Quote: Ideas

Don’t worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you’ll have to ram them down people’s throats.
Howard Aiken

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When is the time to split from a group?

My church has had a series of management problems, which have resulted in no permanent minister for the past five years. After three years of interim ministers, and one failed call, I thought we were set. We had hired someone who had professed on staying a long time.
This week he resigned.
I find myself wondering if [...]

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Quote: Discussion

Discussion is the exchange of knowledge; argument is the exchange of ignorance.
Robert Quillen

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Why I Drink Coffee Out Of Mouse Pants

We recently had a mug contest at work, where we were allowed to enter our reusable mugs. Mine won “most coveted”.
The main comment I get about this mug is that it is “just wrong.” But in truth, I like my Mickey pants. It is different, makes me smile, and reminds me of a great [...]

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Quote: Hearing and Understanding

I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Robert McCloskey

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Finches

I love birds. From the time I was very small, listening to the mourning doves that would sit on our telephone wires, I knew I wanted to attract these creatures into my life. In college, I lived in a house that was fronted by a large tree that was filled with birds. I would wake [...]

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Quote: Worry

Worry deprives us of our right to enjoy our life without giving us anything in return.
Robert Gerzon

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Do I Have Superpowers?

A few months ago I reported here how my robotic vacuum had committed suicide by flinging itself down the steps. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but now I have to report another appliance has taken its own life in my house.
Earlier this week the bread machine flung itself off of the [...]

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