[Clough]

"I value our differences" my fave quote and always will be.....being here has taught me that more than ever ever ever ever ever....;)
Nice to see you around Clough, hope you are having a nice summer!!

Thanks for the comment, startover22! I hope that you are having a nice summer, also! I haven't been around the site very much in recent weeks because I have a number of projects to complete for others and I keep getting knocked off the Internet because of the new phone service that I have. Am thinking of getting rid of my ads in the Yellow Pages and using the money spent on them for a faster Internet connection because most of my business comes from the ads that I have placed on the Internet.

"I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

Thomas Edison (1846 - 1931)

[jrebel7]

On a card my daughter sent to me...

barn's burnt down...now I can see the moon. (masahide)

The card is simple, black with scratchy white writing... sort of refreshing thinking we can have this kind of positive outlook in the face of adversity. Difficult but not impossible. The card made me laugh so it accomplished what my daughter wanted, to give me a smile and lift my spirit!!

[Clough]

You have been spying on me again, Jan! Yeah, things being out of the way for even accidental reasons can cause us to maybe see things that we couldn't see previously because we were so taken up with the things that were right in our way of vision.

I hope that made sense!

[ISneezeFunny]

"I have too much pent up childhood rage to enjoy Hooters."

... me, as soon as I woke up this morning.

... weird.

[HistorianChick]

"I have too much pent up childhood rage to enjoy Hooters."

...me, as soon as I woke up this morning.

...weird.

This one? I'm not going there... :)

[HistorianChick]

I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future. ~David Gerrold

The living moment is everything. ~D.H. Lawrence

Forever is composed of nows. ~Emily inson

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The future is no place to place your better days. ~Dave Matthews

God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road. ~Isak Dinesen

Life's a journey, not a destination. ~Aerosmith

[HistorianChick]

"The most important part of vehicle maintenance is clean windows -
so if you are broken down, you can still enjoy the beauty of the view."

Dan Eldon, 1970-1993
Artist and Photojournalist

[Clough]

"The most important part of vehicle maintenance is clean windows -
so if you are broken down, you can still enjoy the beauty of the view."

Dan Eldon, 1970-1993
Artist and Photojournalist

Agreed! Might as well make it as pleasant an experience as possible when your car is broken down! It's a matter of choice as to how you view and react to any situation!

As I've said before, "You can turn scars into stars!" :)

[HistorianChick]

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

Jack London
American Author

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile
the moment a single man contemplates it,
bearing within him the image of a cathedral."

Antoine De Saint-Exupery
French Author, Aviator


All men and women are born, live suffer and die; what distinguishes us one from another is our dreams, whether they be dreams about worldly or unworldly things, and what we do to make them come about... We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth, or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time and conditions of our death. But within this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we live.

Joseph Epstein



:)

[JBeaucaire]

As commanded, a few of my favorite personal philosophies... used over the years mostly to infuriate my children:

"Nothing says 'I love you' like a twenty dollar bill." - Jerry Beaucaire (my kids actually liked this one)

"I'm an optimistic-pessimist. I expect worst, but I demand the best, so I'm good either way." - Jerry Beaucaire

"You can seldom 'convince' anyone you are right. You have to 'live right' in your own life and let it inspire them to see it on their own." - Jerry Beaucaire

"It is the way it is." - Jerry Beaucaire (and about 7 million other people)

"Listen to what I mean and not what I say and we'll get along swimmingly." - Jerry Beaucaire

"Glub, glub" - Jerry Beaucaire (just after the raft flipped)

"Women and computers often are fixed by the same essential troubleshooting concept - if they're acting up, turn them off, wait a minute, then turn them back on." - Jerry Beaucaire

[bushg]

Dogs

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
- Immanuel Kant

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains un-awakened.
- Anatole France

Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
- Unknown

My little old dog: A heart-beat at my feet.
- Edith Wharton


There never yet has been a dog

Who learned to double cross,

Nor catered to you when you won

Then dropped you when you lost.

- Mary Hale


Cats

Cats were put into the world to disprove the dogma that all things were created to serve man.
- Paul Gray

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you.
- Mary Bly


In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.

- Dereke Bruce

[HistorianChick]

LOL! Nice.

But... what happens when you have a cat that thinks he's a dog?

[bushg]

Lol... I have one, have had him for about 12 years... goes on walks with me and my other 2 dogs. People get the biggest kick out of seeing him trotting along behind us. He goes to a certain spot hides under the bushes... problem is he waits for me at that spot and I have to go back and get him. He is one smart cat.

[HistorianChick]

Mine actually likes his leash... weird... I know...

Loves his belly rubbed, follows me around, plays in the tub (loves the shower), and pants. He's not normal. :)

I love him though! He's my little Wookie.

[bushg]

My neighbors have their cats on leashes... As long as they accept it,I think it is great and see more and more people that are using leashes.

However my cat was a stray as all of them are ( I have 4)and I let them live the life they were accustomed to they come and go as they please... odd thing is they accept my home and yard as theirs and rarely wander from it. I have one that is my princess she mostly stays curled up on my computer desk.. She really looks down on the dogs, blocks my vision of the screen and lays on my paper work... but what can you do.

[HistorianChick]

:) yup, that's a cat for you! :)

[jrebel7]

HC, I love this one on your sig:

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Maybe one has to be around people who can never appreciate the moment, to really appreciate this quote. I absolutely love it!

[HistorianChick]

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/books-...ou-238593.html

I started another one... more personal, I guess... :)

There are so many... to pick just one (or two) is hard, but I'd be interested to know what yours is!

[Alty]

I'm Only A Cat


I'm only a cat,
And I stay in my place...
Up there on your chair,
On your bed or your face!

I'm only a cat,
And I don't finick much...
I'm happy with cream
And anchovies and such!

I'm only a cat,
And we'll get along fine...
As long as you know
I'm not yours... you're all mine!

Author Unknown


For all you cat lovers. :)

[HistorianChick]

Awww... cute, Alty! :)