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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Maybe There’s A Reason “I” Is Always Capitalized
“Self is the only prison that can ever bind the soul.” – Henry Van Dyke, The Prison and the Angel The next time you write a blog entry or type a Facebook status update, before you post, do a search for the … Continue reading
Back To School
“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.” – Faith Baldwin Restart. Do Over. Reset. Try Again. Fresh Start. Redo. Take Two. Start Over. Every school year is a chance to do all of those things. It’s a chance to make … Continue reading
Posted in In the community
Tagged Back To School, Children, gift of time, small changes, starting over
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Boring Or Bored
“Boredom is not an end-product, is comparatively rather an early stage in life and art. You’ve got to go by or past or through boredom, as through a filter, before the clear product emerges.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Every job, … Continue reading
Posted in In the community, Toastmasters
Tagged bored, boring, F. Scott Fitzgerald, routine
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It’s Not Enough To Say Thanks
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy It’s not enough to say thanks … … you also have to mean … Continue reading
Little Margin For Error
“Seldom do people discern Eloquence under a threadbare cloak.” – Juvenal I received this fundraising request from the Tigard Good Neighbor Center the other day. It is a stark reminder that something simple like a day off of work isn’t so … Continue reading
Posted in In the community, Tigard Good Neighbor Center
Tagged Homelessness, poverty, vacation
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Being Right
“Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.” – Oscar Wilde Many people worry about being right. Their viewpoint is right. Their side is the right. Their arguments are right. Their team is right. Their … Continue reading
Posted in In the community, While Traveling
Tagged give time, optimism, Optimist Club of Perry, Optimist International, pessimism
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Sandwiched
“You’ve heard of the sandwich generation? Well, I feel like a piece of meat.” – Eric Winger It’s hard having teenage children. Or so I’ve been told. It’s hard having aging parents. Or so I’ve been told. It’s hard having … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House
Tagged aging parents, Children, children and parents, gift of time, giving time, sandwich generation
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The River Keeps Flowing
“You cannot step into the same river twice.” – Heraclitus, in Diogenes Laertius, Lives Many years ago a river flowed slowly. It wasn’t a river that anyone cared about. It wasn’t a river that carried ships filled with cargo. It wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in While Traveling
Tagged fishing, fishing poles, friendship, gravel dust, gravel roads, memories, rivers
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Break Your Chains. Make A Difference.
“The chains of habit are generally too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” – Samuel Johnson As we go through our lives, the chains of our daily habits strengthen. As witness to this, yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, While Traveling
Tagged chains of habit, Charity Miles, Habits, Making A Difference, Samuel Johnson
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The Reading List
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” –Sir Richard Steele I thought some of you might enjoy a list of books that I’ve read to my kids over the years. This is incomplete, but I’ll add … Continue reading
Posted in Around the House, While Traveling
Tagged Avi, Children, Jim Trelease, literature, read aloud, reading, reading aloud, Roald Dahl, The Read Aloud Handbook
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