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Quote: Opportunity

Posted in quotations on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.”

–Alexander Graham Bell

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Thankfulness List, 3/26/2008

Posted in gratitude on March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Fresh bread
Birds singing
My partner (we celebrate nine years married this week)
My daughter
My fur-beasts, both canine and feline
Coffee
Nice pens
Thick paper
Sunrise
Sunset

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Thankfulness List

Posted in gratitude on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

After the posts of gratitude I did in January, it came to me that listing out things I am thankful for will accomplish two purposes: one, to make me more aware of the things I am thankful for; and two, perhaps make other people a little more conscious of the things in their lives to [...]

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Quote: Knowledge and Wisdom

Posted in quotations on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living and the other helps you make a life.

Sandra Carey

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The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work

Posted in musing on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Sometimes the simple solutions escape us.
Recently, I was trying to replace worn sliders from the bottoms of our kitchen chairs. The old ones had been nailed in place many moons ago. Using my handy toolkit, the plan was to lift the slider with my pliers, then use the hammer to pry the nail out. Like [...]

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Quote: Best Behavior

Posted in quotations on March 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

We need to get worthy of our own selves and understand that no one is more deserving of our best behavior than we are.

Rochelle Pennington

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Amish Friendship Bread

Posted in musing on March 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »

It struck our office again. The dreaded Amish Friendship Bread starter.
For those of you not familiar with this scourge, it is similar to sourdough, in that a starter is maintained, and bread baked from it. Unfortunately, unlike sourdough, you actually have to use the stuff, and it produces a calorie- and fat-laden bread full [...]

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Quote: Gradualness

Posted in quotations on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“Never underestimate the inevitability of gradualness.”

–Unknown

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Registered Independent

Posted in musing, tagged on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

During my state’s recent primary elections, I was struck by the number of people in the media who claim they are “registered independents.” I wondered how this is possible. Where does one go to register as an independent? To the state? Not in Virginia. To an organization of independent voters? I could find no trace [...]

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