hands down! It still draws hits almost every week. The hits seem to come mostly from Central Europe. I guess the show must be in syndication there. // 2020 update: While this is still my all-time, most popular post, it is no longer being viewed every week – or even every month. I guess the show is no longer in syndication.) |
(Leap Year 29th) | A Single Thread |
2011 | Lyrical Mixture |
Teaching = Translating | |
On Your Marks, Get Set…
Posted in Humor, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Humor, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Run, Truth, Yugoslavian Proberb on February 27, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Tell the truth and run. | |
— Yugoslavian Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Your Children Are Watching You |
2022 | Like Smiles, Flowers And Rainbows |
2021 | On Your Marks, Get Set… |
Absolutely Nothing (War) | |
Roses And Chores | |
2020 | Which Is Which |
2019 | Were You Saying Something? |
2018 | Ethics Lesson |
2017 | May I Have Some More, Please? |
2016 | A Little Lost |
2015 | This High Place |
2014 | Elected Madness |
2013 | Well Written |
2012 | Related Parts |
2011 | The King Is Oscar |
Better Reputation? | |
All Good
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Religious Belief, Zoroastrianism Precept on July 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Good thoughts, good words, good deeds. | ||
— Zoroastrianism precept / saying | ||
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On This Day In: | ||
2022 | Immerse Yourself Fully | |
2021 | And Then You Begin | |
A Familiar Song (More Than A Feeling) | ||
2020 | A Prayer For China | |
He Says The Last Five Questions Are Really Hard | ||
Fear And Cleverness | ||
2019 | Historic Contact | |
All Good | ||
2018 | History Judges Incompetent Presidencies, Too | |
2017 | Our Confident New President | |
2016 | Ways (True Love Ways) | |
2015 | Be Happy, Too | |
2014 | At Least Smile | |
2013 | Comfortably Bound | |
2012 | Certainty | |
Thinking About Fathers | ||
2011 | And In Every Level Of Media | |
Slow Wisdom
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Aging, Chinese Proverb, Dawn, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Sleep, Wisdom on July 16, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Not until just before dawn do people sleep best; not until people get old do they become wise. | |
— Chinese Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | My Interesting Life |
2021 | Saving Democracy And A Voting Rights Act |
Just Chillin’ (Breezin’) | |
2020 | Two Hours From Now |
Criminal Incompetence, Criminal Indifference Or Both | |
2019 | Slow Wisdom |
It Is A Start… | |
2018 | Young, Fun And Playing Well |
2017 | Earning Your Blessings |
2016 | A Suggestion… (All We Need Is Love) |
Capable Of Being | |
2015 | Looking For The Needles In The Haystacks |
2014 | The Definition Of A Gentleman |
2013 | Thar She Blows (Not)! |
2012 | Naturally |
2011 | Been Here, Done That |
Remember | |
2010 | Timeless Classics |
Boxes
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Chess, Italian Proverb, King, Pawn, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes on July 14, 2019| 3 Comments »
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box. | |
— Italian Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Silent Preferences |
2021 | In Between |
Summertime Memories (Feels So Good) | |
2020 | A Poverty Of Attention In An Attention Economy |
Don’t Forget | |
2019 | Boxes |
2018 | Hoping For Better Come November |
An Honest Binge | |
2017 | Give And Keep |
2016 | No Change Here |
2015 | Campbell’s Law |
2014 | Dignified Values |
2013 | Unappreciated Skill |
2012 | Living Courage |
2011 | What’s Happening To Us? |
2010 | Toothbrush, Carbon and Monoxide |
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair! | |
Lost Again Or Still?
Posted in Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Advice, Danish Proverb, Getting Lost, Proverbs, Quotes on February 4, 2019| 2 Comments »
Better ask twice than lose your way once. | |
— Danish Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Simpler Is Better |
2022 | Modern Republicans Have Long Since Concluded… |
2021 | Do Senate Republicans Believe In The Constitution And The Rule Of Law (Or Not)? |
With Your Red Dress On (Sherry) | |
2020 | Morally Treasonable |
2019 | Lost Again Or Still? |
2018 | Why #LazyDonald Starts Work At 11AM |
2017 | At Least Most Of The Time |
2016 | But Doctor, I Never Learned How To Read |
2015 | Punch The Keys, For God’s Sake! |
2014 | Ouch! |
2013 | Revelations |
2012 | Movies And Juicing |
Brady Gets #4 (Prediction) | |
Happy To Get Up | |
2011 | What About Good Blogs? |
2010 | Slowly, Slowly… |
Are Your Dogs Barking?
Posted in Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, tagged Action Not Words, Italian Proverb, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Shoes on January 19, 2019| 5 Comments »
Between saying and doing many pairs of shoes are worn out. | |
— Italian Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2023 | Courage To Love |
2022 | Pass A Voting Rights Act For Democracy’s Sake |
2021 | Tomorrow President Biden Starts Wrestling |
Good-Bye #45 (The Tears Of A Clown) | |
2020 | The Burden Of Faith |
On To Superbowl LIV (54)!! | |
2019 | Are Your Dogs Barking? |
Dangerous Waistcoats | |
2018 | And 40+ Years Later? |
2017 | He Is Alone |
2016 | Compensation |
2015 | Charlie Redux |
2014 | The Crux |
2013 | Erosion And Rechannelling |
Alliance, n. | |
2012 | How Many Thought… (One I Know Of) |
Choices And Decisions | |
2011 | Speed Spoils |
Simply Intended | |
2010 | A Second 4 Hour Jog |