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Goodness is the only investment that never fails. -Henry David Thoreau The days that make us happy make us wise. -John Masefield This is a yard stick. I know it is because I found it in my yard. You can use it to measure the gas in your tractor or the gas in your neighbor's tractor. You can use it to make a mark in the sand or to start a fire. You can shake it at anyone you wish or throw it to your dog. You can use it to scratch your back or the bottom of your foot. You can put it anywhere you want, but please, don't put it back in my yard. -modified from mountain lore. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. -Edmund Burke It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.- Thomas Jefferson Woman ask, "Why do you like kissing so much?" Man answers, "Sure beats fighting." Whatever you do, begin it. Boldness has courage, genius and magic to it. -Goethe The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.- Abraham Lincoln The excitement of eating roasted peanuts, is finding the LAST unshelled nut in a bowl of hulls. But, when do you know when you've found it? Character is what you are in the dark. -Dwight Moody The only reason we appear to others as we appear to ourselves in a mirror is because our faces and bodies are symmetrical. But the way we see ourselves is not, necessarily, the way we really are. For example; the mole we might see on one side of our face is seen by others to be on the other side. Meaning: The way we see ourselves might not be the way we are perceived by others. Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece- by thought, choice, courage and determination. -H. Jackson Browne Herein lies a dilemma. What do you give a lady who has everything but a pilemma? Some clothes, some shoes, a hat for her head? A clock, a rock, a pillow for the bed? But there is something with universal appeal. It's six inches long, one size fits all. A gift certificate that never expires. You can use it at home or in any mall. You are continuing to add new spice to the website; that's nice. There's a lot of humor and philosophy to be found in our family genes. I hope that most of the contributions that are submitted to DOODLES are original material. Reluctantly, I added some collected quotes to my original JOTS for flavor, but at the risk of dilution. Philip 10-5-01 Hickory, dickory, dock. What the hell happened to the clock? I had one, there was no fun. Hickory, dickory dock. (here's another fun one) Hickory, dickory, dock. Ten mice ran up the clock. The clock struck one and now there's nine. Hickory, dickory dock. The shining moment between the past and future; That's what 'now' is. -from "Touched by an Angel" After Christmas, New Years, Valentine's Day, Easter, Birthdays and Mothers' Day, the most appropriate thing to get father is a new wallet. I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small task as if they were great and noble. -Helen Keller How desperately difficult it is to be honest with oneself. It is much easier to be honest with other people.- Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury HMOs; They'll do their best to keep you well. That's swell. But, if you get sick enough to die, Good-bye! There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience. -French proverb His father ask of the lad who read incessantly of Star Wars, "Why not read classics of old; 'Robin Hood,' 'Treasure Island' or 'Mutiny on the Bounty?' " Answered he, "Why should I read of the past when my mind to the future be?" The father answered the question in a simple explanation, "We study the past >so to the future we can go." Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. -Benjamin Franklin If time is said to be the forth dimension, I propose that individualism is the fifth. Individualism is like a book with pages stacked one thousand high, yes one million or more. I'm on one page, you are on the next. Our lives meet, they cross, but they're not the same. The neighbor down the street is on another dimension. At exactly the same moment in time, millions of events are taking place, yes unknown billions; the fifth dimension. All of us have times when a thought or idea will pop into our heads, especially the cute little one-liners. If you are like me, it will pop back out in an hour or so. For the past several years I have been making a practice of jotting them down, capturing them, so to speak, as soon as the thought occurs to me. The memos, or jots as I call them, on this page are of my own origin unless otherwise credited to others. Most were originally written as poems, but on this page are written out as text. If roses are red and violets are blue, why do some poems rhyme and some don't? -author unknown If a hister's a hister and a heather's a heather, why do some histers heather and some heathers hister? Meaning: If a boy is a boy and a girl is a girl, why are some of them all screwed up? His mother taught him long ago when he was a little lad, 'there is a difference.' Now that he's grown big and strong, his gender makes her sad because it doesn't matter. Using drugs can be a serious endeavor. DEAD serious. It can also be expressed a profound UNDERTAKING, with GRAVE consequence. Overheard at lunch break; Tim: "If my wife ever left me, I would turn the toilet paper around." John: "You think you have trouble? If my wife ever left me, I'd take the cloths line out of the shower." His father once told him, "Son, it's not my gray hair I worry about; it's yours."- Chuck Fox What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.- Ralph Waldo Emerson Right or wrong, he wants to do it his way. Problem is, it's generally the wrong way. But nevertheless, the fact remains, no matter what you say or disagree, he's still going to do it his way. So, button up, listen and learn, because not a damn thing you say is going to be heard. Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.- Thomas Edison He has half the deed done who has made a beginning.- Horace The most important thing about wanting to be successful, is to have the opportunity to do good things for others. Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. - James M. Berrie Young and in love, where's the magic? Some say it's so essential. Others relate it doesn't matter. Time will tell and love will abound. But for some it never comes. The elusive magic of love. Moonlight night at the lake; Mother's despair. In love forever, Not quite. A life is not important except for the impact it has upon other people's lives. -Jacky Robinson #42 Toys are for boys both big and small to have fun and games, good times to all. But my gift to you is to help you get through the years. When you will be laughing, others will be in tears. You don't need a diamond. You don't need a ring. So what do you give a wife 'who has everything?' Last year you got a brick to help you up the road. But this is our last year here; new seeds will soon be sowed. A new house is what you want. A new house is what you'll get; with a kitchen in the middle and a pool to get you wet. Herein lies a Christmas surprise. Your toes have tile and carpet to meet. But you say 'tis still not big enough? So, I'm adding a few more feet. MERRY CHRISTMAS.-1997 -Card to Ingrid upon having the new house redesigned 72 sq. ft larger. When we were young, we thought we could change the world. Now that we've grown older, we find we cannot even change ourselves.- Corky Greene Wofford If there were a commandment, "Thou shall not abuse thy body," we would all be sinners. Long ago I heard it said, "Give a man a fish and you can feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you can feed him for a lifetime." But I have observed, that for one who is unteachable, you will have to support him forever. Where can you go when there's no place to go? Lying in bed, you can journey to far away places in a book, or sitting under a tree, you can delve into the innermost parts of your soul. If parents keep their mouths closed and their wallets open, they will get along just fine with their children.
ON MARRIAGE Some homes operate like the government. The husband appropriates the funds and makes the rules, And the wife spends the money and exercises the veto.
Ladder of success... Manager: "To what do you contribute your success in becoming vice president of this company?" Executive: "Well, I worked my way up from the bottom. I went to cocktail parties, played golf and tennis, and married the chairman of the board's daughter. Job description: The man said he was an 'executive assistant.' When asked about already being retired, he answered, "Yes, but now I work full time for my spouse."
You receive your first degree when graduating from high school and your second degree when graduating from college. Then when you get married you receive the third degree.
AND MONEY What inflation? Today, people throw the word "million" around like the word, "thousand" several years ago. The biggest deals are made on the golf course and executed in the office.
If everyone was rich and spent little money, the economy would be a bust. If everyone spent everything they made, the economy would thrive, but they would all be poor. So, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
To live a dream, you must plan it. To
plan a dream, you must live it
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