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Quote: Cranks

Posted in quotations on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain

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Animals Around Us

Posted in musing on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

We have light fixtures on either side of our front doors. These are rather small, square fixtures that attach to the mounting plaque with two tubes, about 3 inches long and with a gap of 2 inches in between.
Yet every year the mourning doves try to build a nest on these tubes. For several weeks [...]

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Quote: Comfort

Posted in quotations on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain

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Glass water balls

Posted in musing on August 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »

There is a new product on the market pitched at helping people remember to water their plants. Made out of colored glass, you fill the bulb with water and turn it upside down and push it into the soil of the houseplant. The bulb slowly lets water drip into the plant.
My boss gave me his [...]

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Quote: Anger

Posted in quotations on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Mark Twain

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Rekindling the Flame

Posted in musing on August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I recently attended my fourth summer institute for my religious denomination (SUUSI). The theme this year was “Rekindle the Flame”. It was apt, because in the last year I ended up walking away from our church, saddened that I couldn’t be there right now, but still unable to go.
It was partly burnout from the interim [...]

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What Our Church Is Doing Wrong (Among Others)

Posted in soapbox on August 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I read an article in the last UU World about how congregations are drawing together to support those members who have lost jobs. They are putting together support groups, sponsoring workshops on resume writing, and giving each other help.
Our congregation is not one of those. In fact, no one responded when I announced I had [...]

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Quote: Obsessing

Posted in quotations on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.
Mark Twain

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Lucky Pennies, Lucky Indians

Posted in musing on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Our daughter has really clued in to the whole “lucky” concept lately. It started with a stretch of her finding dozens of four-leaf clovers.
Next came the lucky found penny, which she informed me was lucky as long as the head was showing. If not, you shouldn’t pick it up.
We then introduced her to the lucky [...]

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