Messing about with empathy
I was in the mood for something ridiculous yet brilliant, so I read some Douglas Adams. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (a trilogy in five books) is one of the greatest series ever written. I like book one the best, but they all have quotes that make you think and laugh. The following quote…
The full quote is, “I’ll bring the dip if you bring the Dostoevsky.” It is from one of my favorite childhood films, Condorman, a fun and crazy movie about a cartoonist who becomes a spy. Michael Crawford (before he was the Phantom of the Opera) is in it. Today is Chips and Dip Day, so…
Poor Caesar. I like ides, because lots of months have them. Ides means the middle of the month. Today is the famous one. Remember, no matter what happens with the coronavirus, at least we are not being betrayed and killed by our friends. At least, I hope not. I was going to share some quotes…
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi* Start today. *Go to the Footle and Grok website to see the meme for this quote (not mine.)
How well are you meeting your February goals? You have a week left in the month. Seven days can go by so fast. Why not add a little time to your project? Five minutes can be enough. If you did something five minutes longer each day this week, you would have worked a half-hour more…
Today is George Washington’s Birthday. There are a ton of quotes from our first president, but it was hard to find universal thoughts. Most of his words were about war, government, foreign powers, and God. This makes sense, but those quotes belong in other blogs. I did find a few that were useful in our…
Happy President’s Day! Today used to celebrate just George Washington. Now it honors all our presidents. On my podcast today, I talk about the history of this holiday. I thought it would be fun on the blog to list some campaign slogans from various presidential campaigns. Everyone knows “Make America Great Again,” but do you…
Thanks to my kittens, I’ve been missing sleep. I think they are in their teenage years, so they cause a lot of trouble and don’t listen to a word I say. They seem to like doing this a night, when I’m trying to sleep. So, I’m a little tired, but it’s nothing that a good…
Happy Lunar New Year!!! It is now the year of the Rat. I hope you have a year of health and prosperity. To help you have a great year, I found some Chinese proverbs from Wise Old Sayings. Add these to your collection and be like the Rat, a clever and quick thinker. Chinese Sayings…
Benjamin Franklin’s birthday was last Friday. I talked about some of his fun inventions on Friday’s podcast, and I won’t repeat that here. Instead, I want to expand one of his quotes. On Facebook, I saw several memes of the following quote. That is only the back half of that quote. I think the entire…