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To know after absence the familiar street and road and villiage and house is to know again the satisfaction of home. Hal Borland A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark. Chinese proverb What a child does not receive, he can seldom later give. P. D. James We are... Sign in to see full entry.

As some of you are aware, my favorite Uncle passed away recently. I'll be going to NYC for the memorial services & spend some time with my family. I don't know if I'll have any computer & Internet access....so I just wanted to inform you that I may be away from my beloved Blogit-land for about a... Sign in to see full entry.

You can't fly a kite unless you go against the wind and have a weight to keep it from turning a somersault. The same with man. No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and is prepared to assume responsibilities William J. H. Boetcher When I hear somebody sigh that... Sign in to see full entry.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment. Goethe Does't thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin Time ripens all things, no man is born wise. Miquel de Cervantes Thus we play the fool with the time and the spirits of the wise sit in... Sign in to see full entry.

The Present Moment (NOW). Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. Leonardo da Vinci Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius... Sign in to see full entry.

There is always hope for an individual who stops to do some serious thinking about life. Katherine Logan Do not anxiously hope for what is not yet to come; do not vainly regret what is already past. Chinese proverb If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; there is where they... Sign in to see full entry.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe If we did things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves. Thomas Edison Keep away from people who try to belittle... Sign in to see full entry.

Today I'll just be quoting from Charles Shultz (creator of "Peanuts" comic strip). 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America title. 4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer prize. 5.... Sign in to see full entry.

This is an honest opinion folks....Blogit is an artform. When you look at what art does (it's a reflection of our world), then it stands to reason - our posts are art. Think about it for a moment. Whether you look at a painting, sculpture, or read Mark Twain, Emerson, or e.e.cummings....doesn't the... Sign in to see full entry.

have to be the standard for dealing with broken things around the house? Why do we have to wait seemingly forever for a repairperson to arrive? Why do we have insurance companies that concentrate only on making money for themselves & don't care about us and what's going on in our lives? What ever... Sign in to see full entry.