We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.
Frank Tibolt
Archive for January, 2009
Quote: Inspiration
Posted in quotations on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Burst of Creativity
Posted in musing on January 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Around the first of December, my creativity went into high gear. I thought I would share pictures of the projects I worked on.
Bear Wear
I ran across a great book, Knits for Bears to Wear: More than 20 Fun, Knit-to-Fit Fashions for All Teddies and Toys Including 18-Inch Dolls. I decided to tackle four items. The [...]
Quote: Boomerangs
Posted in quotations on January 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
Florence Scovel
Funny Signs
Posted in musing on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On a recent road trip, I saw two funny signs that made me pause:
Speed Enforced By Aircraft
This one, found in Pennsylvania, made me think: what about speed can be enforced? This makes no sense to me whatever.
The next one, found in my home state, made me laugh:
Speed Limit Enforced By Aircraft
OK, this one makes sense. [...]
Quote: Bestsellers
Posted in quotations on January 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don’t stifle enough of them. There’s many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
Flannery O’Connor
Superballs and Lava lamps
Posted in musing on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I was watching my glittery USB lava lamp the other day, and it reminded me of superballs. The really bouncy kind, with sparkles inside.
My friends and I used to spend hours bouncing them in the driveways, and we tried to out-do each other with the height of our bounces. Of course, there was the ever-present [...]
Quote: Automobiles
Posted in quotations on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It takes hundreds of nuts to hold a car together, but it takes only one of them to scatter it all over the highway.
Evan Esar
Back in the Saddle Again
Posted in musing on January 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Things move at the speed of light sometimes. Case in point, my job situation.
I had talked to a potential lead early in December, and had been told to recontact in January, as there was a hiring freeze on. The next week I got a phone call on Tuesday. “We need you this week.”
So I took [...]
Quote: Looking Back
Posted in quotations on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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