Sunday, February 15, 2015
Another Layer
“First you must find... another shrubbery! Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with... a...
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Saturday, February 14, 2015
Love/Hate My Job
I don't think I have ever been quite as enthusiastic about a job as the pooch in the video appears to be, but I have loved the jobs I have held during my lifetime, at least for a time. I can't think of a one that I really hated, though in each there were things that I would have changed if I had had...
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Friday, February 13, 2015
How Tedious, How Tasteless
A chill is upon me that I cannot seem to shake. I remained too long in the frozen wasteland of our winter weather with the cold wind blowing. Now I can't get warm even with the fire going, a fuzzy blanket wrapped around my shoulders, and a cup of hot chicken soup grasped in my cold, cold hands. Old...
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Getting Back To Business
"If you see a bandwagon, it's too late." ~James Goldsmith I must confess, that all my life, I have been a sucker for the bandwagon effect--first hopping on, then trying to be better than the others, or even working toward being a leader. It begins first of all by noticing that other people are doing...
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
No Change
Change is difficult, perhaps even impossible after a certain age. Didn't someone once say, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."? I'm finding that trying to reinvent oneself is more trouble than it might be worth. It is too brain-draining for me. I think I set myself up for defeat the minute I...
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