Tuesday Tickler

"Ever wonder -- if you were drop-dead good-looking, and everyone you met actually dropped dead, would you ever get tired of it?"

Sunday Sermonette

One thing you come to realize is that there is little correlation between happiness and any material reason for it.

~~ Robert Brault

Friday Flyer

I had a dream where I asked God, "Are you real or did man invent you?"  And God said, "Actually, it was a woman."

~~ Robert Brault

Wednesday Grab Bag

It is better to execute a plan and see what happens than to make "Let's see what happens" your plan.

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Things go wrong in the course of a day, mostly trivial things trying to make themselves seem important.

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The difference between hope and wishful thinking is that you usually build on hope, whereas wishful thinking is always a strategy in itself.

~~ Robert Brault

Friday Flyer

I'd like to say, on behalf of all us lifelong doubters, that we're a bit overwhelmed these days, there being so much information that needs to be doubted.

~~ Robert Brault

Sunday Sermonette

"What a clever liar always discovers is that telling the truth would not only have been more honest but more clever."

~~ Robert Brault

Tuesday Muse Day

At age 70, I learned that all those years they were calling me a dim bulb, they meant I was efficient.  Now, past 80, I learn that all those years they said I was cold and aloof, they meant I was controlling the spread.

~~ Robert Brault

Wednesday Wildcard

Never say that someone does not deserve mercy.  Mercy is never deserved.  If it were, it would be justice.

~~ Robert Brault

Thoughts While Waiting For My Stimulus Check

People say to you, "What good will worrying do?" -- as if you were worrying for the good it will do.

Nothing lasts forever, although you can seriously underestimate how long it will last in the meantime.

Before you say to me, "There's no easy way to tell you this," understand that I'm willing to wait until there is.

There's a whole list of scams I might fall for if I knew how to wire money to Nigeria.

~~ Robert Brault

Sunday Sermonette

"We can usually recognize the consequence of our actions.  It is the consequence of our inaction that gets confused with the inevitable.

~~ Robert Brault