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- Two Sad Girls in Need of Love
I feel sorry for the two girls that thought it would be awesome to harass me yesterday when I was walking down High St. When you yell the nasty of nastiest things to a stranger and scream that you hope they die, out of a moving vehicle, for personal amusement, it is [...]
- Ode to Shel Silverstein
The Shel Silverstein is one of my favorite authors, who not only wrote and illustrated the children’s works for which he is most widely known, but also wrote 130 short plays for more mature audiences. He also wrote thirty #1 hit songs, including “A Boy Named Sue’ for Johnny Cash.
Whatif
Last night, while I lay thinking [...]
- Lessons Learned
From Myrna Sam, award-winning teacher from Aledo, TX
“With privilege comes reciprocal responsibility.”
“Money can’t buy happiness, but the lack of money can bring un-happiness.”
Jo ‘the toe’ Rowan
When you stand on your own two feet, you have the ability to be with somebody because you love them and not because you need them. (on the importance of [...]
- Carmen-isms
“I don’t think that I am better than anybody, but I know that I am just as good as anybody else.”
“Sometimes it just makes cents to change.”
- Favorite Kurt Vonnegut quotes…
“The last thing I ever wanted was to be alive when the three most powerful people on the whole planet would be named Bush, Dick and Colon.”
“I have this disease late at night sometimes, involving alcohol and the telephone.” (Slaughterhouse-Five)
“She was a dull person, but a sensational invitation to make babies.” (Slaughterhouse-Five)
“Make love when [...]
- Wait out the storm, the rainbow that follows is surely worth it.
This is my positive thought of the day for June 2, 2010 by Norman Vincent Peale:
“When you think you are down for good, simply start affirming: “What an advantage to have hit bottom. The bottom is as far down as I can go. The only direction from here is up. And up I am going.”
This [...]
