Some New, Some Old

 There are few opportunities in life more exciting than meeting a beautiful person who has not yet been sufficiently informed of the fact.

What person of faith does not pray for certainty, as if the world needs fewer people of faith and more people of certainty.


A key element in the art of communication is the perfectly-worded glance.

You can look at it as traffic, or you can look at it as a convocation of people who, with varying degrees of resolution and determination, got themselves up, dressed and out the door this morning.

"Morning Commute" - vikingprogress.com

I have always enjoyed expressing myself through music.  My instrument?  My two hands applauding the band.


I have this dream.  It's Judgment Day and the Lord says to the assembled hopefuls, "I see what you have done to planet Earth.  Why exactly again would I want that done to Heaven?"


One thing I've observed, both in myself and others, is that you can be as good a person as a child mistakenly thinks you are.


The trouble with self-love is that it doesn't last, and rarely do you remain friends after the break-up.

Kind Words About Politics

"Political party -- where people of shared values form an allegiance and then proceed to sacrifice their values to the allegiance."

"A political party is like any other conspiracy  -- the people it conspires against think they are part of it."

"One reason for hope, I suppose, is that of the Seven Deadly Sins, only two -- Envy and Greed -- have organized politically."

A Speculation

 "What is the Book of Genesis, after all, but the story of how God created artificial intelligence, an intelligence that falls as far short of being divine as our robots fall short of being human."

Ol' Blue Eyes

 With apologies to Paul Anka and the co-composers of "My Way", here are some alternative  lyrics I think Frank might not have objected to. 

   Regrets,

I've had a few,

A fling or two

                       I paid the price for,                       

The odd romance,

The crazy chance

I spun the wheel,

I rolled the dice for.

   What is a man?

 What's he to be? 

Is he some pawn

Of Destiny?

Or does he get

To choose his song,

To get it right

Or get it wrong.

In Case You Were Wondering...

 

60 Plus Workout Motivation: What Makes Robert Brault So Great? youtu.be

I'm sharing with you today a new YouTube video by my internet friend Rick Lewis, a man of many talents -- photographer, artist, business and technical advisor and fitness coach, to name a few.  He is now producing a series of youTube fitness workouts, one of which features some quotes of mine that Rick has found personally motivating. 

While the title is certainly extravagant, and I would not have chosen it myself, Rick is a big, strong fellow and not a person to argue with.  I will manage somehow to live with it while retaining my humility.  (smile).

I will be adding this link to my sidebar.  Please do take a look when you have a moment.

~~rb

   

To Care Or Not To Care

"Sometimes love needs a rest from caring and so endures for an intolerable few hours the guilt of not caring."

"If only you could stop caring, or if only you could go back in time and not start , which might be easier." 

"You can be a caring person and experience life as a series of joys and sorrows, or you can be an uncaring person and experience life as a string of annoyances."

Pot Shots At An Easy Target

"Say what you want about marriage, it's still the best known cure for unnecessary conversation."

Marriage:  a state of bliss in which if one partner dies unexpectedly, the other is the prime suspect.

Marriage: a relationship so intimate that your spouse can finish your sentences, although not usually the way you would.