I love quotations so in place of posting, I'm providing a few more I discovered this morning. In other words, no time to carry forth on my current vents!
"Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving."
-- Penn Jillette
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don't know."
-- Mark Twain
"Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men."
-- Kin Hubbard
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
All worth a read . . .
"A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."
-- Gian Vincenzo Gravina
"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."
-- Phyllis Diller
"I'm not sure I want popular opinion on my side -- I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts."
-- Bethania McKenstry
"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today."
-- Laurence J. Peter
-- Gian Vincenzo Gravina
"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."
-- Phyllis Diller
"I'm not sure I want popular opinion on my side -- I've noticed those with the most opinions often have the fewest facts."
-- Bethania McKenstry
"An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today."
-- Laurence J. Peter
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Who am I?
Try to Guess WHO I AM
I was born in one country, raised in another. My father was born in another country. I was not his only child. He fathered several children with numerous women.
*I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in me. My mother died at an early age from cancer.
*Later in life, questions arose over my real name
*My birth records were sketchy and no one was able to produce a legitimate, reliable birth certificate.
*I grew up practicing one faith but converted to Christianity, as it was widely accepted in my country, but I practiced non-traditional beliefs & didn't follow Christianity, except in the public eye under scrutiny.
*I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult, disguising myself as someone who really cared about them..
*That was before I decided it was time to get serious about my life and I embarked on a new career.
*I wrote a book about my struggles growing up. It was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child.
*I became active in local politics in my 30's then with help behind the scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a candidate for national office in my 40s. They said I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone into anything. That reinforced my conceit.
*I had a virtually non-existent resume, little work history, and no experience in leading a single organization. Yet I was a powerful speaker and citizens were drawn to me as though I were a magnet and they were small roofing tacks.
*I drew incredibly large crowds during my public appearances. This bolstered my ego.
*At first, my political campaign focused on my country's foreign policy. I was very critical of my country in the last war and seized every opportunity to bash my country.
*But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the country's economy. I pretended to have a really good plan on how we could do better and every poor person would be fed & housed for free.
*I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess. It was the free market, banks & corporations. I decided to start making citizens hate them and if they were envious of others who did well, the plan was clinched tight.
*I called mine "A People's Campaign" and that sounded good to all people.
*I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the traditional path of politics & was able to gain widespread popular support.
*I knew that, if I merely offered the people 'hope' , together we could change our country and the world.
*So, I started to make my speeches sound like they were on behalf of the downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include "persecuted minorities" like the Jews. My true views were not widely known & I needed to keep them unknown, until after I became my nation's leader.
*I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could have easily found out what I really believed, if they had simply read my writings and examined those people I associated with.
*I'm glad they didn't. Then I became the most powerful man in the world. And the world learned the truth.
*Who am I? *
Scroll way down for the answer.
I am ADOLF HITLER
WHO WERE YOU THINKING OF?
Scary isn't it?
I was born in one country, raised in another. My father was born in another country. I was not his only child. He fathered several children with numerous women.
*I became very close to my mother, as my father showed no interest in me. My mother died at an early age from cancer.
*Later in life, questions arose over my real name
*My birth records were sketchy and no one was able to produce a legitimate, reliable birth certificate.
*I grew up practicing one faith but converted to Christianity, as it was widely accepted in my country, but I practiced non-traditional beliefs & didn't follow Christianity, except in the public eye under scrutiny.
*I worked and lived among lower-class people as a young adult, disguising myself as someone who really cared about them..
*That was before I decided it was time to get serious about my life and I embarked on a new career.
*I wrote a book about my struggles growing up. It was clear to those who read my memoirs that I had difficulties accepting that my father abandoned me as a child.
*I became active in local politics in my 30's then with help behind the scenes, I literally burst onto the scene as a candidate for national office in my 40s. They said I had a golden tongue and could talk anyone into anything. That reinforced my conceit.
*I had a virtually non-existent resume, little work history, and no experience in leading a single organization. Yet I was a powerful speaker and citizens were drawn to me as though I were a magnet and they were small roofing tacks.
*I drew incredibly large crowds during my public appearances. This bolstered my ego.
*At first, my political campaign focused on my country's foreign policy. I was very critical of my country in the last war and seized every opportunity to bash my country.
*But what launched my rise to national prominence were my views on the country's economy. I pretended to have a really good plan on how we could do better and every poor person would be fed & housed for free.
*I knew which group was responsible for getting us into this mess. It was the free market, banks & corporations. I decided to start making citizens hate them and if they were envious of others who did well, the plan was clinched tight.
*I called mine "A People's Campaign" and that sounded good to all people.
*I was the surprise candidate because I emerged from outside the traditional path of politics & was able to gain widespread popular support.
*I knew that, if I merely offered the people 'hope' , together we could change our country and the world.
*So, I started to make my speeches sound like they were on behalf of the downtrodden, poor, ignorant to include "persecuted minorities" like the Jews. My true views were not widely known & I needed to keep them unknown, until after I became my nation's leader.
*I had to carefully guard reality, as anybody could have easily found out what I really believed, if they had simply read my writings and examined those people I associated with.
*I'm glad they didn't. Then I became the most powerful man in the world. And the world learned the truth.
*Who am I? *
Scroll way down for the answer.
I am ADOLF HITLER
WHO WERE YOU THINKING OF?
Scary isn't it?
Friday, June 11, 2010
Hope for the day . . .
"They [souls] have not understood My Heart. For it is their very destitution and failings that incline My goodness toward them. And when acknowledging their helplessness and weakness, they humble themselves and have recourse to Me trustfully, then indeed they give me more glory than before their fault."
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
How sad is that . . . ?
My daughter and I went to vote later in the morning. The polling place was pretty much empty and absolutely no waiting in line to vote. This is not right! It is sad to think so many people will just let a few decide the fate of many on election day. That is going to be my retort when someone nags about how awful a new bill is or what a terrible governor or whatever is in office - "Did YOU vote?" If you don't vote, you have no right to complain. I love the excuses, too. The polls are open early and don't close until eight. Do people actually think they are being reasonable when they say they don't have time to vote? Uh, there IS the absentee mail in ballot. They could have taken the time to vote weeks ago. Thank goodness, my daughter cared enough to make sure her ballot got forwarded from college so she wouldn't miss out. A twenty-two year old has more sense of this country than people two and three times her age. Just look at what politicians are in office. These non-voters should ask themselves 'whose fault is it they are there?' I still hear the excuse that 'I don't want to get called for jury duty which is why I don't register to vote'. Hate to break it to them but they get the jury count from your drivers license registration!
My vent for the day . . . Okay, ONE of my vents for the day!
My vent for the day . . . Okay, ONE of my vents for the day!
Monday, June 7, 2010
The week ahead . . .
Bedroom painting done and we survived the open windows and summer temperatures. At least, it helped the paint dry faster. Oh, yeah! A head's up . . . Never move a dresser with two, open cans of paint on it. Just sayin' and don't ask!
Now, the fun part - cleaning up the painting mess and putting the room back to order. I'd rather be sewing or most anything else.
Spent some 'quality' time surfing the 'net in search of interesting pincushion patterns. I'm addicted to making these small 'treasures' since they take little fabric but have lots of potential for creativity. My little mushroom house one was a great success.
Hate opening up the daily news and seeing what stupidities are coming forth from the mouths of various politicians. Do THEY ever listen to how they sound when they aren't making sense or lying a moment after making another statement? A friend sent a note that had November election day marked on the calendar and said, "Don't forget to take out the trash!" I'm casting my one vote for that!
Now, the fun part - cleaning up the painting mess and putting the room back to order. I'd rather be sewing or most anything else.
Spent some 'quality' time surfing the 'net in search of interesting pincushion patterns. I'm addicted to making these small 'treasures' since they take little fabric but have lots of potential for creativity. My little mushroom house one was a great success.
Hate opening up the daily news and seeing what stupidities are coming forth from the mouths of various politicians. Do THEY ever listen to how they sound when they aren't making sense or lying a moment after making another statement? A friend sent a note that had November election day marked on the calendar and said, "Don't forget to take out the trash!" I'm casting my one vote for that!
Fun thoughts for a Monday . . .
"Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night."
-- Philip K. Dick
"You can only be young once. But you can always be immature."
-- Dave Barry
"Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day."
-- Mickey Rooney
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
-- Abraham Lincoln
-- Philip K. Dick
"You can only be young once. But you can always be immature."
-- Dave Barry
"Always get married early in the morning. That way, if it doesn't work out, you haven't wasted a whole day."
-- Mickey Rooney
"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."
-- Abraham Lincoln
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